Malcolm Martineau – The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 5 (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Malcolm Martineau – The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 5 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:01:28 minutes | 564 MB | Genre: Classical
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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. The final disc in Signum’s series of The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc features a cast of the finest singers of our generation, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau as well as additional instrumental soloists for Poulenc’s larger-ensemble settings of his songs.

Featured works in this final volume include Rapsodie Negre, Le Bestiaire, Quatre poemes de Max Jacob, Vocalise, Quatre poemes d’Apollinaire, Banalite’s and Le Bal Masque?

“Thomas Allen, Thomas Oliemans, Joshua Ellicott, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ann Murray and Sarah Fox are all secure and idiomatic Poulenc connoisseurs.” (The Observer)

“The instrumental ensembles, thoroughly in tune with Poulenc’s personality, add piquancy to a delightful disc.” (Gramophone)

„Thomas Allen’s delivery of [La bestiare] is suave and secure. In both cycles, Julian Bliss’s clarinet playing stands out for silkiness of tone…Catherine Wyn-Rogers finds a steely sensuality in Poulenc’s sexiest song ‘Hotel’…The playing is strong, especially from Martineau and the Badke Quartet.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Tracklist:
1-1. Badke Quartet, Lisa Friend, Julian Bliss & Malcolm Martineau – Rapsodie Negre: I. Prélude (02:21)
1-2. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Lisa Friend & Julian Bliss – Rapsodie Negre: II. Rondo (01:32)
1-3. Malcolm Martineau & Thomas Oliemans – Rapsodie Negre: III. Honoloulou (02:24)
1-4. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Lisa Friend & Julian Bliss – Rapsodie Negre: IV. Pastorale (02:20)
1-5. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Lisa Friend & Julian Bliss – Rapsodie Negre: V. Finale (03:26)
1-6. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Thomas Oliemans, Lisa Friend, Julian Bliss & Jarek Augustyniak – Le Bestiaire: I. Le dromadaire (01:10)
1-7. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Thomas Oliemans, Lisa Friend, Julian Bliss & Jarek Augustyniak – Le Bestiaire: II. Le chèvre du Thibet (00:36)
1-8. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Thomas Oliemans, Lisa Friend, Julian Bliss & Jarek Augustyniak – Le Bestiaire: III. La sauterelle (00:24)
1-9. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Thomas Oliemans, Lisa Friend, Julian Bliss & Jarek Augustyniak – Le Bestiaire: IV. Le dauphin (00:29)
1-10. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Thomas Oliemans, Lisa Friend, Julian Bliss & Jarek Augustyniak – Le Bestiaire: V. L’écrevisse (00:53)
1-11. Badke Quartet, Malcolm Martineau, Thomas Oliemans, Lisa Friend, Julian Bliss & Jarek Augustyniak – Le Bestiaire: VI. La carpe (01:09)
1-12. Joshua Ellicott, Lisa Friend, David Cowley, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais & Tamsin Waley-Cohen – Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob: I. Est-il un coin plus solitaire (02:29)
1-13. Joshua Ellicott, Lisa Friend, David Cowley, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais & Tamsin Waley-Cohen – Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob: II. C’est pour aller au bal (01:07)
1-14. Joshua Ellicott, Lisa Friend, David Cowley, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais & Tamsin Waley-Cohen – Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob: III. Poète et ténor (02:16)
1-15. Joshua Ellicott, Lisa Friend, David Cowley, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais & Tamsin Waley-Cohen – Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob: IV. Dans le buisson de mimosa (01:00)
1-16. Malcolm Martineau & Sarah Fox – Vocalise (05:09)
1-17. Malcolm Martineau & Ann Murray – Quatre poèmes d’Apollinaire: I. L’Anguille (01:09)
1-18. Malcolm Martineau & Ann Murray – Quatre poèmes d’Apollinaire: II. Carte-postale (01:26)
1-19. Malcolm Martineau & Ann Murray – Quatre poèmes d’Apollinaire: III. Avant le cinéma (00:52)
1-20. Malcolm Martineau & Ann Murray – Quatre poèmes d’Apollinaire: IV. 1904 (01:15)
1-21. Malcolm Martineau & Catherine Wyn-Rogers – Banalités: I. Chanson d’Orkenise (01:32)
1-22. Malcolm Martineau & Catherine Wyn-Rogers – Banalités: II. Hôtel (01:48)
1-23. Malcolm Martineau & Catherine Wyn-Rogers – Banalités: III. Fagnes de Wallonie (01:30)
1-24. Malcolm Martineau & Catherine Wyn-Rogers – Banalités: IV. Voyage à Paris (00:59)
1-25. Malcolm Martineau & Catherine Wyn-Rogers – Banalités: V. Sanglots (04:27)
1-26. Malcolm Martineau, Thomas Allen, Julian Bliss, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Gemma Rosefield, David Corkhill, Andrew Barnard, Gary Lovenest & David Cowley – Le Bal Masqué: I. Préambule et Air de bravoure (04:03)
1-27. David Cowley, Julian Bliss, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Gemma Rosefield, Malcolm Martineau, David Corkhill, Andrew Barnard & Gary Lovenest – Le Bal Masqué: II. Intermède (02:50)
1-28. Thomas Allen, David Cowley, Julian Bliss, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Gemma Rosefield, Malcolm Martineau, David Corkhill, Andrew Barnard & Gary Lovenest – Le Bal Masqué: III. Malvina (02:05)
1-29. David Cowley, Julian Bliss, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Gemma Rosefield, Malcolm Martineau, David Corkhill, Andrew Barnard & Gary Lovenest – Le Bal Masqué: IV. Bagatelle (02:15)
1-30. David Cowley, Julian Bliss, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Gemma Rosefield, Malcolm Martineau, David Corkhill, Andrew Barnard, Gary Lovenest & Thomas Allen – Le Bal Masqué: V. La dame aveugle (02:05)
1-31. Malcolm Martineau, Thomas Allen, David Cowley, Julian Bliss, Jarek Augustyniak, Simon Desbruslais, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Gemma Rosefield, David Corkhill, Andrew Barnard & Gary Lovenest – Le Bal Masqué: VI. Finale (04:11)

Personnel:
Thomas Allen, baritone
Thomas Oliemans, baritone
Joshua Ellicott, tenor
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano
Sarah Fox, soprano
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Lisa Friend, flute
Julian Bliss, clarinet
Simon Desbruslais, trumpet
Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
The Badke Quartet

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