Francis Poulenc, Stéphane Denève, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

Stabat Mater / Les Biches

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CD/ Track	Title	Duration
1.1	Stabat mater Stabat mater dolorosa. Très calme	03:58
1.2	Stabat mater Cujus animam gementem. Allegro molto (très violent)	01:05
1.3	Stabat mater O quam tristis. Très lent	02:42
1.4	Stabat mater Quae moerebat. Andantino	01:27
1.5	Stabat mater Quis est homo. Allegro molto	01:29
1.6	Stabat mater Vidit suum. Andante	03:24
1.7	Stabat mater Eja mater. Allegro	01:13
1.8	Stabat mater Fac ut ardeat. Maestoso	02:17
1.9	Stabat mater Sancta mater. Moderato	03:12
1.10	Stabat mater Fac ut portem. Tempo de Sarabande	03:38
1.11	Stabat mater Inflammatus et accensus. Animé et très rhytmé	02:03
1.12	Stabat mater Quando corpus. Très calme	04:04
1.13	Les Biches No. 1 Ouverture. Tranquillo	03:05
1.14	Les Biches No. 2 Rondeau. Largo	03:34
1.15	Les Biches No. 3 Chanson dansée	04:38
1.16	Les Biches No. 4 Adagietto	03:54
1.17	Les Biches No. 5 Jeu	04:33
1.18	Les Biches No. 6 Rag-Mazurka	05:54
1.19	Les Biches No. 7 Andantino	03:11
1.20	Les Biches No. 8 Petite chanson dansée	02:01
1.21	Les Biches No. 9 Final. Presto	03:18

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: SCM Hänssler
Art.-No.:: 093.297.000
: Compact Disc
: 24 S. Booklet
Duration:: 1:04 hrs.
: January 2013
: *recommended retail price

Stéphane Dénève, the new principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra of SWR, makes his debut recording with a thoughtful and exceptionally well-balanced program of music by the French composer Francis Poulenc.

As has been said many times before, Poulenc was both a monk and a rascal; deeply religious one hand, while enjoying celebrity and flamboyant lifestyle on the other. These two sides of his personality are beautifully represented in the program of this CD. First off, there is the enchantingly frivolous ballet "Les Biches," written in 1924 for Serge Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes. For this recording, Denève performs the full version, including the three tableaux with chorus.

Poulenc's spiritual side is represented by the "requiem" he composed for the painter Christian Bérard - on the text of the Stabat Mater, a medieval hymn meditating on the suffering of Mary during Christ's crucifixion. Scored for soprano, chorus and orchestra Poulenc's hauntingly passionate Stabat Mater is widely considered one of the greatest sacred choral works of the 20th century.