Poulenc: Organ Concerto, Concert Champêtre, Etc / Lefebvre

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
March 1, 1999
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      POULENC
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Lille National Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Philippe, Elisabeth, Lefebvre, Jean-Claude, Chojnacka, Casadesus
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 01, 1999
    • UPC
      636943424124
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8554241
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. Andante -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Philippe Lefebvre

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    2. Allegro giocoso -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Philippe Lefebvre

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    3. Subito andante moderato -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Philippe Lefebvre

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    4. Tempo allegro, molto agitato -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Philippe Lefebvre

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    5. Tres calme: Lent -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Philippe Lefebvre

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    6. Tempo de l'allegro initial -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Philippe Lefebvre

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    7. Tempo introduction: Largo

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Philippe Lefebvre

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    8. I. Allegro molto. Adagio. Allegro molto

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Elisabeth Chojnacka

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    9. II. Andante: Mouvement de Sicilienne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Elisabeth Chojnacka

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    10. III. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Elisabeth Chojnacka

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    11. I. Bransle de Bourgogne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    12. II. Pavane

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    13. III. Petite marche militaire

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    14. IV. Complainte

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    15. V. Bransle de Champagne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    16. VI. Sicilienne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus

    17. VII. Carillon

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus



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 the most difficult to bring off. The problem is one of balance: it was composed for a huge Pleyel harpsichord, which had the dynamic range of a modern grand piano. Usually it's played on a tiny little Baroque instrument, with the balance problems left to the recording engineers, who either blow it completely or adjust matters electronically, which is equally unconvincing. Here, finally, is a performance that works: the right-sounding instrument, dazzling execution, and excellent sonics. The same holds true for the Organ Concerto, appropriately captured in live performance before a very quiet audience in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris. In fact, not since the recordings supervised by the composer himself have we had this music rendered with such idiomatic flair.--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com