Felicity Lott: The complete "La courte paille FP. 178" (Poulenc)

La courte paille (FP. 178): I. Le sommeil 00:00 II. Quelle aventure! 02:19 III. La reine de cœur 03:17 IV. Ba,be, bi, bo, bu 05:05 V. Les anges musiciens 05:35 VI. Le carafon 07:06 VII. Lune d’avril 08:06 Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) -composer Felicity Lott -soprano Pascal Rogé -piano Playlist “The art of French song: Faure, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Satie...“: This is the last of Poulenc’s song cycles; it was composed for the soprano Denise Duval (b1921) who, after the retirement of Bernac, had become the composer’s recital partner, his Blanche in the opera Dialogues des Carmélites, his Elle in La voix humaine, his beloved friend and confidante, and in many respects his muse. Duval, unlike Bernac, was not a lieder or mélodie singer pur sang (she was perhaps happier on the opera stage) and she gave recitals with Poulenc at the piano that included