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From childhood, Poulenc was exposed to two versions of Paris, one that was working-class and religious, another that was high society, secular and avant-garde.
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 first programme, Donald Macleod discovers how, from childhood, Poulenc was exposed to two versions of Paris that were diametrically opposed, and how he created his own strange mythology with his bizarre public debut鈥�
Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146: I. Allegretto commodo
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin, conductor
Sonata for Piano 4 Hands
Francois Chaplin and Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Trois Mouvements Perp茅tuels
Francis Poulenc, piano
4 Pr茅ludes
National Orchestra of France
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Gnossiennes
National Orchestra of France
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Melancolie
Aleck Karis, piano
Rapsodie N猫gre
Badke Quartet
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Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto in c sharp minor, FP 146 (1st mvt, Allegretto commodo)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- LPO : 01-08.
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Francis Poulenc
Elegie
Performer: Fran莽ois Chaplin. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- NAXOS:8553613.
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Francis Poulenc
Trois Mouvements Perp茅tuels
Performer: Francis Poulenc.- Sony : G010003519208E.
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Erik Satie
Preludes (Nos 1 & 2), orch by Poulenc
Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.- DECCA : 452-937-2.
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Erik Satie
Three Gnossiennes (No 3)
Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.- DECCA : 452-937-2.
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Francis Poulenc
Melancolie
Performer: Aleck Karis.- Bridge : 9459.
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Francis Poulenc
Rapsodie Negre
Ensemble: The Oculus Ensemble.- Signum : SIGCD333.
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Broadcast
- Mon 17 Apr 2023 12:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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