I need to listen to more Poulenc. He’s one of those “genius in his own way” composers who wrote things no one else could have. Looking forward to this series.
I am going to LOVE this journey! Thanks, Dave. Only recently really getting to enjoy Poulenc, and making lots of new discoveries along the way. I now want my next port of call to be the songs (Naxos)
That Naxos disc can be streamed on RUclips. Alas, of course, you don’t get the words, and a lot of it is French surrealist poetry. I’m sure the disc has texts - it helps a bit! - but these songs now get sung a lot so there will be texts/ translations on the internet.
@@Bezart34 yeah I get you. But he did choose his texts very carefully and it’ll all mean more if you even partiallly ‘get’ what the songs are saying. Enjoy!
@murraylow4523 I will certainly do that. I would definitely want to hear the words (and music!) before I actually read the words. A two-pronged approach, you might say!
So happy we’ve got to Poulenc :) Just to say that that Piquemal Naxos song disc is one of my favourite recordings. Sounds so ‘right’ and a great compilation of the very best things for anyone new to this music. The Tel Jour Telle Nuit is a stripped down version (Bernac and Poulenc did it this way themselves) so the full work is actually longer, but who cares, the essential songs are all there :) And it all sounds great.
Poulenc's avant garde always sounded so much more life-affirming and optimistic than the avante garde of the Second Viennese School. On a non-recording note? Have you read and what do you think of the biography by Roger Nichols? He's a Brit, but he seems to be very sensitive towards the French repertoire. (I've enjoyed his books on Messiaen and Debussy as well.) I would love to hear your review of it.
One can't have enough of Poulenc! He has such a unique recognizable musical language.
Poulenc is a delight. He is the tongue in the cheek of classical music.
I need to listen to more Poulenc. He’s one of those “genius in his own way” composers who wrote things no one else could have. Looking forward to this series.
Hi Dave! Discovered your channel recently, and I have been loving it. Your recommendations are great. Thank you.
Glad you like them! Thank you.
Can't go wrong with Poulenc! One of a kind!
I am going to LOVE this journey! Thanks, Dave. Only recently really getting to enjoy Poulenc, and making lots of new discoveries along the way. I now want my next port of call to be the songs (Naxos)
That Naxos disc can be streamed on RUclips. Alas, of course, you don’t get the words, and a lot of it is French surrealist poetry. I’m sure the disc has texts - it helps a bit! - but these songs now get sung a lot so there will be texts/ translations on the internet.
@@murraylow4523 Thank you for the info. Regarding the texts, my main interest is the music itself, rather than the words!
@@Bezart34 yeah I get you. But he did choose his texts very carefully and it’ll all mean more if you even partiallly ‘get’ what the songs are saying. Enjoy!
@murraylow4523 I will certainly do that. I would definitely want to hear the words (and music!) before I actually read the words.
A two-pronged approach, you might say!
So happy we’ve got to Poulenc :) Just to say that that Piquemal Naxos song disc is one of my favourite recordings. Sounds so ‘right’ and a great compilation of the very best things for anyone new to this music. The Tel Jour Telle Nuit is a stripped down version (Bernac and Poulenc did it this way themselves) so the full work is actually longer, but who cares, the essential songs are all there :) And it all sounds great.
Poulenc's avant garde always sounded so much more life-affirming and optimistic than the avante garde of the Second Viennese School. On a non-recording note? Have you read and what do you think of the biography by Roger Nichols? He's a Brit, but he seems to be very sensitive towards the French repertoire. (I've enjoyed his books on Messiaen and Debussy as well.) I would love to hear your review of it.