Tu as vu la mort
As the rumblings of war reach Paris, Poulenc finds his hidden private life under increasing inspection.
Francis Poulenc was the epitome of Parisian high society: suave, convivial and connected. Or was that how he wanted us to see him? The critic Claude Rostand famously commented that Poulenc was a combination of “moine et voyou” - monk and rogue. This week, we follow the composer from Paris’s artisanal upper class heartland, to the city’s dark underbelly, discovering the moments when the monk and the rogue met face-to-face.
In today’s programme, we’ll hear how Paris changed as the rumblings of war began, and how Poulenc changed too, as he found his hidden private life under increasing inspection…
Bleuet
Robert Murray, tenor
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Les Animaux Modèles
BBC Concert Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
L’Histoire de Babar
Jean-Marc Luisada, piano
Jeanne Moreau, speaker
Les Mamelles de Tirésias
Opera Trionfo & Nieuw Ensemble
Hans Pieter Herman, baritone
Renata Arends, soprano
Ed Spanjaard, conductor
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Francis Poulenc
Bleuet
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Robert Murray.- SIGNUM: SIGCD247.
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Francis Poulenc
Les Animaux modeles (mvts 1-3)
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.- Chandos : CHSA-5260.
- Chandos.
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Francis Poulenc
L' Histoire de Babar
Performer: Jean‐Marc Luisada. Narrator: Jeanne Moreau.- DG : 4397672.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 37.
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Francis Poulenc
Les Mamelles de Tiresias (excerpt)
Singer: Hans Pieter Herman. Singer: Renate Arends. Ensemble: Opera Trionfo. Ensemble: Nieuw Ensemble.- Brilliant Classics : 8951.
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Broadcast
- Thu 20 Apr 2023 12:00BBC Radio 3
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