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Complete Songs of Poulenc - Vol.2
Francis Poulenc

Malcolm Martineau

Complete Songs of Poulenc - Vol.2

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Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212026328
Catnr: SIGCD 263
Release date: 01 June 2011
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Label
Signum Classics
UPC
0635212026328
Catalogue number
SIGCD 263
Release date
01 June 2011
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Artist(s)
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About the album

Composing over 150 works for piano and voice over a period of 44 years, the songs of Francis Poulenc remain consistently popular to concert audiences the world over. Varying in their individual style and character in a way that defies generalization, Poulenc set music to a wide range of different French poetry – both ancient and modern, and from the serious to the surreal.

This second release in a new series charts the complete songs of Francis Poulenc, performed by some of the greatest singers of the day and accompanied by the exceptional Malcolm Martineau.

Artist(s)

Malcolm Martineau

Malcolm Martineau was born in Edinburgh, read Music at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and studied at the Royal College of Music.  Recognised as one of the leading accompanists of his generation, he has worked with many of the world’s greatest singers including Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Janet Baker, Olaf Bär, Barbara Bonney, Ian Bostridge, Angela Gheorghiu, Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Della Jones, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager, Magdalena Kozena, Solveig Kringelborn, Jonathan Lemalu, Dame Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Karita Mattila, Lisa Milne, Ann Murray, Anna Netrebko, Anne Sofie von Otter, Joan Rodgers, Amanda Roocroft, Michael Schade, Frederica von Stade, Sarah Walker and Bryn Terfel. He has presented his own series at the Wigmore Hall (a Britten and a Poulenc series and Decade by...
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Malcolm Martineau was born in Edinburgh, read Music at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and studied at the Royal College of Music.

Recognised as one of the leading accompanists of his generation, he has worked with many of the world’s greatest singers including Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Janet Baker, Olaf Bär, Barbara Bonney, Ian Bostridge, Angela Gheorghiu, Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Della Jones, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager, Magdalena Kozena, Solveig Kringelborn, Jonathan Lemalu, Dame Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Karita Mattila, Lisa Milne, Ann Murray, Anna Netrebko, Anne Sofie von Otter, Joan Rodgers, Amanda Roocroft, Michael Schade, Frederica von Stade, Sarah Walker and Bryn Terfel.

He has presented his own series at the Wigmore Hall (a Britten and a Poulenc series and Decade by Decade – 100 years of German Song broadcast by the BBC) and at the Edinburgh Festival (the complete lieder of Hugo Wolf). He has appeared throughout Europe (including London’s Wigmore Hall, Barbican, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Royal Opera House; La Scala, Milan; the Chatelet, Paris; the Liceu, Barcelona; Berlin’s Philharmonie and Konzerthaus; Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Vienna Konzerthaus and Musikverein), North America (including in New York both Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall), Australia (including the Sydney Opera House) and at the Aix en Provence, Vienna, Edinburgh, Schubertiade, Munich and Salzburg Festivals.

Recording projects have included Schubert, Schumann and English song recitals with Bryn Terfel (for Deutsche Grammophon); Schubert and Strauss recitals with Simon Keenlyside (for EMI); recital recordings with Angela Gheorghiu and Barbara Bonney (for Decca), Magdalena Kozena (for DG), Della Jones (for Chandos), Susan Bullock (for Crear Classics), Solveig Kringelborn (for NMA); Amanda Roocroft (for Onyx); the complete Fauré songs with Sarah Walker and Tom Krause; the complete Britten Folk Songs for Hyperion; the complete Beethoven Folk Songs for Deutsche Grammophon; the complete Poulenc songs for Signum; and Britten Song Cycles as well as Schubert’s Winterreise with Florian Boesch for Onyx.

This season’s engagements include appearances with Simon Keenlyside, Magdalena Kozena, Dorothea Röschmann, Susan Graham, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Oliemanns, Kate Royal, Christiane Karg, Iestyn Davies, Florian Boesch and Anne Schwanewilms.

He was a given an honorary doctorate at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004, and appointed International Fellow of Accompaniment in 2009. Malcolm was the Artistic Director of the 2011 Leeds Lieder Festival.


