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Poulenc’s music is supposed to be lighthearted, easy to play, and not too technically demanding. Why then are there so many lousy performances of it?
Poulenc’s choral music would be a lot more popular with choirs if it just wasn’t so darned difficult to sing. Because it’s the sort of
There are two major reasons to own this set. The
Poulenc’s complete chamber music for woodwinds and piano, save for a few trifles, fits conveniently onto a single disc, and these are good, sometimes very
To those who follow and truly care about these things,
Naxos has done it again! Francis Poulenc’s delicious Concert Champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra, surely the finest work of its genre, also is one of
[This is a re-post in tribute to and remembrance of
The title “Epilogues” refers to the fact that Brahms, Saint-Saëns, and Poulenc wrote clarinet sonatas at the end of their composing careers. More importantly, clarinetist
When I initially glanced through the listed titles, I assumed that this recital’s theme had to do with music inspired by elements of nighttime. Well,
Seiji Ozawa is yet another one of those excellent conductors
