L’Heure exquise: A French Songbook

~ Release by Alice Coote, Graham Johnson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Les Chemins de l’amour from Léocadia, FP 106
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Les Chemins de l’amour, FP 106a (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Jean Anouilh (in 1940)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 106-Ia)
Francis Poulenc3:47
2L’Heure exquise from Chansons grises
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Chansons grises: No. 5. L'Heure exquise (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Reynaldo Hahn (composer)
publisher:
Heugel
part of:
Chansons grises
Reynaldo Hahn2:26
3Les Étoiles from Douze rondels
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Douze rondels: Les Étoiles (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Théodore de Banville
composer:
Reynaldo Hahn (composer)
part of:
Douze rondels
Reynaldo Hahn2:50
4Le Secret, op. 23 no. 3
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Le Secret, op. 23 no. 3 (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1881)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 23
Gabriel Fauré2:33
5Sérénade
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Sérénade (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1855)
Charles‐François Gounod4:26
6Au printemps
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Au printemps, CG 331 (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Jules Barbier
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
dedicated to:
Juliette Conneau
Charles‐François Gounod1:57
7Toutes les fleurs
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Toutes les fleurs (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Edmond Rostand
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1889)
part of:
6 Mélodies
Emmanuel Chabrier4:45
8Le Temps des lilas
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Le Temps des lilas (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Maurice Bouchor
composer:
Ernest Chausson (composer)
publisher:
International Music Corp.
Ernest Chausson4:11
9Fleur jetée, op. 39 no. 2
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Fleur jetée, op. 39, no. 2 (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1884)
part of:
4 Songs, op. 39
Gabriel Fauré1:39
10Le Spectre de la rose from Les Nuits d’été, op. 7
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7: Nº 2. Le Spectre de la rose (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1841)
part of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7
Hector Berlioz6:11
11Aimons-nous
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Aimons-nous (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Théodore de Banville
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
dedicated to:
Edmond Vergnet
Camille Saint‐Saëns4:11
12L’Île heureuse
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
L'Île heureuse (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Éphraïm Mikhaël
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1889)
part of:
6 Mélodies
Emmanuel Chabrier2:50
13Chère nuit
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Chère Nuit (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Eugène Adenis
composer:
Alfred Bachelet (French composer)
Alfred Bachelet4:56
14Soirée en mer
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Soirée en mer (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1862)
Camille Saint‐Saëns4:34
15La Grotte from Trois chansons de France, L 115
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Trois Chansons de France, L. 102, CD 115 : II. La Grotte: Auprès de cette grotte sombre (for voice and piano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Tristan l'Hermite (French poet and dramatist)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-05-15)
part of:
Trois Chansons de France, L. 102, CD 115 (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy2:25
16Fumée from Les Feuilles blessées
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Fumée (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Jean Moréas
composer:
Reynaldo Hahn (composer)
Reynaldo Hahn2:41
17Je te veux (valse chantée)
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Je te veux (for voice and piano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Henry Pacory (poet)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1897)
Erik Satie3:54
18La Chère Blessure
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
La Chère Blessure (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Augustine-Malvina Blanchecotte
composer:
Reynaldo Hahn (composer)
part of:
Second Recueil de 20 mélodies (1922) (number: 4)
Reynaldo Hahn3:20
19Novembre from Quatre mélodies, op. 22
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Novembre, op. 22 no. 2 (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Paul Bourget
composer:
Charles Koechlin (composer) (from 1900 until 1901)
part of:
4 mélodies, op. 22
Charles Koechlin3:17
20Voyage à Paris from Banalités, FP 107
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Banalités, FP 107: 4. Voyage à Paris (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire (French poet)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Banalités, FP 107
Francis Poulenc0:58
21Hôtel from Banalités, FP 107
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Banalités, FP 107: 2. Hôtel (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire (French poet)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Banalités, FP 107
Francis Poulenc1:45
22La Grenouillère, FP 96
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
La grenouillère, FP 96 (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire (French poet)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1938)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 96)
Francis Poulenc1:50
23Voyage from Calligrammes, FP 140
recording engineer:
Julian Millard (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano) (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
recording of:
Calligrammes, FP 140: 7. Voyage (from 2012-10-18 until 2012-10-20)
lyricist:
Guillaume Apollinaire (French poet)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1948)
part of:
Calligrammes, FP 140
Francis Poulenc3:02

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Release

photography:Benjamin Ealovega
liner notes:Susan Youens (musicologist)
miscellaneous support:Nicole Tibbels (task: language coach)
Michel Vallat (language coach) (task: language coach)
executive producer:Simon Perry (Hyperion classical music producer)
booklet editor:Tim Parry (liner notes editor for classical music, mainly on the label Hyperion)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/album/lheure-exquise-a-french-songbook/966607594 [info]
https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67962 [info]