Les Chemins de l'amour
| "Les Chemins de l'amour" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Francis Poulenc | |
| English | The Pathways of Love |
| Catalogue | FP 106-Ia |
| Text | by Jean Anouilh |
| Language | French |
| Based on | Léocadia by Jean Anouilh |
| Composed | 1940 |
| Dedication | Yvonne Printemps |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 28 November 1940 |
| Location | Théâtre de la Michodière, Paris |
Les Chemins de l’amour (The pathways of love), FP 106-Ia, is a song (mélodie) for voice and piano composed in 1940 by Francis Poulenc on lyrics by Jean Anouilh, based on a waltz sung from the incidental music of the play Léocadia.
Genesis
Composed in October 1940,[1] the song is dedicated to the comedian and singer Yvonne Printemps, who sang it at the premiere of the play Léocadia on 1 December 1940. The song was somewhat successful, and Printemps recorded it.
Max Eschig published the score in 1945.
Discography
- Yvonne Printemps and Marcel Cariven (conducting).
- André Schlesser and Georges Delerue (conducting). Grand Prix du disque.
- Felicity Lott (soprano) and Graham Johnson (piano) - Hyperion.
- Jessye Norman (soprano) and Dalton Baldwin (piano) - Philips.
- Véronique Gens (soprano) and Roger Vignoles (piano) - Erato.
- Patricia Petibon (soprano), Christian-Pierre La Marca (cello), Amandine Savary (piano) - Sony.
- Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Eugène Asti (piano) - Harmonia Mundi
- Mischa Maisky (cello), Daria Havora (piano) - Deutsche Grammophon
References
- ^ Les Chemins de l'amour on the site of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
External links
- Yvonne Printemps - Les chemins de l'amour by Poulenc on YouTube
- Léocadia, FP 106 (Poulenc, Francis) on IMSLP
- French original lyrics and English translation
- Two interprétations
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