Poulenc: Aubade; Concerto pour piano; Concerto pour 2 pianos [Import]

1. Aubade, choreographic concerto for piano & 18 instruments, FP 51
Composed by Francis Poulenc
with Gabriel Tacchino
Conducted by Georges Pretre

2. Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, FP 146
Composed by Francis Poulenc
Performed by Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra with Gabriel Tacchino
Conducted by Georges Pretre

3. Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in D minor, FP 61
Composed by Francis Poulenc
Performed by Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra with Bernard Ringeissen , Gabriel Tacchino
Conducted by Alain Lanceron , Georges Pretre

Poulenc: Aubade; Concerto pour piano; Concerto pour 2 pianos,Francis Poulenc,Alain Lanceron,Georges Prêtre,Conservatory Society Concert Orchestra [members of],Monte Carlo Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra,Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo,Bernard Ringeissen,Gabriel Tacchino,EMI Int'l,20th/21st Century Ballet,Ballet,Classical,Classical Music,Concerto,Concerto for Two Pianos,Piano Concerto

Average customer rating: One Of The Finest Poulenc CDs

Poulenc: Aubade; Concerto pour piano; Concerto pour 2 pianos Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000002S4W Release Date: 1993-08-17

Tracks:

1. Aubade: I. Toccata
2. Aubade: II. Recitatif: les compagnes de Diane
3. Aubade: III. Rondeau: Diane et compagnes
4. Aubade: IV. Presto: Toillette de Diane
5. Aubade: V. Recitatif: Introduction a la variation de Diane
6. Aubade: VI. Andante: Variation de Diane
7. Aubade: VII. Allegro feroce: Desespoir de Diane
8. Aubade: VIII. Conclusion: Adieux et depart de Diane
9. Con pour pno & orch: I. Allegretto commodo
10. Con pour pno & orch: II. Andante con moto
11. Con pour pno & orch: III. Rondo a la francaise: Presto giocoso
12. Con pour 2 pnos & orch in d: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Gabriel Tacchino/Bernard Ringeissen
13. Con pour 2 pnos & orch in d: II. Larghetto - Gabriel Tacchino/Bernard Ringeissen
14. Con pour 2 pnos & orch in d: III. Finale: allegro molto - Gabriel Tacchino/Bernard Ringeissen

Customer Reviews:

One Of The Finest Poulenc CDs.......2005-06-07

Few French composers are as consistently delightful as Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). His music has a joie de vivre and sparkling wit that are simply irresistable. This well-recorded CD contains three works that show Poulenc at his most bon vivant. The "Aubade" from about 1929 was originally composed as a ballet, but later became a "concerto choregraphique" for piano and 18 instruments. It abounds with gestures that recall both Mozart and Stravinsky, but there is no mistaking the music as quintessentially Poulenc's.

The Piano Concerto (1949) has moments of serene calm mixed with subtle wit. The finale has a theme with bizarre echoes of Stephen Foster's "Old Folks At Home" (Way down upon the Swanee River), mixed with French can-can and some sort of Brazilian dance tune. What a mix!

The Concerto for Two Pianos (1932), to my mind one of Poulenc's very greatest works, is filled with adroit borrowings and witty parody. This was one of Poulenc's efforts that earned him a reputation among some critics as an amiable "magpie." For me, Poulenc's music is a virtual paradise of "musical detective" work. There are so many clever references to other composers here, all heard through a fractured prism that is slightly sentimental and extraordinarily clever. For example, there is a riff on Javanese gamelan music (Poulenc, Roussel and other French composers were apparently bowled over by an exhibition of gamelan works at a 1931 Paris exhibition), plus sundry elements of jazz. Try the Larghetto, track 13: a Mozart piano sonata is imitated, then comes a sentimental rendering of the slow mvt. theme from Mozart's Piano Concerto #21 (aka "Elvira Madigan"). What evolves is a lovely original tune that I think film composer John Williams lifted as a principal theme in his score for the re-make of "Sabrina." And all this occurs within 5 minutes!

The performances here are wonderfully idiomatic. Conductor Georges Pretre was closely associated with Poulenc and premiered several of the composer's works. Pianist Gabriel Tacchino is in the Aubade and the Piano Concerto, and he is joined by Bernard Ringeissen in the Two Piano Concerto. I have never heard better played or recorded performances of these pieces, although I am also very fond of Pretre's earlier recording of the 2-piano work with Jacques Fevrier and Poulenc himself on the keyboards (it's a bit slower than this later one, likely a concession to the composer's more limited digital abilities).

Highly recommended!

Jeff Lipscomb

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Poulenc: Concertos pour orgue, piano, deux pianos & clavecin Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Harpsichord | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004VRAH Release Date: 2000-01-01

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Poulenc: Concerto pour 2 pianos; Concerto pour piano; Aubade Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001U1QCU Release Date: 2004-05-01

Tracks:

1. Concerto For Two Pianos And Orchestra In D Minor
2. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra
3. Aubade

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Poulenc: Concerto pour 2 pianos/Concerto pour piano/Aubade Conlon/Rpo Manufacturer: Bmg Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000E6YB Release Date: 1989-03-21

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