Francis Poulenc

The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc - Vol.3

Malcolm Martineau

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212027226

Catalog number: SIGCD 272
Releasedate: 01-10-11

http://www.signumrecords.com/products/booklets/SIGCD272booklet.pdf

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. This is the third release in our series that will build to encompass the complete songs of Francis Poulenc – performed by some of the greatest singers of the day and accompanied by the exceptional Malcolm Martineau.