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Poulenc: La voix humaine

Véronique Gens

Classical - Released January 13, 2023 | Alpha Classics

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Francis Poulenc's La Voix Humaine ("The Human Voice") is a one-woman opera, less than an hour long, about a woman on the phone with her boyfriend as they break up. Set to a text by Jean Cocteau, it puts the woman through strong mood swings. (Country music fans may wish to compare it to As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone, although there, the boyfriend is present to deliver the final blow.) Soprano Véronique Gens is best known for music from the 17th century up to Mozart, but it is easy to believe the claim in the publicity materials for this release that she had always wanted to record this work; its direct, conversational quality, interspersed with occasional freakouts, fits her manner beautifully. It might seem that those freakouts require a bit more intensity than Gens gives them here, but that is not really in the Cocteau spirit and certainly not in the Poulenc spirit. Gens receives sensitive support from the Orchestre National de Lille under Alexandre Bloch, who also ring down the curtain with a lithe performance of the joyous Sinfonietta. There are other strong performances of Poulenc's little opera, which ought to be much more frequently heard and would be ideal for university voice programs, but this one is instantly appealing and quite memorable, and it is no surprise that it made classical best-seller charts in early 2023. © James Manheim /TiVo
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Serge Gainsbourg

French Music - Released January 1, 1959 | Universal Music Division Mercury Records

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L'équilibre

Emmanuel Moire

French Music - Released April 13, 2009 | Warner (France)

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Francis Poulenc: La voix humaine

Felicity Lott

Classical - Released June 12, 2012 | harmonia mundi

Roi du silence prélude

Antoine Elie

French Music - Released January 9, 2020 | Universal Music Division Label Panthéon

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Chansons pour Lula

Serge Rezvani

French Music - Released March 24, 2023 | Jacques Canetti Productions

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Destouches : Issé, pastorale héroïque

Ensemble Les Surprises

Classical - Released November 8, 2019 | Ambronay Éditions

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Recorded at the Royal Opera of Versailles, this "pastorale héroïque" is a co-production of the Festival d’Ambronay, which has released it on its own label. Inspired by Lully's Acis and Galatea of ten years earlier, André-Cardinal Destouches composed Issé to mark the prince's wedding celebrations at Trianon. The work met with great success right away and was performed several times at Versailles, right up to the wedding celebrations of the future king Charles X, before it went on to conquer the Paris Opéra. Issé's lighthearted plot is full of the obligatory amorous reversals and twists: Apollo, disguised as the shepherd Philémon, is assiduously pursuing the nymph Issé. The work delighted the King, who had it staged again, with Madame de Pompadour reprising the role of the nymph, in 1749. "The version upon which this record is based was published in 1724, by Jean- Baptiste Christophe Ballard. This revision truly perfected the work: it improved whole sections and added some remarkable pages. Houdar de La Motte re-wrote several lines, while Destouches undertook a wide-ranging re-working of the rhythm and the instrumental setting of the great arias, in such a way that the dramatic material remained recognisable", François Escande says. Closely linked to the needs of the French Court, this pastorale is probably Destouches's masterpiece, quite a feat if you consider that this was his first lyrical work. It links the charm and refined sensibilities of the 17th Century with the eloquent, brilliant and expressive spirit that the following century would love so passionately. Conducted by Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, this version sparkles with intelligence thanks to a virtuoso orchestra (Les Surprises) and a team of larger- than-life singers who fit their roles perfectly. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Méditation sommeil réparateur: Sons de la nature pour l'insomnie

Zone de la Musique Relaxante

New Age - Released January 27, 2022 | Fluffy Tunes Factory

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Territoires

Le Vent du Nord

Blues - Released February 15, 2019 | La Compagnie Du Nord

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La harpe consolatrice (Les musiciens et la Grande Guerre, Vol. 31)

Kyunghee Kim-Sutre

Classical - Released September 28, 2018 | HORTUS

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Cornu

Rock - Released January 1, 2000 | Universal Music Division Capitol Music France

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Palais Des Sports 84

Eddy Mitchell

French Music - Released January 1, 1984 | Universal Music Division Barclay

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Musique Bossa Nova - Guitare chill avec sons de la nature pour lounge tranquille et calme

Chill Lounge Guitare

New Age - Released September 17, 2018 | Chilling Music International