Composer: Poldowski.
With renewed interest in the music of Poldowski in recent years, this new critical edition of her songs is a welcome addition to the vocal repertoire. The edition, in two volumes, present all 36 of Poldowski's extant works for voice and piano. Volume 1 is entirely settings on the poetry of Verlaine - 22 songs in total. This collection of 20th century French art song includes "Colombine," "Mandoline" and "Spleen." The editors of this new edition have provided a treasure trove of resource material relating to the songs and the composer.
Contents Include:
En sourdine (1911)
Colombine (1913)
Cortège (1913)
Cythère (1913)
Fantoches (1913)
Mandoline (1913)
Sur l’herbe (1918)
Le faune (1919)
À Clymène (1927)
Bruxelles (1911)
Dimanche d’Avril (1911)
L’attente (1912)
Brume (1913)
Circonspection (1913)
Dansons la gigue (1913)
Effet de neige (1913)
Impression fausse (1913)
L’heure exquise (1913)
Spleen (1913)
Crépuscule du soir mystique (1914)
A Poor Young Shepherd (1924)
Nous deux (early unpublished)
