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

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's '' Shéhérazade'' (1903) and

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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

Henri Dutilleux Henri Paul Julien Dutilleux (; 22 January 1916 – 22 May 2013) was a French composer of late 20th-century classical music. Among the leading French composers of his time, his work was rooted in the Impressionistic style of Debussy and R ...

. 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

Orchestre national de France The Orchestre National de France (; ; abbr. ONF) is a French symphony orchestra based in Paris, founded in 1934. Placed under the administration of the French national radio (named Radio France since 1975), the ONF performs mainly in the Grand ...

, conducted by

Seiji Ozawa was a Japanese conductor known internationally for his work as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and especially the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), where he served from 1973 for 29 years. After cond ...

, accompanied ''Le temps l'horloge''. Alan Gilbert conducted the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France on all other tracks.Renée Fleming: ''Poèmes''
Decca

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poemes 2012 classical albums Decca Records albums Renée Fleming albums Albums conducted by Seiji Ozawa Recordings of Maurice Ravel Olivier Messiaen Henri Dutilleux Orchestra albums Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France albums Orchestre National de France