Poulenc's song cycle  Chansons Gaillardes was composed in 1925-1926 during the post-war euphoria. The cycle is essential to aspiring advanced Baritones. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) was a highly prolific composer and remains popular to this day. Chansons Gaillardes was composed towards the beginning of the composer's career for Baritone Pierre Bernac. At the first performance Poulenc himself played the piano and the song cycle was immediately a hit. Chansons Gaillardes is made up of eight songs which alternate between lively and slow tempos; 1) TheFickle Mistress 2) Drinking Song 3) Madrigal 4) Summoning the Fates 5) Bacchanalian Couplets 6) The Offering 7) The Beautiful Youth and 8) Serenade. As a song cycle with much variation Poulenc's Chansons Gaillardes is an exciting addition to the Baritone repertoire.

Celebrated Arias selected from Operas by Old and Modern Composers in five volumes Volume IV: Baritone Compiled by Kurt Adler Song List: Ah Pescator Avant De Quitter Ces Lie(Gounod) Bella Siccome Un Angel(Donizetti Blick\' Ich Umher (Wagner) Cortigiani,Vil Razza (Verdi) Credo In Un Dio Crudel (Verdi) Cruda,Funesta Smania(Donizetti) Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade) Der Vogelfänger Bin Ich Ja Di Provenza Il Mar Il Suol (Verdi) Die Frist Ist Um (Wagner) E Sogno? O Realta (Verdi) Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen Eri Tu Che Macchiavi (Verdi) Finch\' Han Dal Vino (Mozart) Ha! Welch\' Augenblick (Beethoven) Il Balen Del Suo Sorriso (Verdi) L\'onore! Ladri! (Verdi) Largo Al Factotum (Rossini G) Leb\' Wohl! (Wagner) Lo Vedremo,Veglio Audace (Verdi) Mein Vater! (Wagner) Non siate ritrosi from Così fan tutte O Du Mein Holder Abendst(Wagner) O Vin, Dissipe La Triste(Thomas) Onegin\'s Aria (Tchaikovsky) Pari Siamo (Rigoletto) Verdi Per Me Giunto (Don Carlo) Verdi Pieta, Rispetto, Amore (Verdi) Salome! Salome! (Massenet) Scintille,Diamant (Offenbach) Si Puo? Si Puo? (Leoncavallo) Urna Fatale (Verdi) Vision Fugitive (Massenet J) Votre Toast, Je Peux (Toreador Song) Wahn! Wahn! (Wagner) Was Duftet Doch Der Fl.(Wagner)