Les Chemins de l'amour

"Les Chemins de l'amour"
Song by Francis Poulenc
Catalogue	FP 106-Ia
Text	by Jean Anouilh
Language	French
Based on	Léocadia by Jean Anouilh
Composed	1940
Dedication	Yvonne Printemps
Premiere
Date	28 November 1940 (1940-11-28)
Location	Théâtre de la Michodière, Paris

"Les Chemins de l’amour" (The pathways of love), FP 106-Ia, is a song (mélodie) for voice and piano composed in 1940 by Francis Poulenc on lyrics by Jean Anouilh, based on a waltz sung from the incidental music of the play Léocadia.

Genesis

Composed in October 1940,^[1] the song is dedicated to the comedian and singer Yvonne Printemps, who sang it at the premiere of the play Léocadia on 1 December 1940. The song was somewhat successful, and Printemps recorded it.

Max Eschig published the score in 1945.

The American singer Jessye Norman made it one of her favorite tunes.

Discography

Yvonne Printemps and Marcel Cariven (conducting).
André Schlesser and Georges Delerue (conducting). Grand Prix du disque.
Felicity Lott (soprano) and Graham Johnson (piano) - Hyperion.
Jessye Norman (soprano) and Dalton Baldwin (piano) - Philips.
Véronique Gens (soprano) and Roger Vignoles (piano) - Erato.
Patricia Petibon (soprano), Christian-Pierre La Marca (cello), Amandine Savary (piano) - Sony.
Sophie Karthauser (soprano), Eugène Asti (piano) - Harmonia Mundi
Mischa Maisky (cello), Daria Havora (piano) - Grammophon

References

↑ Les Chemins de l'amour on the site of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

External links

Francis Poulenc · catalogue FP · List of compositions
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Concertos	Concert champêtre (1927) Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1932) Organ Concerto (1938) Piano Concerto (1949)
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Songs	Chanson à boire (1922) Fiançailles pour rire (1939) "Les Chemins de l'amour" (1940)
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Collaborations	L'Album des Six (1919) Les mariés de la tour Eiffel (1921) L'éventail de Jeanne (1927) Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long (1956)
Incidental music	Le Gendarme incompris (1920) Intermezzo (1933) Léocadia (1940) L'Invitation au château (1947) Amphitryon (1947) Renaud et Armide (1962)
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