Other future plans for the bastard suns include embarking on a regular southeast tour schedule by early 2008 and promoting the new release. Federico santi mise en scene rene koering live 2010, opera comedie, montpellier. In stock usually ships in mf days guaranteed same day shipping for orders with ups 1, 2 or 3days shipping method selected not usps. Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Written during the nazi occupation of france, it was premiered in london in english by the bbc in 1945. Choir midi learning files for works by francis poulenc. During the fortyminute work, she sings in a declamatory manner into a telephone. In stock usually ships in mf days guaranteed same day shipping for orders with ups 1, 2. A catalogue, abbreviated fp, is a chronological catalogue of francis poulenc s works which was published by carl b. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This mercurial oneway telephone conversation between an abandoned woman and her lover was a personal project for them both poulenc familiar with duvals tempestuous love life and. It is set in paris, where a stillquiteyoung woman is on the phone with her lover of the last five years. Vocal score paperback november 1, 1986 by francis poulenc composer 5.
All 114 recordings 6 naxos 108 s scores 106 p parts 16 v vocal scores 9 a arrangements and transcriptions airs chantes, fp 46. This document provides the reader with a new interpretation of the opera with. This reissue in harmonia mundis hmgold series features soprano felicity lott in a program of intensely dramatic music by poulenc. It was in january 1920, that the paris music journalist and composer henri collet chose six names, perhaps at random because they seemed to be appearing together in recital programmes, and named them les six in order to claim a french numerical advantage over the russian five. Poulencs social and creative circle was destroyed by the war. The following 114 pages are in this category, out of 114 total.
Yet his early career reveals no trace of the dazzling and idiosyncratic unaccompanied choral textures so abundantly produced in the second half of his life. Jean cocteau, the poet, and bernard buffet, the painter. Piano, vocal sheet music book by francis poulenc 18991963. The human voice, text by jean cocteau, has as its only visible character a distraught young woman conversing by telephone with her lover. Cocteau often illustrated his texts on his own, but this time he wanted the young artist bernard buffet to do the honor. During the fortyminute work, she sings in a declamatory manner into a telephone, which serves as a sign of the unrevealed man at the other end.
According to biographer henri hell, it is in the choral domain that francis poulenc wrote his most accomplished works, leaning more to a cappella works than to accompanied ones and describes figure humaine as one of the most striking works of. Schmidt provides for each known composition, which includes unfinished, unpublished and lost works, a detailed history of composition and performance, and lists manuscripts and publications. The work is based on the play of the same name by jean cocteau, who, along with french soprano denise duval, worked closely with poulenc in preparation for the operas premiere. Francis poulenc, who knew cocteau for most of his adult life, wrote an opera. Poulenc and his estate never let others do it officially until now but the composer himself could never resist accompanying his favourite denise duval in part or all of his telephone opera. A catalogue, abbreviated fp, is a chronological catalogue of francis poulencs works which was published by carl b. It might seem remarkable that this is the first complete recording of the piano version of poulencs last opera.
The advantage of a piano over or alongside the orchestration is one of intimate recitalroom contact between soprano and single keyboard, and between. This selection of essays translated into english covers such subjects as the links between poulenc, matisse and dufy, the birth of the dialogues, the role of private patronage, an analysis of tel jour telle nuit and a comparison between cocteaus voix humaine and the setting by poulenc. Poulenc and his estate never let others do it officially until now but the composer himself could never resist. Poulenc was so captivated by this particular volume, and so intent on setting it to music right away, that he abandoned and never revisited the violin concerto he was working on, and instead set about composing his great choral cantata figure humaine in 1943.
Much of poulencs composition reflects the telephone conversation. Francis poulenc is now considered to be among the most important composers of choral music of the twentieth century. This new collection of poulenc s choral works is centered on his masterwork, the figure humaine. Figure humaine human figure, fp 120, by francis poulenc is a cantata for double mixed choir of 12 voices composed in 1943 on texts by paul eluard including liberte.
The selection of sacred works recorded on this disc confirms the uncomplicated sincerity of poulencs beliefs. Francis poulenc composed this operatic monologue for denise duval, his favourite singer, who created the role under the direction of georges pretre, with staging and scenery by jean cocteau, who also wrote the libretto. In this piece, cocteaus theme of human loneliness and fear assumes a tragic dimension. Schmidt provides for each known composition, which includes unfinished, unpublished and lost works, a detailed history of composition and performance, and lists. Monodrama in oneact, french libretto by jean cocteau after his play of the same name. Poulencs only large serious opera, dialogues des carmelites 1957. The human voice is a fortyminute, oneact opera for soprano and orchestra composed by francis poulenc in 1958. Much of poulenc s composition reflects the telephone conversation. The work touches on many of operas classic themes, such as tragedy and unrequited love, but framing them within the context of telephone conversations shared between elle and her unheard former lover. Two lovers, who have decided to break up once and for all, are talking to the phone for the last time. This mercurial oneway telephone conversation between an abandoned woman and her lover was a personal project for them both poulenc familiar with duvals tempestuous love life and haunted by demons of his own. Editors love it it usually appears in the headline and readers like its visceral appeal.
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