Proms Chamber Music 1 (16.7.12): Alice Coote sings French chansons

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Monday 16 July
1.00pm – c. 2.00pm
Cadogan Hall

Gounod: Au printemps (2 mins)
Saint-Saëns: Aimons-nous (4 mins)
Fauré: Poème d'un jour (6 mins)
Fauré: Cinq mélodies 'de Venise' – En sourdine (3 mins)
Fauré: Au bord de l'eau (2 mins)
Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan (3 mins)
Fauré: Le secret (2 mins)
Fauré: Notre amour (2 mins)
Satie: Je te veux (4 mins)
Hahn: L'énamourée (4 mins)
Hahn: Fumée (3 mins)
Hahn: Dans la nuit (2 mins)
Hahn: Chansons grises – L'heure exquise (2 mins)
Poulenc: Métamorphoses – C'est ainsi que tu es (2 mins)
Poulenc: Banalités – Hôtel, Voyages à Paris (2 mins)
Poulenc: Les chemins d'amour (4 mins)

Alice Coote mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake piano

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I shall be listening to this concert with interest. When I took Grade 8 singing, two and half years ago, I wanted to sing a Faure song as my non-English choice, but despite being a reasonable French speaker, I found it surprisingly difficult to sing, so I chose a Brahms song instead, even though I know only two German words.

[Roehre]

I shall be listening to this concert with interest. When I took Grade 8 singing, two and half years ago, I wanted to sing a Faure song as my non-English choice, but despite being a reasonable French speaker, I found it surprisingly difficult to sing, so I chose a Brahms song instead, even though I know only two German words.

Zwei Bier

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

That makes 4.

[amateur51]

Zwei Bier

[amateur51]

That makes 4.

[french frank]

These are the comments on the recital, are they?

I was thinking of flagging it up as the Now iPlaying item.

[DoctorT]

Am I the only person who listened to this? I heard it on the car radio during a welcome lunch break. I'm no expert on French song, but I love Alice Coote's voice and thoroughly enjoyed the recital - not forgetting the excellent Julius Drake of course!

[bluestateprommer]

Am I the only person who listened to this?

Nope, I heard it too, albeit after the fact via iPlayer and not in real time. Agree with DoctorT that this was a very fine recital from AC and JD. I've not heard a song recital yet in Cadogan Hall, so it would be interesting to see how it compares with Wigmore Hall for song recitals. If I ever return for The Proms, maybe I'll get to catch a song recital at CH.

[cloughie]

Am I the only person who listened to this? I heard it on the car radio during a welcome lunch break. I'm no expert on French song, but I love Alice Coote's voice and thoroughly enjoyed the recital - not forgetting the excellent Julius Drake of course!

Wasn't it good! Reassuring that we still have proper singers like Alice Coote.