Francis Poulenc : Figure Humaine
Francis Poulenc : Figure Humaine
Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Text: Paul Eluard
Conductor: Yuval Benozer
Assistant Conductor: Guy Pelc
Duration of work: 17:49 minutes
The Israeli Vocal Ensemble performs for the first time in Israel the cantata Figure Humaine, composed by Francis Poulenc in 1942, for texts by the French poet Paul Eluard, during the Nazi occupation. The work is considered by many to be the pinnacle of Poulenc’s work, if not one of the best works written in the 20th century.