Composer(s): Poulenc, Francis
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.553615
Barcode: 0730099461528
Release Date: 11/2000

POULENC, F.: Chamber Music (Complete), Vol. 5 - Histoire de Babar (L') / L'Invitation au Château / Léocadia (Darrieux, Mouzaya, N. Emerson, Tharaud)

Poulenc’s association with the contemporary French theatre is shown in his incidental music to two plays by Jean Anouilh, the first known to English audiences as Ring Round the Moon and the second, less familiar, as Time Remembered. His witty musical version of Jean de Brunhoff’s tale of Babar the Little Elephant is included in its original French and in English.

Tracklist

Poulenc, Francis
Brunhoff, Jean de - Author
Mouzaya, Francois (narrator)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
1L'histoire de Babar, le petit elephant (version francaise)22:39
Mouzaya, Francois (narrator)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
Poulenc, Francis
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
2Act I01:35
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
3Act II - Valse brillante01:47
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
4Act II - Mouvement de valse01:32
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
5Act II - Valse des petites taupes00:48
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
6Act III - Valse Brillante00:59
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
7Act III - Tempo di Boston00:58
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
8Act III - Tango01:18
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
9Act III - Mouvement de Valse00:45
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
10Act III - Moderato00:49
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
11Act III - Appassionato01:04
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
12Act III - Tres vite et tres canaille00:29
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
13Act III - Tempo di tarantella00:21
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
14Act III - Polka finale00:15
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
15Act III - Presto00:52
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
16Act III - Follement vite et gai00:50
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
Darrieux, Danielle (mezzo-soprano)
17Act I - Ouverture01:28
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
18Act II - Ouverture00:46
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
19Very Calm01:12
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
20Act III - Valse des chemins de l'amour03:09
Darrieux, Danielle (mezzo-soprano)
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
21Act IV - Ouverture: Waltz01:42
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
22Very Calm01:33
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
23Act V - Ouverture01:03
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
24Andantino - Langoureux01:25
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
25Final01:10
Spaendonck, Ronald van (clarinet)
Lefevre, Laurent (bassoon)
Vieux, Thibault (violin)
Logerot, Stephane (double bass)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
Poulenc, Francis
Brunhoff, Jean de - Author
Emerson, Natasha (narrator)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)
26The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (English version)23:06
Emerson, Natasha (narrator)
Tharaud, Alexandre (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:13:35