Par POULENC FRANCIS. 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./ Répertoire / Baryton et Piano

Par CATTLEY SARAH. Written for baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Susie Allan to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, the five Frances Cornford settings of A Square and Candle-Lighted Boat further enhance Sarah Cattley’s reputation as an exciting young composer acutely sensitive to the nuances of English poetry. In addition to familiar sources ranging from ‘anon’ to George Mackay Brown, she has found inspiration in the work of women writers including Charlotte Brontë, Fredegond Shove, Moyra Tourlamain and Ursula Vaughan Williams. The finely tuned voice of Cambridge poet Frances Cornford (1886–1960) appealed especially for the touching immediacy of its insights, its probing of emotions from a woman’s viewpoint, and its wide human sympathy. In creative antithesis to the Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel, for which it is intended as a companion piece, a love of home is the theme of the cycle, its domestic interiors and country views illuminated in the warm tones and vivid portrayals of Cattley’s music. Performances at Thaxted and Paxton preceded a London premiere on 12 October 2022, marking the occasion of Vaughan Williams’s birth 150 years ago to the day. / Date parution : 2023-03-11/ Répertoire / Baryton et Piano

Description G. Schirmer Operatic Anthology - Arias For Baritone Carefully chosen arias to anticipate the needs of singers, teachers and coaches for years to come. Songlist Ach, Wir Armen Leute (Hansel Und Gretel) [Humperdinck, Engelbert] Ah Per Sempre Io Ti Perdei (I Puritani) [Bellini, Vincenzo] Ah Pescator (La Gioconda) [Ponchielli, Amilcare] Avant De Quitter Ces Lieux (Faust) [Gounod, Charles] Bella Siccome Un Angelo (Don Pasquale) [Donizetti, Gaetano] Come Paride Vezzoso (L'elisir D' Amore) [Donizetti, Gaetano] Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja (Die Zauberflote) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Di Provenza Il Mar (La Traviata) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Donne Mie, La Fate A Tanti (Cosi Fan Tutte) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen (Die Zauberflote) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Fin Ch'han Dal Vino From Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Hai Già Vinta La Causa (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Largo Al Factotum (The Barber Of Seville) [Rossini, Gioacchino] Mab, La Reine Des Mensonges (Romeo Et Juliette) [Gounod, Charles] Minnie, Dalla Mia Casa (La Fanciulla Del West) [Puccini, Giacomo] O Du Mein Holder Abendst (Tannhauser) [Wagner, Richard] O Vin, Dissipe La Triste(Thomas) (Hamlet) [Thomas, Ambroise] Pari Siamo (Rigoletto) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Questo Amor, Vergogna Mia (Edgar) [Puccini, Giacomo] Si Puo? Si Puo? (I Pagliacci) [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero] Vision Fugitive (Herodiade) [Massenet, Jules] Voila Donc La Terrible Cite (Thais) [Massenet, Jules] Votre Toast Je Peux (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges] Warm As Autumn Light (The Ballad Of Baby Doe) [Menotti, Gian Carlo] You Rascal, You I Never Knew You Had A Soul (Vanessa) [Barber, Samuel] Zaza, Piccola Zingara (Zaza) [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero]

This selection of arias, spanning many different eras and origins, has been devised as a collection of material for budding vocal students and ambitious amateurs. Not only including many standard repertoire pieces, this album also presents some rarely heard compositions. Whether intended for practicing different singing techniques in lessons or for performing in entrance examinations or concerts, this selection contains something for everybody without being too demanding. / Baryton Et Piano