Tenebrae
Figure Humaine
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212019726
- Catalog number SIGCD 197
- Release date 01 June 2010
About the album
Francis Poulenc is now considered to be among the most important composers of choral music of the 20th Century. Yet his early career reveals no trace of the dazzling and idiosyncratic unaccompanied choral textures so abundantly produced in the second half of his life.
This new collection of Poulenc's choral works is centered on his masterwork, the Figure Humaine. Even though it is only 20 minutes in length, the work is a supreme test of stamina, technical agility, range, aural skill and musicianship. The professional chamber choir Tenebrae (directed by former King's Singer Nigel Short) are more than capable of tackling this repertoire, and this disc promises to provide a new benchmark in interpretations of the work.
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11Mass in G Kyrie
03:25 -
12Mass in G Gloria
04:09 -
13Mass in G Sanctus
02:26 -
14Mass in G Benedictus
03:46 -
15Mass in G Agnus Dei
04:56 -
16Litanies a la Vierge Noire
08:19 -
17Salve Regina
04:23 -
18Un Soir de Neige De grandes cuillers de neige
01:09 -
19Un Soir de Neige La bonne neige le ciel noir
01:37 -
110Un Soir de Neige Bois meurtri
02:12 -
111Un Soir de Neige La nuit le froid la solitude
01:05 -
112Figure Humaine I. Bientôt
02:45 -
113Figure Humaine II. Le Rôle des Femmes
02:05 -
114Figure Humaine III. Aussi bas que le silence
01:34 -
115Figure Humaine IV. Patience
01:58 -
116Figure Humaine V. Premiere Marche la voix d'un autre
01:00 -
117Figure Humaine VI. Un Loup
01:42 -
118Figure Humaine VII. Un feu sans tache
03:49 -
119Figure Humaine VIII. Liberté
04:30 -
120Quatre petites prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise Salut, Dame Sainte
02:10 -
121Quatre petites prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise Tout Puissant
01:15 -
122Quatre petites prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise Seigneur, je vous en prie
01:21 -
123Quatre petites prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise O mes tres chers freres
01:55