Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol 3

$19.99
Label
Naxos
Release Date
July 1, 2000
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      POULENC
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 01, 2000
    • UPC
      730099461320
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8553613
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Capriccio d'apres Le bal masque for Two Pianos

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    2. Prologue: Extremement lent et calme

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    3. Allegro molto: Tres rythme

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    4. Andante lyrico: Lentement

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    5. Epilogue: Allegro giocosco

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    6. Élégie for Two Pianos

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    7. L'embarquement pour Cythere

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    8. Prelude: Modéré

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    9. Rustique: Naif et lent

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    10. Final: Tres vite

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: François Chaplin, Alexandre Tharaud

    11. Presto

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck, André Moisan

    12. Andant: Tres lent

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck, André Moisan

    13. Vif: Vite, avec joie

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck, André Moisan

    14. Allegro: Tres rythme

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck, Laurent Lefevre

    15. Romance: Andante tres doux

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck, Laurent Lefevre

    16. Final: Tres Anime

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Ronald van Spaendonck, Laurent Lefevre

    17. Allegro moderato: Grazioso

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Hervé Joulain, Guy Touvron, Jacques Mauger

    18. Andante: Tres lent

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Hervé Joulain, Guy Touvron, Jacques Mauger

    19. Rondeau: Anime

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Hervé Joulain, Guy Touvron, Jacques Mauger


Naxos' triumphant march through Poulenc's complete chamber music continues with this latest release containing, among a host of smaller items, a smashing performance of the magnificent Sonata for Two Pianos, one of the composer's greatest large works in any medium. Alexandre Tharaud and Francis Chaplin play beautifully; their performance is a touch less expansive than Fèvier/Tacchino on EMI, but still hypnotically seductive in the slow introduction and third movement, while the faster music has the right rhythmic skittishness and crisp articulation. The other outstanding performance here is the Sonata for horn, trumpet, and trombone. This awkward but charming piece has seldom sounded better balanced and more natural (not to mention in tune), and it's very well recorded in a warm acoustic. The other pieces are trifles, but no less enjoyable for that. Another winner. --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com