Francis Poulenc & Friends (EMI Classic Archive 42)

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Francis Poulenc & Friends
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Alan Titherington

Certificate: N/A
Running Time: 115 mins
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Release Date: 2005
Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
The 42nd in the series of EMI Classics on DVD features the music of the great French composer Francis Poulenc, who accompanies, and is accompanied by many of the greatest musicians around in the final years of his life.

Including a performance of the Concerto for Two Pianos, in which the composer himself was a soloist just two months before his death, this DVD is a fascinating record of a musician's life, career and lasting influence on future generations.

The music consists of:

Sonata for Flute and Piano: II Cantilena. Assex Lent

Jean-Pierre Rampal flute
Francis Poulenc piano

"Oh! Mon père, cessons ce jeu, par pitié" from Dialogues des Carmélites

"Tu as raison. Si, je t'écoute..." from La Voix humaine

"Non, Monsieur mon mari!" from Les Mamelles de Tirésias

Denise Duval soprano
Francis Poulenc piano

Filmed at the Salle Gaveau, Paris, May 14th 1959

from La Courte Paille

Les Anges musiciens
Quelle Aventure!

Denise Duval soprano
Francis Poulenc piano

Filmed in Paris, February 26th 1961

Concerto in D minor for 2 Pianos and Orchestra

Francis Poulenc / Jacques Février pianos
Orchestra National de la RTF
Georges Prêtre conductor

Filmed at the RTF, Paris, December 1st 1962

Serenade from Chansons gaillardes (arr. Maurice Gendron)

Maurice Gendron cello
Christian Ivaldi piano

Filmed in Paris, February 19th 1963

Sonata for Flute and Piano

Jean-Pierre Rampal flute
Robert Veyron-Lacroix piano

Filmed in Paris, April 16th 1963

from Trois Pièces

Pastourelle
Toccata

Gabriel Tacchino piano

Filmed in Paris, August 27th 1963

Trois Mouvements perpétuels

Jacques Février piano

from Banalités

Hôtel
Voyage à Paris

from Chansons villageoises

Les Gars vont à la fête

from Chansons gaillardes

L'Offrande
Invocation aux Parques
La Belle Jeunesse

Gabriel Bacquier baritone

Filmed in Paris, June 27th 1964

Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani

Jean-Jacques Grunewald organ
Orchestra Philharmoniqe de l'ORTF
Georges Prêtre conductor

Filmed at the ORTF, Paris, March 23rd 1968