''Poèmes'' is a 2012 album of French songs sung by

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Renée Fleming Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 1 ...

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's '' Shéhérazade'' (1903) and

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's ''

Poèmes pour Mi ''Poèmes pour Mi'' (Poems for Mi) is a song cycle for dramatic soprano and piano or orchestra by Olivier Messiaen, composed in 1936 and 1937 and dedicated to his first wife, Claire Delbos. The text are poems by the composer based on the New Testa ...

'' (1936) are followed by two sets of songs by

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. He transcribed '' Deux sonnets de Jean Cassou'' for Fleming (it was originally for baritone voice) and composed ''

Le temps l'horloge ''Le temps l'horloge'' (''Time and the Clock'') is a song cycle for soprano and orchestra, by the French composer Henri Dutilleux. He wrote the original three-movement version between 2006 and 2007 based on two poems by Jean Tardieu ("Le temps ...

'' specifically for Fleming. The album won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.

Track listing

'' Shéhérazade'': I. "Asie" 11:02 #''Shéhérazade'': II. "La Flûte enchantée" 3:32 #''Shéhérazade'': III. "L'Indifférent" 4:14 #

: ''

'': I. "Action de grâces" 5:58 #''Poèmes pour Mi'': II. "Paysage" 2:00 #''Poèmes pour Mi'': III. "La Maison" 1:55 #''Poèmes pour Mi'': IV. "Epouvante" 2:53 #''Poèmes pour Mi'': V. "L'Épouse" 3:00 #''Poèmes pour Mi'': VI. "Ta voix" 3:15 #''Poèmes pour Mi'': VII. "Les Deux Guerriers" 1:40 #''Poèmes pour Mi'': VIII. "Le Collier" 4:21 #''Poèmes pour Mi'': IX. "Prière exaucée" 3:11 #

'' Deux sonnets de Jean Cassou'': I. "II n'y avait que des troncs déchirés" 2:19 #''Deux sonnets de Jean Cassou'': II. "J'ai rêvé que je vous portais entre mes bras" 5:30 #Dutilleux ''

'': "Le temps l'horloge" 1:43 #''Le temps l'horloge'': "Le Masque" 4:25 #''Le temps l'horloge'': "Le Dernier poème" 2:06 #''Le temps l'horloge'': "Interlude" 1:20 #''Le temps l'horloge'': "Enivrez-vous" 4:39 The

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, conducted by

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, accompanied ''Le temps l'horloge''. Alan Gilbert conducted the

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on all other tracks.Renée Fleming: ''Poèmes''
Decca

References

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