Banalités (Poulenc)
Banalités (FP 107) is a set of five mélodies for voice and piano composed by Francis Poulenc in 1940 on poems by Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918).
History of the work
[edit]Composed in 1940, the mélodies were premiered at salle Gaveau, on 14 December 1940, by Pierre Bernac (baritone) and the composer (piano).[1]
Titles
[edit]- Chanson d’Orkenise
- Hôtel
- Fagnes de Wallonie
- Voyage à Paris
- Sanglots
Source of the poems
[edit]"Chanson d'Orkenise", "Fagnes de Wallonie" and "Sanglots" are taken from the collection Il y a[2] (1925).
"Hôtel", written in 1913, was published in the posthumous collection Le Guetteur mélancolique[3] (1952). "Voyage à Paris" was published in the Poèmes retrouvés from the Œuvres poétiques by Apollinaire in 1956.
Dedicatees
[edit]"Chanson d'Orkenise" is dedicated to Claude Rostand, "Hôtel" to Marthe Bosredon,[4] "Fagnes de Wallonie" to Ms. Henri Frédéricq, "Voyage à Paris" to Paul Éluard, and "Sanglots" to Suzette Chanlaire.[5][1]
Discography
[edit]- Pierre Bernac (baritone) and Francis Poulenc (piano) in 1950 (Naxos).
- 1 and 2: Régine Crespin (soprano) and John Wustman (piano) in 1967 (Decca).
- Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto) and Inger Södergren (piano) (RCA).
- Michel Piquemal (baritone) and Christine Lajarrige[6] (piano) (Naxos).
- Véronique Gens (soprano) and Roger Vignoles (piano) (Erato).
Quote
[edit]- One song by the band Pink Martini, "Sympathique",[7] is inspired by the poem "Hotel" by Apollinaire and its setting to music by Poulenc.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Banalités Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine on Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ^ Il y a de Guillaume Apollinaire on Anthologie de la poésie d'amour
- ^ Le Guetteur mélancolique on Babelio
- ^ Marthe Bosredon on Data.bnf.fr
- ^ Suzette Chanlaire on Data.bnf.fr
- ^ Christine Lajarrige on concerts.fr/Biographie
- ^ Sympathique (je ne veux pas travailler) on YouTube
External links
[edit]- Banalités on IMSLP
- Pierre Bernac sings "Banalites" of Poulenc with Poulenc on YouTube
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