Arlene Shrut & Alissa Deeter - Mélodies of Francis Poulenc (2018)

Tracklist
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01. La courte paille, FP 178: No. 1, Le sommeil
02. La courte paille, FP 178: No. 2, Quelle aventure!
03. La courte paille, FP 178: No. 3, La reine du coeur
04. La courte paille, FP 178: No. 4, Ba, be, bi, bo, bu
05. La courte paille, FP 178: No. 5, Les anges musiciens
06. La courte paille, FP 178: No. 6, La carafon
07. La courte paille, FP 178: No. 7, Lune d'avril
08. 3 Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, FP 57: No. 1, Le present
09. 3 Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, FP 57: No. 2, Chanson
10. 3 Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, FP 57: No. 3, Hier
11. Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101: No. 1, La dame d'André
12. Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101: No. 2, Dans l'herbe
13. Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101: No. 3, Il vole
14. Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101: No. 4, Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
15. Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101: No. 5, Violon
16. Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101: No. 6, Fleurs
17. 5 Poèmes de Max Jacob, FP 59: No. 1, Chanson bretonne
18. 5 Poèmes de Max Jacob, FP 59: No. 2, Cimetière
19. 5 Poèmes de Max Jacob, FP 59: No. 3, La petite servante
20. 5 Poèmes de Max Jacob, FP 59: No. 4, Berceuse
21. 5 Poèmes de Max Jacob, FP 59: No. 5, Souric et Mouric
22. 3 Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin, FP 91: No. 1, Le garçon de Liège
23. 3 Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin, FP 91: No. 2, Au-delà
24. 3 Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin, FP 91: No. 3, Aux officiers de la garde blanche


This is a beautiful program of art songs by Francis Poulenc, performed by soprano Alissa Deeter and pianist Arlene Shrut. A nationally recognized performer with firm footing in both classical and musical theatre circles, she is an active recitalist with a penchant for French mélodie as well as the treasured compositions of Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, and Weill. She was a founding member and co-director of The Miscreants Cabaret, a fringe theatre troupe in San Francisco that wrote, produced, and performed original works. Dr. Deeter is the co-author of The Mélodies of Francis Poulenc: A Study Guide (Scarecrow Press, 2014) and has several articles published in the Journal of Singing. She recently presented the lecture recital “The Gender Gap in Francis Poulenc’s Mélodies” at the College Music Society’s International Conference in Stockholm and Helsinki.

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