Sandrine Piau: The complete "Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon FP. 122" (Poulenc)

Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon (FP. 122): I. C 00:00 II. Fêtes galantes 02:48 Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) -composer Sandrine Piau -soprano Susan Manoff -piano Playlist "The art of French song: Faure, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Satie...":    • The art of French song: Faure, Debussy, Ra...   To put it quite simply, this is one of the most exquisite songs of the 20th Century. Written during the Second World War, it mixes sentiment, nostalgia, and passion into a heartrending statement. The bridges of C, sometimes called Ce, are the four "Caesar Bridges" are near Angiers. In 51 B.C.E., the Gauls were defeated there by the Romans. In 1940, the Germans invaded at the same spot, and the French were again defeated. Louis Aragon, the poet, speaks of the ancient defeat, and the tales of glory that followed. Then he speaks of the present time and the ill-concealed tears for his beloved, abandoned France. Every line ends with a rhyme to the word "Ce". The vocal line moves syllabically, and the piano part is equally unextravagant. In total, this is one of those heartrending moments in music that achieves its goals through simple means Source: http://www.allmusic.com/composition/d... Buy the CD here: http://www.amazon.com/Apr%C3%A8s-r%C3...