Thanks for the reply Lloyd. I have the Gedda recording, and enjoy it, although there are occasional non-french pronunciations. I love singing french song, although I have to admit that I don't do it in a very french way. Like Gedda (well, not quite) I sing them full voice. I presume the recording you have is from the full set of Poulenc songs, sung by Elly Ameling, Gedda, Gerard Souzay, Michel Senechal and William Parker. I find that the singer I find least easy to listen to on this is Souzay, although many french specialists claim him to be the best interpreter since Bernac. I haven't heard Bernac myself, but many friends tell me that I would probably find the same as with Souzay. Is this style of singing, which I see as eccentric interpretation at the expense of musicality and technique, solely common to french music? Does it occur with English singers and, being English myself, I just don't notice it as much?
Just a thought
Colin Reed, tenor Newark, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...> To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com> Sent: 25 January 2003 21:24 Subject: Re: [vocalist] Tel jour telle nuit
> Colin: > > I might add that there is an excellent recording of "Tel Jour, Telle > Nuit" by Nicoli Gedda. He sings it with a full voice unlike many > french recordings. > -- > Lloyd W. Hanson > > > > > > >
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