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Tel jour, telle nuit
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Performer: Ben Johnson (Tenor)
Performer: Tom Primrose (Piano)
Recording date: 22 January 2012
Date of broadcast: 19 June 2012
The discovery of Paul 脡luard鈥檚 poetry ignited a fire in Poulenc to compose this cycle about love, friendship, dreams and journeys. Poulenc鈥檚 musical interpretation of 脡luard鈥檚 poems brings a new appreciation of both poet and composer. The piece translates as 'As the day so the night.'
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Performer: Ben Johnson (Tenor)
Performer: Tom Primrose (Piano)
Recording date: 22 January 2012
Date of broadcast: 19 June 2012
