Poulenc Plays Poulenc and Satie

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SOMM Recordings
Release Date
July 18, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Francis Poulenc, Erik Satie
    • PERFORMER
      Francis Poulenc, Jacques Fevrier, Orchestre National de la RTF, Orchestre des concerts Straram
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 18, 2025
    • UPC
      758871504126
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ARIADNE 5041
    • LABEL
      SOMM Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Piano
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de l'RTF

      Performer: Francis Poulenc, Jacques Fevrier

      Conductor: Georges Prêtre

    2. II. Larghetto

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de l'RTF

      Performer: Francis Poulenc, Jacques Fevrier

      Conductor: Georges Prêtre

    3. III. Finale: Allegro molto

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de l'RTF

      Performer: Francis Poulenc, Jacques Fevrier

      Conductor: Georges Prêtre

    4. I. Assez modéré

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    5. II. Tres modéré

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    6. III. Alerte

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    7. Nocturnes, FP 56: No. 1 in C Major

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    8. I. Bransle de Bourgogne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    9. II. Pavane

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    10. III. Petite marche militaire

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    11. IV. Complainte

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    12. V. Bransle de Champagne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    13. VI. Sicilienne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    14. VII. Carillon

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    15. I. Sur un Vaisseau

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    16. II. Sur une Lanterne

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    17. III. Sur un Casque

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    18. 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    19. 3 Sarabandes: Sarabande No. 2

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    20. 3 Gnossiennes: Gnossienne No. 3

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    21. I. Idylle. Modéré, je vous prie

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    22. II. Aubade. Pas vite

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    23. III. Méditation. Un peu vif

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    24. I. Tyrolienne Turque

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    25. II. Danse maigre (a la manière de ces Messieurs)

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    26. III. Españaña

      Composer: Erik Satie

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

    27. Toccata -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre des Concerts Straram

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

      Conductor: Walther Straram

    28. Recitatif: Introduction à la Variation de Diane -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre des Concerts Straram

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

      Conductor: Walther Straram

    29. Rondeau: Diane et compagnes - Entrée de Diane - Sortie de Diane -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre des Concerts Straram

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

      Conductor: Walther Straram

    30. Presto: Toilette de Diane -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre des Concerts Straram

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

      Conductor: Walther Straram

    31. Récitatif: Les compagnes de Diane

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre des Concerts Straram

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

      Conductor: Walther Straram

    32. Andante: Variation de Diane - Allegro feroce: Désespoir de Diane -

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre des Concerts Straram

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

      Conductor: Walther Straram

    33. Allegro feroce: Désespoir de Diane

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre des Concerts Straram

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

      Conductor: Walther Straram

    34. Conclusion: Adieux et départ de Diane

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre des Concerts Straram

      Performer: Francis Poulenc

      Conductor: Walther Straram


SOMM Recordings highlights the pianistic mastery of Francis Poulenc (1899�- 1963) with a release of extraordinary historic recordings including two of his four major concertante works and selected solo piano pieces. To mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Erik Satie (1866�- 1925), this recording also features Poulenc performing piano gems by Satie, whose distaste for academic routine and Romanticism had a profound influence on Poulenc and the other members of the ad hoc music group, Les Six. These performances, ranging from 1930 to 1950, have been brilliantly remastered by long-time SOMM collaborator, Lani Spahr, about whose work Gramophone has said, "There are historic releases that make the grade because they are just that - 'historic' - and there are releases that make history because they are musically overwhelming." This release opens with Poulenc's Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra, commissioned by American-born heiress Princess Edmond de Polignac specifically to be premiered by the composer and his friend, Jacques Fevrier, at the International Festival of Contemporary Music in Venice in 1932. The vibrant colouration inherent in the piece was inspired by Balinese musicians whom Poulenc had heard at the Paris Colonial Exhibition of 1931. The performance heard here with Georges Pretre conducting the Orchestre National de France was recorded the year before Poulenc's sudden death, and again pairs Poulenc and Fevrier, thirty years after they created the world premiere. While on tour in New York during the winter of 1949 /1950, Poulenc recorded selections of his piano music along with twelve of his favourite compositions by Erik Satie. Poulenc's own music ranges from his earliest works, Trois mouvements perpetuelles, to the C major Nocturne from a set of eight, and the neo-classical Suite francaise of 1935-a homage to his 16th century compatriot, Claude Gervaise. Erik Satie was not as gifted a pianist as Poulenc, and his technical limitations largely confined his output to the shorter forms, particularly for piano, where his singular creative genius shone at it's brightest. Amongst some of Satie's deliberately absurd titles-like "Tyrolean Turk" and "Skinny Dance"-Poulenc also chose to record one each of Satie's exquisitely crafted Gymnopedie and Gnossienne. Aubade (Morning Song), a 1929 concerto for piano and chamber orchestra of eighteen instruments, is the final work on this release. It exists as both a Concerto choreographique, based on the Roman myth of the virgin huntress Diana, and also a concert version, as heard here. The positive response to Aubade led to a commercial recording with the Orchestre Straram conducted by Walther Straram, the 78rpm discs capturing Poulenc's only recording of this work.