Colloque, FP108

First line:

D'une rose mourante

composer

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

1940; published posthumously

author of text

Paul Valéry (1871-1945)

Dialogues pour deux flûtes; dedicated to Poulenc

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

Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), Robin Tritschler (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

Track 31 on CDA68021/4 CD3 [3'03] 4CDs for the price of 3 — 4CDs To be issued soon September 2013 Release

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Richard Jackson (baritone), Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Track 23 on CDH55366 [3'01] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

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Colloque, FP108

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Colloque, with a text by Paul Valéry (1871–1945), was unpublished until after Poulenc’s death. True to its title it is a colloquy in which the two voices never sing together. Valéry’s original title for the poem (dedicated to Poulenc) was ‘Dialogues pour deux flûtes’. The composer admitted that although he admired Valéry as much as Verlaine or Rimbaud, he was not comfortable in setting his words. The vocal line and harmonies are graceful enough, but there is no real fusion between words and music.

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