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Christopher Maltman

Following his degree in Biochemistry, Christopher Maltman studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music.  A globally-renowned Don Giovanni, he has sung the role in London, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Salzburg, Amsterdam, Toulouse, San Sebastian, Beijing and Chicago, and adds New York and Edinburgh this year.  Increasingly in demand for Verdi roles, he has sung Posa, Simon Boccanegra, Conte di Luna, Guy de Montfort and will soon add Don Carlo di Vargas, Rigoletto and Germont. He won the Lieder prize at the Cardiff Singer of the World early in his career and has continued to delight audiences with his sensitive and engaging song performances, many of which are documented in acclaimed recordings.  His vast and varied discography, from Purcell to Ades includes...
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Following his degree in Biochemistry, Christopher Maltman studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music. A globally-renowned Don Giovanni, he has sung the role in London, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Salzburg, Amsterdam, Toulouse, San Sebastian, Beijing and Chicago, and adds New York and Edinburgh this year. Increasingly in demand for Verdi roles, he has sung Posa, Simon Boccanegra, Conte di Luna, Guy de Montfort and will soon add Don Carlo di Vargas, Rigoletto and Germont. He won the Lieder prize at the Cardiff Singer of the World early in his career and has continued to delight audiences with his sensitive and engaging song performances, many of which are documented in acclaimed recordings. His vast and varied discography, from Purcell to Ades includes John Corigliano’s Grammy award-winning ‘Ghost of Versailles’ from Los Angeles Opera.

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Composer(s)

Francis Poulenc

Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc was a French composer and pianist. Poulenc's wealthy family intended him for a business career in the Rhone Poulenc family company and did not allow him to enrol at a music college. Largely self-educated musically, he studied with the pianist Ricardo Viñes, who became his mentor after the composer's parents died. Poulenc soon came under the influence of Erik Satie, under whose tutelage he became one of a group of young composers known collectively as Les Six. This group of French composers from the 1920s aimed to clear music of the impressionism of Claude Debussy, and German influences such as the Romanticism of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Their motto was 'L'art pour l'art': they composed music for the sake of...
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Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc was a French composer and pianist. Poulenc's wealthy family intended him for a business career in the Rhone Poulenc family company and did not allow him to enrol at a music college. Largely self-educated musically, he studied with the pianist Ricardo Viñes, who became his mentor after the composer's parents died. Poulenc soon came under the influence of Erik Satie, under whose tutelage he became one of a group of young composers known collectively as Les Six. This group of French composers from the 1920s aimed to clear music of the impressionism of Claude Debussy, and German influences such as the Romanticism of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Their motto was "L'art pour l'art": they composed music for the sake of music, without any 'meaning' or extramusical intents. In his early works Poulenc became known for his high spirits and irreverence. During the 1930s a much more serious side to his nature emerged, particularly in the religious music he composed from 1936 onwards, which he alternated with his more light-hearted works.

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01.
Toréador: Chanson hispano-italienne [CM]
06:26
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
02.
Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne [FL] -: I. Le Présent
00:54
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
03.
Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne [FL] -: II. Chanson
00:42
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
04.
Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne [FL] -: III. Hier
02:09
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
05.
Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire [RM] -: I. Dans le jardin d'Anna
03:06
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
06.
Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire [RM] -: II. Allons plus vite
02:55
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
07.
Trois chansons de Federico Garcia-Lorca [LA] -: I. L'enfant muet
01:41
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
08.
Trois chansons de Federico Garcia-Lorca [LA] -: II. Adelina à la promenade
00:48
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
09.
Trois chansons de Federico Garcia-Lorca [LA] -: III. Chanson de l'oranger sec
02:40
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
10.
Paul et Virginie [CM]
01:09
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
11.
Nuage [LM]
02:24
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
12.
Hymne [JL]
04:01
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
13.
Ce doux petit visage [LA]
01:53
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
14.
Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon [LA] -: I. C
02:55
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
15.
Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon [LA] -: II. Fêtes galantes
00:59
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
16.
Priez pour paix [RM]
02:41
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
17.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: I. Bonne journée
02:40
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
18.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: II. Une ruine coquille vide
02:09
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
19.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: III. Le front comme un drapeau perdu
01:04
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
20.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: IV. Une roulette couverte en tuiles
01:02
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
21.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: V. À toutes brides
00:41
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
22.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: VI. Une herbe pauvre
01:40
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
23.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: VII. Je n'ai envie que de t'aimer
00:54
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
24.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: VIII. Figure de force brûlante et farouche
01:29
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
25.
Tel jour telle nuit [FL] -: IX. Nous avons fait la nuit
03:30
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
26.
La tragique histoire du petit René [JL]
01:29
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
27.
Le petit garçon trop bien portant [LA]
02:04
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
28.
Le travail du peintre [CM] -: I. Pablo Picasso
02:32
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
29.
Le travail du peintre [CM] -: II. Marc Chagall
01:12
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
30.
Le travail du peintre [CM] -: III. Georges Braque
01:34
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
31.
Le travail du peintre [CM] -: IV. Juan Gris
02:11
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
32.
Le travail du peintre [CM] -: V. Paul Klee
00:47
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
33.
Le travail du peintre [CM] -: VI. Joan Miró
01:43
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
34.
Le travail du peintre [CM] -: VII. Jacques Villon
02:16
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
35.
Les chemins de l'amour [FL]
03:52
(Francis Poulenc) Malcolm Martineau, Jonathan Lemalu, Christopher Maltman, Lorna Anderson, Lisa Milne, Robert Murray, Felicity Lott
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