Holger Falk - Durey: Melodies - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Deux Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for Voice & Piano, FP 94 Dans Le Jardin D'anna 2. Deux Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for Voice & Piano, FP 94 Allons Plus Vite 3. La Grenouillère ('Au Bord de L'île on Voit'), Song for Voice & Piano, FP 96 4. Banalités, Song Cycle for Voice & Piano, FP 107 Chanson D'orkenise 5. Banalités, Song Cycle for Voice & Piano, FP 107 Hôtel 6. Banalités, Song Cycle for Voice & Piano, FP 107 Fagnes de Wallonie 7. Banalités, Song Cycle for Voice & Piano, FP 107 Voyage À Paris 8. Banalités, Song Cycle for Voice & Piano, FP 107 Sanglots 9. Montparnasse ('O Porte de L'hôtel Avec Deux Plantes Vertes'), Song for Voice & Piano, FP 127/1 10. Hyde Park ('Les Faiseurs de Religion'), Song for Voice & Piano, FP 127/2 11. Le Pont ('Deux Dames Le Long Du Fleuve'), Song for Voice & Piano (2 Mélodies D'apollinaire), FP 131/1 12. Un Poème ('Il Est Entré Il S'est Assis'), Song for Voice & Piano (2 Mélodies D'apollinaire), FP 131/2 13. Quatre Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for Voice & Piano, FP 58 Anguille 14. Quatre Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for Voice & Piano, FP 58 Carte-Postale 15. Quatre Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for Voice & Piano, FP 58 Avant Le Cinéma 16. Quatre Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for Voice & Piano, FP 58 1904 17. Rosemonde ('Longtemps Au Pied Du Perron'), Song for Voice & Piano, FP 158 18. Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne (3), for Voice & Piano, FP 57 Le Présent 19. Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne (3), for Voice & Piano, FP 57 Chanson 20. Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne (3), for Voice & Piano, FP 57 Hier 21. Bleuet ('Jeune Homme de Vingt Ans'), Song for Voice & Piano, FP 102 22. Le Bestiaire (Cortège D'orphée), Song Cycle for Voice & Piano (Or Chamber Ensemble)

Album Tracks 1. Rayons Des Yeux 2. Le Matin Les Branches Attisent 3. Tout Disparut 4. Dans Les TéNÃ. Bres Du Jardin 5. Unis la Fraicheur Et Le Feu 6. Homme Au Sourire Tendre 7. La Grande Riviã. Re Qui Va 8. Bonne Journã©E 9. Une Ruine Coquille Vide 10. Le Front Comme Un Drapeau Perdu 11. Une Roulotte Couverte en Tuiles 12. A Toutes Brides 13. Une Herbe Pauvre 14. Je N'ai Envie Que de T'aimer 15. Figure de Force Brã»Lante Et Farouche 16. Nous Avons Fait la Nuit 17. Pablo Picasso 18. Marc Chagall 19. Georges Braque 20. Juan Gris 21. Paul Klee 22. Joan Miro 23. Jacques Villon 24. Peut-Il Se Reposer? 25. Il la Prend Dans Ses Bras 26. Plume D'eau Claire 27. Rã'deuse Au Front de Verre 28. Amoureuses 29. Tu Vois Le Feu Du Soir 30. Je Nommerai Ton Front 31. Ce Doux Petit Visage 32. Main Dominã©E Par Le Coeur 33. Une Chanson de Porcelaine 34. ... Mais Mourir 35. Reine Des Mouettes 36. C'est Ainsi Que Tu Es 37. Paganini 38. Mazurka

As a Swiss composer, Arthur Honegger was probably the bird of paradise among the Paris composers of the InchGroupe des SixInch. The fact that he managed to combine the simplicity and plainness demanded above all by Jean Cocteau with his fascination for Wagner and Debussy indicates a strong personality. It is also reflected in his numerous song compositions and can be experienced wonderfully in the selection that Holger Falk and Steffen Schleiermacher have made for their latest album - including many a surprise. As with the other Five of the InchGroupe des SixInch, Honegger preferred to set contemporary poems to music; Apollinaire and Claudel were particularly popular. But older texts also seem to fascinate him The wonderfully purring stories by Saluste du Bartas and Pierre de Ronsard transport us into a baroque world in which biting irony and the most serious passion can hardly be distinguished. Honegger - unlike his colleagues - was also fond of the large symphonic form, including some stage successes. Some of this can be found in his songs; the early InchQuatre PoèmesInch surprise with harmonic opulence, far from any neo-classical attitude. Even at a ripe old age, the composer still counted these pieces among his best. The works presented here by Falk and Schleier-macher with an unerring sense for fine nuances span an entire composer's life. The consistently demanding piano part remains a constant and creates an atmosphere with sometimes almost endless, yet never obtrusive ostinati, on which Holger Falk's supple baritone can unfold most beautifully.