Montparnasse
“Montparnasse” is the first of a set of 2 songs by Poulenc known as ‘Deux Mélodies’.
Deux mélodies de Guillaume Apollinaire, FP 123 (in English, Two Melodies of Guillaume Apollinaire), sometimes also referred to as Montparnasse et Hyde Park, is a set of two songs by French composer Francis Poulenc.
The Deux mélodies were born out of Poulenc life-long fascination with Polish-French poet Guillaume Apollinaire. Poulenc knew him as a teenager and arranged many of his works throughout his life. These twinned pieces, which pianist Graham Johnson has described as “a tale of two cities” are based on two different areas: Montparnasse and Hyde Park.
The first song, Montparnasse, took almost four years to complete, between September 1941 and January 1945, and was composed between Noizay and Paris. It was dedicated “à Pierre Souvtchinsky”.
Performance Length: 2’50”.
Purchase includes: Mp3 Audio Track
- Accompaniment
€20,00
Product Description
“Montparnasse” is the first of a set of 2 songs by Poulenc known as ‘Deux Mélodies’.
Deux mélodies de Guillaume Apollinaire, FP 123 (in English, Two Melodies of Guillaume Apollinaire), sometimes also referred to as Montparnasse et Hyde Park, is a set of two songs by French composer Francis Poulenc.
The Deux mélodies were born out of Poulenc life-long fascination with Polish-French poet Guillaume Apollinaire. Poulenc knew him as a teenager and arranged many of his works throughout his life. These twinned pieces, which pianist Graham Johnson has described as “a tale of two cities” are based on two different areas: Montparnasse and Hyde Park.
The first song, Montparnasse, took almost four years to complete, between September 1941 and January 1945, and was composed between Noizay and Paris. It was dedicated “à Pierre Souvtchinsky”.
Performance Length: 2’50”.
Purchase includes: Mp3 Audio Track
- Accompaniment
