Larry explores this theme once again. Both a vocal and non‐vocal version of familiar music is performed. A Puccini aria, a song about love by Poulenc, and a traditional Welsh song will be heard by Jessye Norman, Jonas Kaufmann, and the King’s Singers.
First the Music, Then the Words
Playlist
“Che Gelida Manina” from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini
John Bayless, piano
(New York 1993. ANGEL CDC 54801 2 1)
“Che Gelida Manina” from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini
Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Prague Philharmonic; Marco Armiliato; conductor
(Prague 2007. DECCA B0010837-02)
“Les Chemins de l’amour” by Francis Poulenc
Mischa Maisky, cello; Daria Hovora, piano
(Hamburg 1999. DGG 457 657-2)
“Les Chemins de l’amour” by Francis Poulenc
Jessye Norman, soprano; Dalton Baldwin, piano
(PHILLIPS 422 895-2)
“All Through the Night,” Traditional Welsh Folksong
Morton Gould and his Orchestra
(New York 1958. RCA VICTOR 09026-68479-2)
“All Through the Night,” Traditional Welsh Folksong
The King’s Singers
(London 1991. EMI CDC 7 54904 2 7)
