Poulenc: Figure humaine

Track Listings

1. La blance neige
2. A peine defiguree
3. Par une nuit nouvelle
4. Tous les droits
5. Belle et ressemblante
6. Marie
7. Luire
8. La fue
9. Un loup
10. Derniers Instants
11. Du dehors
12. Bientot
13. Le role des femmes
14. Aussi bas que le silence
15. Patience
16. Premiere marche/La voix d'un autre
17. Un Loup Le jour metonne et la nuiter me fait
18. Un fue sans tache
19. Liberte
20. Salut, Dame Sainte

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Editorial Reviews
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This CD of choral music by Poulenc is a stunning study of textures; every so often you may think you hear an instrument, so flavorful are the timbres of the voices and the manner in which Poulenc uses them. This is serious music--"Un soir de neige" and "Figure humaine" were composed during World War II--and the subjects of the poems can be bleak, but they are endlessly inventive in their harmonies and rhythms. The St. Francis prayers are for male voices only and their dark hue offers moments of peace and solitude. And the CD ends with a drinking song asking the male voice to descend to great depths in a thoroughly jolly fashion. The Sept Chansons, from 1936, have Debussy-like moments, and the alternation of soli and chorus just adds to the colors. The performances are perfect, with the German RIAS-Kammerchor singing with impeccable French diction under Daniel Reuss. An unusual, valuable, enchanting disc. --Robert Levine

Album Description
TITLE: Poulenc: Figure Humaine

Poulenc: Figure humaine, Music, Francis Poulenc, Cantata, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Vocals, Sacred Choral Music for Male Voices, Secular Choral Music a capella

Average customer rating: I Will Nevertheless Give It Another Go

Poulenc: Sacred & Secular Choral Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001RVQLE Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Exultate Deo, Motet pour Les Fetes Solennelles
2. Litanies A La Vierge Noire - Marie-Claire Alain
3. No.1 Timor Et Tremor
4. No.2 Vinea Mea Electa
5. No.3 Tenebrae Factae Sunt
6. No.4 Tristis Est Anima Mea
7. Salve Regina
8. O Jesu
9. O Proles
10. Laus Regi
11. Si Quaeris
12. Ave Verum Corpus, Motet A 3 Voix De Femmes
13. No.1 O Magnum Mysterium
14. No.2 Quem Vidistis
15. No.3 Videntes Stellam
16. No.4 Hodie Christus natus Est

Tracks:

1. No.1 La Blance Neige
2. No.2 A Peine Defiguree
3. No.3 Par Une Nuit Nouvelle
4. No.4 Tous Les Droits
5. No.5 Belle Et Ressemblante
6. No.6 Marie
7. No.7 Luire
8. De Tous Les Printemps Du Monde
9. En Chantant Les Servantes S'Elancent
10. Aussi Bas Que Le Silence
11. Toi Ma Patience
12. Du Ciel Et Des Planetes
13. Le Jour M'etone Et La Nuit Me Fait Peur
14. La Menace Sous Le Ciel Rouge
15. Liberte
16. No.1 Margoton Va-T-A L'eau
17. No.2 La Belle Se Sied Au Pied De La Tour
18. No.3 Pilons L'orge
19. No.4 Clic, Clac, Dansez Sabots
20. No.5 C'est La P'tit Fill' Du Prince
21. No.6 La Belle Si Nous Etions
22. No.7 Ah! Mon Beau Laboureur
23. No.8 Les Tisserands
24. Des Grandes Cuillers De Neige
25. La Bonne Neige
26. Bois Meurtri
27. La Nuit, Le Froid, La Solitude
28. Chanson A Boire

Customer Reviews:

I Will Nevertheless Give It Another Go.......2005-07-04

Average customer rating:

Poulenc: Figure humaine Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Poulenc - La Voix humaine · La Dame de Monte-Carlo / Felicity Lott · Suisse Romande · Jordan Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Good Night, and Good Luck (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B000852GFE Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. La blance neige
2. A peine defiguree
3. Par une nuit nouvelle
4. Tous les droits
5. Belle et ressemblante
6. Marie
7. Luire
8. La fue
9. Un loup
10. Derniers Instants
11. Du dehors
12. Bientot
13. Le role des femmes
14. Aussi bas que le silence
15. Patience
16. Premiere marche/La voix d'un autre
17. Un Loup Le jour metonne et la nuiter me fait
18. Un fue sans tache
19. Liberte
20. Salut, Dame Sainte
21. Tout puissant, tres saint
22. Seigneur je vous en prie
23. O mes tres chers freres
24. Canson a boire

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Album Description

Average customer rating: Definetly worth the time for the electic listener

Figure Humaine Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000025KAA Release Date: 2000-12-26

Tracks:

