Poèmes
{{Infobox album
| name = Poèmes
| type = studio
| artist = Renée Fleming
| cover = Poèmes album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 6 March 2012
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| genre = French art songs
| length =
| label = Decca Records
| producer =
| prev_title = Dark Hope
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Guilty Pleasures
| next_year = 2013
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Allmusic|class=album|id=w277836|first=Stephen|last=Eddins|label=Poèmes}}
| rev2 = BBC Music
|rev2Score = (Favorable)[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/pc28 Review], BBC Music
| rev3 = The Guardian
|rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/mar/08/renee-fleming-poemes-cd-review?newsfeed=true Review], The Guardian
| rev4 = The Independent
|rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/album-renee-fleming-pomes-decca-7545908.html Review], The Independent
|noprose=yes
}}
Poèmes is a 2012 album of French songs sung by operatic soprano Renée Fleming. Ravel's Shéhérazade (1903) and Messiaen's Poèmes pour Mi (1936) are followed by two sets of songs by Henri Dutilleux. He transcribed Deux sonnets de Jean Cassou for Fleming (it was originally for baritone voice) and composed Le temps l'horloge specifically for Fleming. The album won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.[http://www.eonline.com/news/386489/2013-grammy-awards-winners-the-complete-list 2013 Grammy Winners]
Track listing
- Ravel Shéhérazade: I. "Asie" 11:02
- Shéhérazade: II. "La Flûte enchantée" 3:32
- Shéhérazade: III. "L'Indifférent" 4:14
- Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi: I. "Action de grâces" 5:58
- Poèmes pour Mi: II. "Paysage" 2:00
- Poèmes pour Mi: III. "La Maison" 1:55
- Poèmes pour Mi: IV. "Epouvante" 2:53
- Poèmes pour Mi: V. "L'Épouse" 3:00
- Poèmes pour Mi: VI. "Ta voix" 3:15
- Poèmes pour Mi: VII. "Les Deux Guerriers" 1:40
- Poèmes pour Mi: VIII. "Le Collier" 4:21
- Poèmes pour Mi: IX. "Prière exaucée" 3:11
- Henri Dutilleux Deux sonnets de Jean Cassou: I. "II n'y avait que des troncs déchirés" 2:19
- Deux sonnets de Jean Cassou: II. "J'ai rêvé que je vous portais entre mes bras" 5:30
- Dutilleux Le temps l'horloge: "Le temps l'horloge" 1:43
- Le temps l'horloge: "Le Masque" 4:25
- Le temps l'horloge: "Le Dernier poème" 2:06
- Le temps l'horloge: "Interlude" 1:20
- Le temps l'horloge: "Enivrez-vous" 4:39
The Orchestre national de France, conducted by Seiji Ozawa, accompanied Le temps l'horloge. Alan Gilbert conducted the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France on all other tracks.[https://www.deccaclassics.com/en/catalogue/products/renee-fleming-poemes-9849 Renée Fleming: Poèmes], Decca
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Category:2012 classical albums
Category:Albums conducted by Seiji Ozawa
Category:Recordings of Maurice Ravel