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Norddeutscher Figuralchor, Jörg Straube - Poulenc: Secular Choral Music (2009)
BAND/ARTIST: Norddeutscher Figuralchor, Jörg Straube
- Title: Poulenc: Secular Choral Music
- Year Of Release: 2009
- Label: MDG Gold
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:05:03
- Total Size: 237 Mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. Chanson Francaises: I. Margoton va t'a l'iau 02:22
2. Chanson Francaises: II. La Belle se sied au pied de la tour 01:53
3. Chanson Francaises: III. Pilons l'orge 00:44
4. Chanson Francaises: IV. Clic, clac, dansez sabots 01:58
5. Chanson Francaises: V. C'est la petit' fi ll' du prince 05:38
6. Chanson Francaises: VI. La belle si nous etions 01:13
7. Chanson Francaises: VII. Ah! mon beau laboureur 03:36
8. Chanson Francaises: VIII. Les tisserands 01:52
9. Chanson à boire 03:39
10. Sept chansons: I. La blanche neige 01:00
11. Sept chansons: II. A peine défi gurée 01:30
12. Sept chansons: III. Par une nuit nouvelle 01:14
13. Sept chansons: IV. Tous les droits 02:10
14. Sept chansons: V. Belle et ressemblante 02:12
15. Sept chansons: VI. Marie 01:58
16. Sept chansons: VII. Luire 01:49
17. Petites voix: I. La petite fille sage 01:17
18. Petites voix: II. Le chien perdu 01:06
19. Petites voix: III. En rentrant de l'école 00:34
20. Petites voix: IV. Le petit garçon malade 01:59
21. Petites voix: V. Le hérisson 00:50
22. Un soir de neige: I. De grande cuillers de neige 01:18
23. Un soir de neige: II. La bonne neige 01:27
24. Un soir de neige: III. Bois meurtri 02:03
25. Un soir de neige: IV. La nuit le froid la solitude 01:02
26. Figure humaine: I. De tous les printemps du monde 02:40
27. Figure humaine: II. En chantant les servantes s'élancent 02:05
28. Figure humaine: III. Aussi bas que le silence 01:40
29. Figure humaine: IV. Toi ma patiente 01:48
30. Figure humaine: V. Riant de ciel et des planètes 01:04
31. Figure humaine: VI. Le jour m'étonne et la nuit me fait peur 01:46
32. Figure humaine: VII. La menace sous le ciel rouge 02:50
33. Figure humaine: VIII. Liberté 04:46
Performers:
Norddeutscher Figuralchor
Jörg Straube
1. Chanson Francaises: I. Margoton va t'a l'iau 02:22
2. Chanson Francaises: II. La Belle se sied au pied de la tour 01:53
3. Chanson Francaises: III. Pilons l'orge 00:44
4. Chanson Francaises: IV. Clic, clac, dansez sabots 01:58
5. Chanson Francaises: V. C'est la petit' fi ll' du prince 05:38
6. Chanson Francaises: VI. La belle si nous etions 01:13
7. Chanson Francaises: VII. Ah! mon beau laboureur 03:36
8. Chanson Francaises: VIII. Les tisserands 01:52
9. Chanson à boire 03:39
10. Sept chansons: I. La blanche neige 01:00
11. Sept chansons: II. A peine défi gurée 01:30
12. Sept chansons: III. Par une nuit nouvelle 01:14
13. Sept chansons: IV. Tous les droits 02:10
14. Sept chansons: V. Belle et ressemblante 02:12
15. Sept chansons: VI. Marie 01:58
16. Sept chansons: VII. Luire 01:49
17. Petites voix: I. La petite fille sage 01:17
18. Petites voix: II. Le chien perdu 01:06
19. Petites voix: III. En rentrant de l'école 00:34
20. Petites voix: IV. Le petit garçon malade 01:59
21. Petites voix: V. Le hérisson 00:50
22. Un soir de neige: I. De grande cuillers de neige 01:18
23. Un soir de neige: II. La bonne neige 01:27
24. Un soir de neige: III. Bois meurtri 02:03
25. Un soir de neige: IV. La nuit le froid la solitude 01:02
26. Figure humaine: I. De tous les printemps du monde 02:40
27. Figure humaine: II. En chantant les servantes s'élancent 02:05
28. Figure humaine: III. Aussi bas que le silence 01:40
29. Figure humaine: IV. Toi ma patiente 01:48
30. Figure humaine: V. Riant de ciel et des planètes 01:04
31. Figure humaine: VI. Le jour m'étonne et la nuit me fait peur 01:46
32. Figure humaine: VII. La menace sous le ciel rouge 02:50
33. Figure humaine: VIII. Liberté 04:46
Performers:
Norddeutscher Figuralchor
Jörg Straube
Most of the secular choral works of Francis Poulenc have enjoyed respectable treatment on disc–but not for awhile. This newcomer not only is equal to the best in the catalog, but it contains all of Poulenc’s a cappella compositions in the genre, including the infrequently heard Petites voix. Although the masterpiece Figure humaine, written in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of France, is the big work here–and it’s performed with spectacularly vivid ensemble clarity and all the poignancy that Poulenc must have intended with his very deliberate use of vocal timbre and expressive means–the generous program reminds us also of the merits of the composer’s „lighter“ works, particularly the Chansons françaises of 1945/46, Chanson à boire, for male choir, and Petites voix (1936), for treble voices. […]
In listening to the entire program you also appreciate this excellent German choir’s mastery of style, how these singers perfectly convey the array of moods and bring color and life to the poetic texts, from the dark and brooding „Bois meurtri“ in Un soir de neige (can three chords be more evocative than those that open this piece?) to the „click, clack“ of the clogs and the „tip and tap“ of the weavers’ looms in the Chansons françaises.
While these works are quite challenging for any choir, they are so masterfully written that even within the more extended harmonies (9ths and 11ths, for instance) there is easily discernible melodic continuity and even the occasionally odd modulations and the more dissonant moments or passages never seem gratuitous but rather grow naturally from what has come before and flow equally naturally onward. Texture is an important component in this music, and thus carefully judged ensemble balance is critical–and it need not be said that the often very exposed voicing cannot tolerate the slightest lapse in intonation.
The choir meets these tests admirably, and the expert recording sets it all in a complementary acoustic at an ideal listening perspective, allowing us to appreciate the full, finely polished sound, whether of men or women alone or of the entire 50-voice ensemble.
In listening to the entire program you also appreciate this excellent German choir’s mastery of style, how these singers perfectly convey the array of moods and bring color and life to the poetic texts, from the dark and brooding „Bois meurtri“ in Un soir de neige (can three chords be more evocative than those that open this piece?) to the „click, clack“ of the clogs and the „tip and tap“ of the weavers’ looms in the Chansons françaises.
While these works are quite challenging for any choir, they are so masterfully written that even within the more extended harmonies (9ths and 11ths, for instance) there is easily discernible melodic continuity and even the occasionally odd modulations and the more dissonant moments or passages never seem gratuitous but rather grow naturally from what has come before and flow equally naturally onward. Texture is an important component in this music, and thus carefully judged ensemble balance is critical–and it need not be said that the often very exposed voicing cannot tolerate the slightest lapse in intonation.
The choir meets these tests admirably, and the expert recording sets it all in a complementary acoustic at an ideal listening perspective, allowing us to appreciate the full, finely polished sound, whether of men or women alone or of the entire 50-voice ensemble.
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