1. De Tous Les Printemps Du Monde
2. En Chantant Les Servantes S'Elancent
3. Aussi Bas Que Le Silence
4. Toi Ma Patiente Ma Patience Ma Parente
5. Riant Du Ciel Et Des Planetes
6. Le Jour M'Etonne Et La Nuit Me Fait Peur
7. La Menace Sous Le Ciel Rouge
8. Liberte
9. Timor Et Tremor
10. Vinea Mea Electa
11. Tenebrae Factae Sunt
12. Tristis Est Anima Mea
13. O Jesu
14. O Proles
15. Laus Regi
16. Si Quaeris
17. O Magnum Mysterium
18. Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite
19. Videntes Stellam
20. Hodie Christus Natus Est
21. Salut, Dame Sainte
22. Tout Puissant, Tres Saint
23. Seigneur, Je Vous En Prie
24. O Mes Tres Chers Freres

Customer Reviews:

Definetly worth the time for the electic listener.......2001-05-03

Average customer rating:

Poulenc: Choral Music Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Poulenc: Mass in G major; Motets Poulenc: Gloria; Stabat Mater ASIN: B00001W08B Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

1. Sept Chansons: La Blanche Neige
2. Sept Chansons: A Peine Defiguree
3. Sept Chansons: Par Une Nuit Nouvelle
4. Sept Chansons: Tous Les Droits
5. Sept Chansons: Belle Et Ressemblante
6. Sept Chansons: Marie
7. Sept Chansons: Luire
8. Ave Verum Corpus
9. Salve Regina
10. Exultate Deo
11. Figure Humaine: De Tous Les Printemps Du Monde
12. Figure Humaine: En Chantant Les Servants S'Elancent
13. Figure Humaine: Aussi Bas Que Le Silence
14. Figure Humaine: Toi Ma Patiente
15. Figure Humaine: Riante Du Ciel Et Des Planetes
16. Figure Humaine: Le Jour M'Etonne Et La Nuit Me Fait Peur
17. Figure Humaine: La Menace Sous Le Ciel Rouge
18. Figure Humaine: Liberte
19. Quatre Petites Prieres De Saint Francois D'Assise: Salut, Dame Sainte
20. Quatre Petites Prieres De Saint Francois D'Assise: Tout Puissant Dieu
21. Quatre Petites Prieres De Saint Francois D'Assise: Seigneur, Je Vous En Prie
22. Quatre Petites Prieres De Saint Francois D'Assise: O Mes Tres Chers Freres
23. Un Soir De Neige: La Blanche Neige (De Grandes Cuillers De Neige)
24. Un Soir De Neige: La Bonne Neige
25. Un Soir De Neige: Bois Meurtri
26. Un Soir De Neige: La Nuit, Le Froid, La Solitude
27. Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps De Noel: O Magnum Mysterium - Joyful Company Of Sgrs/Peter Broadbent J
28. Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps De Noel: Quem Vidistis Pastores
29. Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps De Noel: Videntes Stellam
30. Quatre Motets Pour Le Temps De Noel: Hodie Christus Natus Est

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Poulenc:Figure Humaine/Motets Sixteen Christophers Manufacturer: Wea Corp ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DP5Y Release Date: 1990-04-03

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Figure Humaine/Poulenc John Alldis Manufacturer: EMI Distribution ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DQXR Release Date: 1990-01-01

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Poulenc: Secular Choral Music Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002VSS74 Release Date: 2004-10-12

Average customer rating: excellent recording of very important a cappella works

Masters of 20th Century A Capella Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Henze | Henze, Hans Werner | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000AND Release Date: 1992-10-28

Tracks:

1. La Divina Commedia, Inferno Canto 34: ...a riveder le stelle
2. Orpheus Behind The Wire: 1. What Was Hell Like?
3. Orpheus Behind The Wire: 2. The Point To Be Noted
4. Orpheus Behind The Wire: 3. You Who Survived
5. Orpheus Behind The Wire: 4. It Was Changed
6. Orpheus Behind The Wire: 5. Orpheus
7. Friede auf Erden, Op. 13
8. Wie ein Kind: 1. Wiigen Lied
9. Wie ein Kind: 2. Fruhlings-Lied
10. Wie ein Kind: 3. Trauermarsch mit einem Unglusksfall
11. Figure humaine: 1. De tous les printemps du monde
12. Figure humaine: 2. En chantant les servantes s'elancent
13. Figure humaine: 3. Aussi bas que le silence
14. Figure humaine: 4. Toi ma patiente
15. Figure humaine: 5. Riant du ciel et des planetes
16. Figure humaine: 6. Le jour m'etonne et la nuit me fait peur
17. Figure humaine: 7. La menace sous le ciel rouge
18. Figure humaine: 8. Liberte

Customer Reviews:

excellent recording of very important a cappella works.......1999-03-22

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Liberté: Poulenc: Figure Humaine; Mass in G Major / Reger: Mein Odem ist schwach Arnold Schoenberg , Francis Poulenc , and Hägersten Motet Choir Manufacturer: Swedish Society ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000052207 Release Date: 1996-10-09

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Poulenc: Figure humaine; 7 Chansons; Un Soir de neige Manufacturer: Naive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000DET8B Release Date: 2001-01-01

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