Miroirs brûlants, FP98

First line:

Tu vois le feu du soir qui sort de sa coquille

composer

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

1938

author of text

Paul Éluard (1895-1952)

Recordings

Poulenc: The Complete Songs

Graham Johnson (piano)

CDA68021/4 4CDs for the price of 3 — 4CDs To be issued soon September 2013 Release

Poulenc: Voyage à Paris

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Buy by post £6.99 CDH55366 Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Details

No 1: Tu vois le feu du soir Tu vois le feu du soir qui sort de sa coquille

Christopher Maltman (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

Track 15 on CDA68021/4 CD2 [4'27] 4CDs for the price of 3 — 4CDs To be issued soon September 2013 Release

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Track 19 on CDH55366 [4'15] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

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No 2: Je nommerai ton front

Christopher Maltman (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

Track 16 on CDA68021/4 CD2 [1'19] 4CDs for the price of 3 — 4CDs To be issued soon September 2013 Release

Miroirs brûlants, FP98

EnglishFrançais

Tu vois le feu du soir, cast in Éluard’s favourite litany form, is another love song—a hymn of praise musically translated into a gentle rhythm as immutable as the poet’s devotion. This is music which shows Poulenc’s strongly idealistic side: there is no room in the Éluard settings for lightweight caprice.

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