La belle si nous étions - Francis Poulenc, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers

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John Rutter

'Chansons françaises: 6. La belle si nous étions'
From the album Cambridge Singers A Cappella

Composer Francis Poulenc
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers

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Chansons Francaises
For Poulenc as for all his compatriots, the experience of living in occupied France during World War II was traumatic. His patriotism found choral expression in his substantial and complex work of 1943 'Figure humaine' for a cappella double choir, the text of which ends with the word 'liberte.' Then, two years later, he asserted national identity in an altogether different way with the tuneful and charming 'Chansons francaises.' These are settings of traditional folk-rhymes, according to Poulenc's biographer Henri Hell, the melodies are the composer's own, although one or two (such as Margoton) have become so absorbed into French folklore that they have virtually turned into folk songs.

Cambridge Singers A Cappella
This album explores the great wealth of music written for unaccompanied choir in England, France and Germany during the Romantic era and into the twentieth century. The pure, distilled beauty of the a cappella medium inspired the composers heard on this album to some of their most poetic and delightful compositions.

John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1981) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.

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