Louise And Her Lover

Soprano Paula Sides and pianist Sergey Rybin have teamed up for this vibrant new recording of works by the French 20th Century composer Francis Poulenc. The centrepiece of the album is Poulenc's short solo opera La voix humaine ("The human voice"), based on the play of the same name by his friend Jean Cocteau.

Soprano Paula Sides and pianist Sergey Rybin have teamed up for this vibrant new recording of works by the French 20th Century composer Francis Poulenc. The centrepiece of the album is Poulenc's short solo opera La voix humaine ("The human voice"), based on the play of the same name by his friend Jean Cocteau.

The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.

It features all the 'usual suspects' like Helen Shapiro, Susan Maughan, Julie Grant, Billie Davis (who sings the title track), Carol Deene, The Breakaways, The Vernons Girls, Maureen Evans, Kathy Kirby, Anita Harris, Jackie Trent, Louise Cordet, Lynn Cornell, Glenda Collins, etc., not forgetting Dusty, when she was still a Springfield.Juxtaposed against newcomers like Grazina, Candy Sparling, Simone Jackson, Christine Quaite, Susan Singer, Patsy Ann Noble, Patti Lynn, Penny Calvert, Suzy Cope, Hayley Mills, Valerie Mountain, Sally Green, etc.Also, members of the established 'old guard', embracing the new Brit Girl sound, Alma Cogan, Petula Clark, Marion Ryan, Lita Roza, Cleo Laine, Jackie Lee, Ruby Murray, Pat Reader, Lorne Lesley, etc.This is a unique collection of hits and obscure collectors' rarities, many of the latter appearing here for the first time on CD.