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Friendly Persuasions: Songs in Homage to Poulenc

Song Cycle by Jake Heggie (b. 1961)

1. Wanda Landowska
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
‘My God! My God,’ she said
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Text Authorship:

  • by Gene Scheer (b. 1958), copyright ©

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2. Pierre Bernac
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Christmas 1936. Fa la la la la la la!
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  • by Gene Scheer (b. 1958), copyright ©

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3. Raymonde Linossier
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A green leaf falls to the ground
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  • by Gene Scheer (b. 1958), copyright ©

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4. Paul Éluard
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The war is raging in Europe and in his poetry
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  • by Gene Scheer (b. 1958), copyright ©

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