Figure humaine

Album by Francis Poulenc & Frank Martin & Chamber Choir Hymnia & Flemming Windekilde

Figure humaine is a cantata for double mixed choir a cappella by French composer Francis Poulenc, composed in 1943. Scored for double choir and performed without instruments, it uses dense choral textures, stark harmonies and dramatic dynamic contrasts to address themes associated with the wartime Occupation and represents a turn in Poulenc's output toward more intense, large-scale choral writing.

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  1. 1.
    Figure humaine: I. De tous les printemps du monde
    2:51
  2. 2.
    Figure humaine: II. En chantant, les servantes s'élancent
    1:49
  3. 3.
    Figure humaine: III. Aussi bas que le silence
    1:25
  4. 4.
    Figure humaine: IV. Toi ma patiente
    2:01
  5. 5.
    Figure humaine: V. Riant du ciel et des planètes
    0:56
  6. 6.
    Figure humaine: VI. Le jour m'étonne et la nuit me fait peur
    1:35
  7. 7.
    Figure humaine: VII. La menace sous le ciel rouge
    3:32
  8. 8.
    Figure humaine: VIII. Liberté
    4:38
  9. 9.
    Messe i G-dur: I. Kyrie
    3:43
  10. 10.
    Messe i G-dur: II. Gloria
    3:45
  11. 11.
    Messe i G-dur: III. Sanctus
    2:28
  12. 12.
    Messe i G-dur: IV. Benedictus
    3:44
  13. 13.
    Messe i G-dur: V. Agnus Dei
    4:40
  14. 14.
    Messe: I. Kyrie
    4:32
  15. 15.
    Messe: II. Gloria
    5:42
  16. 16.
    Messe: III. Credo
    5:18
  17. 17.
    Messe: IV. Sanctus
    4:10
  18. 18.
    Messe: V. Agnus Dei
    3:45

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