Poulenc - Cocardes
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Booth's remarkable capabilities as a singing actress allow her to encompass the multiple personas, verbal dexterity and moments of emotional nakedness that characterise Cocteau's poetry, as... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th June 2026
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Poulenc: The Complete Songs
Graham Johnson (piano), Ailish Tynan (soprano), Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), Pierre Bernac (narrator), Ben Johnson (tenor), Sarah Fox (soprano), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Ivan Ludlow (baritone), Brandon Velarde (baritone), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Robin Tritschler...
The greatest hero of the set remains Graham Johnson himself. As well as writing the booklet notes and organising the whole adventure, Johnson proves himself to be the most sensitive and accomplished... —
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Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 4
Marc Bauer (cornet), Marie Gondeau (bassoon), Francoise Groben (cello), Serge Krichewski (oboe), Franck Leguerinel (baritone), Jean-Marc Phillips (violin), Francoise Rivalland (percussion), Ronald van Spaendonck (clarinet), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Laurent Lefevre (bassoon), Celine Nessi (flute),...
Many full-priced editions of this music offer far less value, both artistically and with respect to presentation. You simply can't go wrong with any of the discs in this series, and at these... —
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The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 1
Lorna Anderson (soprano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Felicity Lott (soprano), Lisa Milne (soprano), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Robert Murray (tenor) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Alongside Malcolm Martineau's searching piano, the singers find a consistent character: considered, spacious, unaffected but cumulatively intense, to the extent that you may need to pause and... —
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Poulenc: Mélodies sur des poèmes des poètes divers
Holger Falk (baritone), Alessandro Zuppardo (piano)
Holger Falk’s vocal interpretations are superbly nuanced and avoid histrionic extremes, Alessandro Zuppardo’s accompaniments the summit of refinement and a continuously colourful equal partnership.... —
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Poulenc: Le Bal masqué, etc.
Massimiliano Damerini, Marco Lazzara, Mario Nuvoli, Nicolas Rivenq
New Music Studium, Antonio Plotino
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Poulenc: Le bal masqué & other chamber works
François Le Roux (baritone), Pascal Rogé (piano), Dominique Visse (contralto)
Soloistes De L'Orchestre National De France, Charles Dutoit
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Poulenc - Songs
Catherine Dubosc (soprano), Gilles Cachemaille (baritone), Felicity Lott (soprano), Urszula Kryger (mezzo-soprano), François Le Roux (baritone) & Pascal Rogé (piano)
Consistently refined and idiomatic performances...Lott is a stylist par excellence and her sympathy for and affinity with the songs of Poulenc is long-standing. —
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Poulenc: Intégrale des melodies pour voix et piano
Olivier Godin (piano), Julie Fuchs (soprano), Marc Boucher (baritone), Pascale Beaudin (soprano), Francois le Roux (baritone), Helene Guilmette (soprano), Julie Boulianne (mezzo-soprano)
Among French singers, Francois Le Roux has been one of the foremost in revealing the delights and diversity of Poulenc's songs during recent decades. His participation in the five-disc set...is... —
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