PLANCON, Pol: Complete Victor Recordings 1903-1908

The French bass Pol Plançon (1851–1914) was described by the noted critic W.J. Henderson as ‘one of the greatest masters of vocal technique that ever trod the stage’. Renowned for the drama and power of his voice, Plançon had an ease and fluidity of delivery which remains unrivalled. His interpretation of Mephistopheles in Gounod’s Faust was legendary; he sang the rôle over 100 times during his ten seasons at the Paris Opera. Plançon was also a member of New York’s Metropolitan Opera where he remained until his retirement in 1908. This 2-CD set of Plançon’s complete Victor recordings features arias from Mozart’s Magic Flute, Haydn’s Seasons, Verdi’s Don Carlos, Berlioz’s Damnation of Faust, and Gounod’s Faust and Roméo et Juliette. Also included are French songs by Massenet, Adam and Faure, as well as three different recorded versions of Schumann’s Die beiden Grenadiere sung in French.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Bellini, Vincenzo
Romani, Felice - Lyricist
1 La Sonnambula: Il mulino, il fonte...Vi ravviso 03:22
Adam, Adolphe
Cappeau, Placide - Lyricist
Studio pianist (piano)
Plancon, Pol (bass)
2 Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) 02:38
Studio pianist (piano)
Plancon, Pol (bass)
Faure, Jean-Baptiste
Barker, Theodore - Lyricist
3 Les rameaux 03:46
Thomas, Ambroise
Sauvage, Thomas - Lyricist
4 Le Caid, Act II: Enfant cheri des dames et des grisettes 04:03
Berlioz, Hector
Gandonniere, Almire - Lyricist
Berlioz, Hector - Lyricist
Nerval, Gerard de - Lyricist
5 La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Devant la maison 01:43
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
6 Romeo and Juliet, Act One: Allons! jeunes gens! 02:09
Rossini, Gioachino
7 Stabat Mater: Pro peccatis 02:43
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
8 Faust, Act IV: Vous qui faites l'endormie 02:58
Niedermeyer, Abraham Louis
9 Le Lac 03:39
Schumann, Robert
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
10 2 Grenadiers, Op. 49: I. Die beiden Grenadiere 03:13
Adam, Adolphe
Scribe, Augustin-Eugène - Lyricist
Melesville, Anne-Honoré-Joseph - Lyricist
Studio pianist (piano)
Plancon, Pol (bass)
11 Le Chalet: Vallons de l'Helvetie 03:05
Studio pianist (piano)
Plancon, Pol (bass)
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
12 Faust, Act II: Le veau d'or 01:55
Godard, Benjamin
Guttinguer, Ulrich - Lyricist
13 Embarquez-vous 01:36
Faure, Jean-Baptiste
Barker, Theodore - Lyricist
14 Les rameaux 03:43
Schumann, Robert
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
15 2 Grenadiers, Op. 49: I. Die beiden Grenadiere 03:12
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
16 Faust, Act II: Je ferai de mon mieux...Le veau d'or 02:12
17 Philemon et Baucis, Act I: Aubruit des lourds marteaux 03:01
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Schikaneder, Emanuel - Lyricist
Gamerra, Giovanni de - Lyricist
18 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Possenti numi 03:37
Gounod, Charles-François
Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de - Lyricist
19 Le vallon 03:57
Massenet, Jules
Boyer, Georges - Lyricist
20 Si tu veux, Mignonne 02:46
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Swieten, Gottfried van - Lyricist
21 Die Jahreszeiten: Chant du laboureur 03:18
Gounod, Charles-François
Porte, A. - Lyricist
22 Jesus de Nazareth 03:33
Ferrari, Benedetto
23 Le lazzarone 01:40
Georges, Alexandre
24 Le filibustier 01:24
Disc 2
Bemberg, Herman
Sully-Prudhomme, Rene-Francois - Lyricist
1 Le soupir 02:55
Flégier, Ange
Vigny, Alfred de - Lyricist
2 Le cor 03:51
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Schikaneder, Emanuel - Lyricist
Gamerra, Giovanni de - Lyricist
3 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Qui sdegno 02:46
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
4 Dinorah, Act III: En chasse 02:54
Faure, Jean-Baptiste
5 Credo 03:07
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
6 Faust, Act III: Vous qui faites l'endormie 03:05
Berlioz, Hector
Gandonniere, Almire - Lyricist
Berlioz, Hector - Lyricist
Nerval, Gerard de - Lyricist
7 La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Devant la maison 01:51
Adam, Adolphe
Cappeau, Placide - Lyricist
Plancon, Pol (bass)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
8 Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) 02:47
Plancon, Pol (bass)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
9 Faust, Act II: Le veau d'or 01:56
Thomas, Ambroise
Sauvage, Thomas - Lyricist
10 Le Caid, Act II: Enfant cheri des dames et des grisettes 04:18
Faure, Jean-Baptiste
Barker, Theodore - Lyricist
11 Les rameaux 03:53
Schumann, Robert
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
12 2 Grenadiers, Op. 49: I. Die beiden Grenadiere 03:22
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
13 Faust, Act V: Alerte! Alerte! Ou vous etes perdus! 02:48
Thomas, Ambroise
Sauvage, Thomas - Lyricist
14 Le Caid, Act II: Enfant cheri des dames et des grisettes 04:08
Verdi, Giuseppe
Méry, François-Joseph - Lyricist
Du Locle, Camille - Lyricist
15 Don Carlos, Act IV: Act IV: Ou Suis-je!... Je Dormirai Dans Mon Manteau Royal 03:48
Berlioz, Hector
Gandonniere, Almire - Lyricist
Berlioz, Hector - Lyricist
Nerval, Gerard de - Lyricist
16 Voici des roses 02:54
17 Une puce gentille 01:32
Flotow, Friedrich von
Riese, Friedrich Wilhelm - Lyricist
18 Martha, Act III: Chi mi dira 02:38
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Scribe, Augustin-Eugène - Lyricist
19 L'étoile du nord, Act III: O jours heureux 03:37
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Delavigne, Germain - Lyricist
Scribe, Augustin-Eugène - Lyricist
20 Robert le diable, Act III: Nonnes qui reposez 03:49
Thomas, Ambroise
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
21 Mignon: Del suo cor calmai le pene 03:52
Rossini, Gioachino
22 Stabat Mater: Pro peccatis 03:59

Total Playing Time: 02:19:03