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The Rascal and the Sparrow

Poulenc meets Piaf

Antonio Pompa-Baldi (piano)

The Rascal and the Sparrow
A treasure chest of delights, this is a richly inclusive view of Parisian life, of joy and torment, of love lost and found...no praise could be high enough for Pompa-Baldi's pianism, which is...

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014

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The Rascal and the Sparrow

Poulenc meets Piaf

Antonio Pompa-Baldi (piano)

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A treasure chest of delights, this is a richly inclusive view of Parisian life, of joy and torment, of love lost and found...no praise could be high enough for Pompa-Baldi's pianism, which is...

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014

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Arrangements and elaborations for solo piano of songs made famous by Edith Piaf (1915-1963) and songs by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963).

2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of Both Edith Piaf and Francis Poulenc.

The Rascal and the Sparrow brings together the art of both of these musical icons for the first time: Songs made famous by Piaf and Poulenc's own art songs are given a new voice through elegant arrangements for solo piano.

Though the two may never have met, their two personalities possessed many points in common. Poulenc's original work for solo piano, his Improvisation #15 "Hommage a Edith Piaf", is the inspiration and the bridge between their worlds on this album.

Antonio Pompa-Baldi makes his Steinway label debut with this release. His own arrangements of the Poulenc songs weave through Italian composer Roberto Piana's "elaborations" of Piaf's music, creating an ingenious and beautiful musical conversation.

Contents and tracklist

Poulenc: Leocadia
Work length3:32
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Les chemins de l'amour (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length3:32
Poulenc: Improvisations
Work length3:24
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
No. 15 in C Minor, "Hommage à Édith Piaf"
Track length3:24
Monnot: Hymne à l'amour (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length3:10
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Poulenc: Rosemonde
Work length1:50
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Monnot: Un grand amour qui s'achève (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length4:03
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Poulenc: Cinq Poèmes de Max Jacob
Work length1:43
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No. 4. Berceuse (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length1:43
Poulenc: Metamorphoses, FP 121
Work length3:47
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No. 1. Reine des mouettes (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length1:19
No. 2. C'est ainsi que tu es (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length2:28
Louiguy,: La Vie en rose (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length2:06
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Monnot: Les amants d'un jour (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length2:51
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Poulenc: Poemes (2) de Louis Aragon, FP 122
Work length2:51
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No. 1. C (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length2:51
A. Bernheim: L'homme aux mains d'argile
Work length2:45
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Paris (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length2:45
Robert Chauvigny, Julien Bouquet: Je sais comment (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length4:07
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Poulenc: Deux Mélodies sur des poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire
Work length2:26
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No. 1. Le pont (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length2:26
Monnot: Mon légionnaire (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length2:52
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Poulenc: Tel jour telle nuit
Work length1:33
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No. 7. Je n'ai envie que de t'aimer (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length1:33
Monnot: C'est à Hamburg (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length3:14
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Poulenc: Chansons gaillardes
Work length1:28
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
No. 5. Couplets bachiques (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length1:28
Poulenc: Nos souvenirs qui chantent
Work length3:48
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Dumont, C: Non, je ne regrette rien (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length4:17
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Dumont, C: Mon Dieu (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Work length2:52
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Poulenc: 8 Chansons polonaises, FP 69
Work length2:38
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
No. 2. Odjazd. Le départ (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length0:56
No. 4. Ostatni mazur. Le dernier mazour (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length1:42
Poulenc: Poèmes de Ronsard
Work length1:15
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No. 1. Attributs (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length1:15
Poulenc: Montparnasse
Work length3:08
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Poulenc: Hyde Park
Work length0:49
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Poulenc: Parisiana
Work length0:57
  • Antonio Pompa-Baldi
No. 2. Vous n’écrivez plus? (arr. A. Pompa-Baldi for piano)
Track length0:57

Awards and reviews

Awards Issue 2014

A treasure chest of delights, this is a richly inclusive view of Parisian life, of joy and torment, of love lost and found...no praise could be high enough for Pompa-Baldi's pianism, which is of an endlessly enticing elegance and finesse...I guarantee that unless you are a puritan you will be lost forever.
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