0:00 Prologue 6:36 Act I, Scene I - Thérèse 11:26 - Scene II - Thérèse - Le Mari 13:13 - Scene III - Le Mari 13:39 - Scene IV - Lacouf - Presto 15:28 - Scene V - Les Mêmes, Tirésias, Le Mari, Le Peuple de Zanzibar 19:16 - Scene VI - Le Mari - Le Gendarme 23:24 - Scene VII - Les Mêmes, Le Peuple de Zanzibar 26:24 - Scene VIII, Final - Les Mêmes - La Marchande de Journaux - Presto - Lacouf 29:47 Entr'acte 32:30 Act II, Scene I - Le Mari, Les Nouveau-nés 33:41 - Scene II - Les Mêmes, Le Journaliste Parisien 37:53 - Scene III - Le Mari Seul 39:24 - Scene IV - Le Mari, Le Fils 41:41 - Scene V - Le Mari 42:21 - Scene VI - Le Mari, Le Gendarme 42:52 - Scene VII - Les Mêmes, La Cartomançienne 48:22 - Scene VIII - Les Mêmes, La Marchande de Journaux, Le Peuple de Zanzibar, et Deux Spectateurs
What an incredible privilege, to follow this score. NB, this is the "revised" orchestration just prior to Poulenc's passing, calling for a slightly reduced ensemble. MANY thanks for posting!
Not so: this 1953 recording uses the original orchestration; the revised version dates from 1962 (Poulenc died the following year). All other recordings use the later version, which reduces the wind and brass by dropping 1 bassoon (of 3), 2 horns (of 4) and 1 trumpet (of 3) -- the score still requires an orchestra of 50 players. It's a great pity that no copy seems to have survived of the 2-piano version that the composer prepared for Benjamin Britten and himself to play in a production at the 1958 Aldeburgh Festival (in the event, Poulenc canceled due to illness).
Point taken, the AUDIO uses the original orchestration, but isn't the image of the 1962 score? No matter... Always a pleasure to learn that I'm not the only person nuts about Poulenc in general and this toothsome romp in particular. 😄
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0:00 Prologue
6:36 Act I, Scene I - Thérèse
11:26 - Scene II - Thérèse - Le Mari
13:13 - Scene III - Le Mari
13:39 - Scene IV - Lacouf - Presto
15:28 - Scene V - Les Mêmes, Tirésias, Le Mari, Le Peuple de Zanzibar
19:16 - Scene VI - Le Mari - Le Gendarme
23:24 - Scene VII - Les Mêmes, Le Peuple de Zanzibar
26:24 - Scene VIII, Final - Les Mêmes - La Marchande de Journaux - Presto - Lacouf
29:47 Entr'acte
32:30 Act II, Scene I - Le Mari, Les Nouveau-nés
33:41 - Scene II - Les Mêmes, Le Journaliste Parisien
37:53 - Scene III - Le Mari Seul
39:24 - Scene IV - Le Mari, Le Fils
41:41 - Scene V - Le Mari
42:21 - Scene VI - Le Mari, Le Gendarme
42:52 - Scene VII - Les Mêmes, La Cartomançienne
48:22 - Scene VIII - Les Mêmes, La Marchande de Journaux, Le Peuple de Zanzibar, et Deux Spectateurs
What an incredible privilege, to follow this score. NB, this is the "revised" orchestration just prior to Poulenc's passing, calling for a slightly reduced ensemble. MANY thanks for posting!
Not so: this 1953 recording uses the original orchestration; the revised version dates from 1962 (Poulenc died the following year). All other recordings use the later version, which reduces the wind and brass by dropping 1 bassoon (of 3), 2 horns (of 4) and 1 trumpet (of 3) -- the score still requires an orchestra of 50 players. It's a great pity that no copy seems to have survived of the 2-piano version that the composer prepared for Benjamin Britten and himself to play in a production at the 1958 Aldeburgh Festival (in the event, Poulenc canceled due to illness).
Point taken, the AUDIO uses the original orchestration, but isn't the image of the 1962 score? No matter... Always a pleasure to learn that I'm not the only person nuts about Poulenc in general and this toothsome romp in particular. 😄
Promo sm 🍀