Francis Poulenc

The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc - Vol. 5

Malcolm Martineau

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212033326

Catalog number: SIGCD 333
Releasedate: 14-08-15

- features a cast of the finest singers of our generation
- last volume of complete songs by Poulenc

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, Poulenc set music to a wide range of different French poetry – both ancient and modern, and from the serious to the surreal. The final disc in Signum’s series of The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc features a cast of the finest singers of our generation, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau as well as additional instrumental soloists for Poulenc’s larger-ensemble settings of his songs.