Les Six
Poulenc becomes a fixture of Paris's thrilling avant-garde scene, as a member of Jean Cocteau's infamous artistic circle, Les Six.
Francis Poulenc was the epitome of Parisian high society: suave, convivial and connected. Or was that how he wanted us to see him? The critic Claude Rostand famously commented that Poulenc was a combination of 鈥渕oine et voyou鈥� - monk and rogue. This week, we follow the composer from Paris鈥檚 artisanal upper class heartland, to the city鈥檚 dark underbelly, discovering the moments when the monk and the rogue met face-to-face.
In today鈥檚 programme, we鈥檒l hear how Poulenc became a fixture of Paris鈥檚 thrilling avant-garde scene, as a member of Jean Cocteau鈥檚 infamous artistic circle: Les Six.
Le Bestiaire
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Thomas Allen, baritone
L鈥橝lbum des Six
Corinna Simon, piano
Les Mari茅s de la Tour Eiffel
蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Les Biches
蜜芽传媒 National Chorus of Wales
蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Concert Champ锚tre
Orchestre National de France
Pascal Rog茅, harpsichord
Charles Dutoit, conductor
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Francis Poulenc
Le Bestiaire
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Performer: Lisa Friend. Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: Jaroslaw Augustyniak. Singer: Thomas Oliemans. Ensemble: The Oculus Ensemble.- SIGNUM : SIGCD-333.
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Georges Auric
Prelude, for L'Album des Six'
Performer: Corinna Simon.- RCA RED SEAL : 19075959772.
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Louis Durey
Romance sans paroles, for L'Album des Six'
Performer: Corinna Simon.- RCA RED SEAL : 19075959772.
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Arthur Honegger
Sarabande, for L'Album des Six'
Performer: Corinna Simon.- RCA RED SEAL : 19075959772.
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Darius Milhaud
Mazurka, for L'Album des Six'
Performer: Corinna Simon.- RCA RED SEAL : 19075959772.
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Francis Poulenc
Valse, for L'Album des Six
Performer: Corinna Simon.- RCA RED SEAL : 19075959772.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Pastorale, for L'Album des Six'
Performer: Corinna Simon.- RCA RED SEAL : 19075959772.
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Darius Milhaud
Les Mari茅s de la Tour Eiffel
Composer: Georges Auric. Composer: Arthur Honegger. Composer: Francis Poulenc. Composer: Germaine Tailleferre. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.- Chandos : CHSA-5260.
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Francis Poulenc
Les Biches (excerpt)
Choir: 蜜芽传媒 National Chorus of Wales. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.- SIGNUM : SIGCD205.
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Francis Poulenc
Concert champetre
Performer: Pascal Rog茅. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.- DECCA : 452-665-2.
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Broadcast
- Tue 18 Apr 2023 12:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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