Poèmes | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Renée Fleming |
Cover: | Poèmes album cover.jpg |
Released: | 6 March 2012 |
Genre: | French art songs |
Label: | Decca Records |
Prev Title: | Dark Hope |
Prev Year: | 2010 |
Next Title: | Guilty Pleasures |
Next Year: | 2013 |
Poèmes is a 2012 album of French songs sung by operatic soprano Renée Fleming. Ravel's Shéhérazade (1903) and Messiaen's Poèmes pour Mi (1936) are followed by two sets of songs by Henri Dutilleux. He transcribed Deux sonnets de Jean Cassou for Fleming (it was originally for baritone voice) and composed Le temps l'horloge specifically for Fleming. The album won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.[1]
Poèmes pour Mi: I. "Action de grâces" 5:58
The Orchestre national de France, conducted by Seiji Ozawa, accompanied Le temps l'horloge. Alan Gilbert conducted the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France on all other tracks.[2]