Poulenc, Francis > Chamber Music

Poulenc: Chamber Music / Pentaedre; David Jalbert, piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-02-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Trio for oboe, bassoon & pi...
Performers: Bourget, Danielle; Carpentier, Martin; Forget, Normand; Jalbert, David; Lussier, Mathieu; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe
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Ensemble: Pentaèdre (Woodwind Quintet)

Francis Poulenc's catalogue contains some 200 works, consisting of mostly of vocal music. It also includes many pieces for piano, four concertos, music for the...continue...
Recording information: Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal, (10/2010)....continue...

Poulenc: Wind Sonatas; Wind Trio / Ensemble Midvest

1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168; Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines, Op. 114; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP ...
Performers: Boudreault, Etienne; Hansen, Martin Roeck; Kirstein, Peter; Norholt, Charlotte; Sandberg, Erik; Wik, Svante
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Ensemble: Ensemble MidtVest; Ensemble Midvest

The Ensemble MidtVest presents a regaling performance of some of Poulenc's most memorable chamber works. Released by cpo, these chamber works offer the esoteric sounds...continue...
Recording information: Radiohusets Studie 2 (DR) (2008-03-09_2008-03-12&2008-)....continue...

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Works / London Conchord Ens.

2 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP 185; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Sextet for wind quintet & p...
Performers: Carroll, Thomas; Ellis, Tom; Flammineis, Andrea; Fulcher, Byron; Hosford, Richard; Koch, Maya; Korth, Nicholas; Martin, Maximiliano; Milford, Julian; Pailthorpe, Daniel; Pailthorpe, Emily; Robson, Ba...
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Ensemble: London Conchord Ensemble

This new disc from the acclaimed London Concord Ensemble presents Francis Poulenc's complete chamber music on 2 CDs. This flexible ensemble of internationally recognized young...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, Wet Sussex, UK....continue...

New Israel Woodwind Quintet plays Beethoven, Strauss, Poulenc, Ben-Ari

1 CD / Meridian / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E flat major, Op. 16; Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspie...
Performers: Ben-Ari, Ohad; Golan, Itamar [Piano]
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Ensemble: New Israel Woodwind Quintet

Outstanding performances of important wind pieces with piano accompaniment, recorded in the Jerusalem Music Center by esteemed recording engineer Richard Hughes. Includes premiere recording of...continue...
Recording information: Jerusalem Music Centre (10/08/2006-10/11/2006)....continue...

Poulenc: Music for Piano and Wind

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP 185
Performers: Eshed, Guy; Horton, Tim; Hunt, Matthew; Whelan, Peter; Wilson, Adrian
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Ensemble: Ensemble 360

"It is hard to imagine now, listening to this elegant music, that Poulenc was once denigrated by the early 20th-century arbiters of taste as a...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (05/28/2008-05/31/2008)....continue...

Poulenc: Intégrale Musique du Chambre avec Vents

2 CD / Indesens / 2010-06-11

Works: Francis Poulenc: Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines, Op. 114; Sonata for clarinet & bassoon, FP 32; Sonata for 2 clarinets, FP 7; Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Sonata for Horn, Trumpet...
Performers: Berrod, Philippe; Cazalet, Andre; Cottet-Dumoulin, Guillaume; Derbesse, Olivier; Desert, Claire; Gattet, Alexandre; Lucas, Vincent; Mellardi, Frederic; Orval, Francis; Strosser, Emmanuel; Trenel, Marc

Recording information: Temple Saint-Marcel, Paris, France (2009)....continue...

Fibonacci Sequence - Oboe - Mozart, Poulenc, Elgar, et al / O'Neal, et al

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2009-11-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Adagio for English horn, 2 horns & bassoon in C major (fragment), K. Anh. 94 (K. 580a); Francis Poulenc: Trio for oboe,...
Performers: O'Neal, Christopher; Skinner, Richard [Bassoon]; Sturrock, Kathron; Tingay, Gillian
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Ensemble: Fibonacci Sequence

Christopher O'Neal performs works for oboe assisted by his colleagues in the ensemble, Fibonacci Sequence. Active in the commercial studio, he is also principal oboist...continue...

Poulenc play Poulenc - Glinka, Previn, etc / Poulenc Trio

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2009-08-11

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Trio pathétique, for clarinet (or violin), bassoon (or cello) & piano in D minor, G. iv173; Francis Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Charles-Lois Triebert & Louis ...
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Ensemble: Poulenc Trio

The Poulenc Trio brings together three uniquely gifted virtuosos, oboist Vladimir Lande, bassoonist Bryan Young, and pianist Irina Kaplan Lande. Combining brilliant 21st Century vibrancy...continue...

Francis Poulenc: Le Bal Masque; Le Bestiaire; Sextet; Trio

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Le bal masqué, for baritone (or mezzo-soprano) & chamber ensemble, FP 60; Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Le bestiaire (Cortège d'Orphée), song cycle for voice ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Composers in Person

22 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Béla Bartók: Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38; Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39; Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43; A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano n...
Performers: Barrientos, Maria; Bartók, Béla; Benbow, Edwin; Benedetti, Fernand; Bernac, Pierre; Bonneau, Georges; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Cahuzac, Louis; Charmy, Roland; Cro...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Hindemith, Paul; Khachaturian, Aram; Honegger, Arthur; Straram, Walther; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Coppola, Piero; Glazunov, Alexander; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Pfitzner, Hans; Milhaud, ...
Ensemble: ; Percurama Percussion Ensemble

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind...continue...

Spannungen: Musik im Kraftwerk Heimbach [Limited Edition]

14 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, B. 162 (Op. 87); Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Adamsky, Thomas; Bühl, Gregor; Bach, Andreas; Behr-König, Anette; Berwaerts, Jeroen; Bohórquez, Claudio; Bouskova, Jana; Brandkamp, Kornelia; Clein, Natalie; Collins, Michael [Conduc...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel;
Ensemble: ; Heimbach Strings 2006

This is a documentation of the best European chamber music festival that features world-class soloists in live recordings....continue...

Poulenc: Piano Music; Chamber Music [Box Set]

5 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-09

Works: Francis Poulenc: Les soirées de Nazelles, for piano, FP 84; Novelettes (3) for piano, FP 47 & 173; Pastourelle, ballet movement (for collab. work, L'éventail de Jeanne), FP 45; Mouvements p...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Cazalet, Andre; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Juillet, Chantal; Portal, Michel; Roge, Pascal; Wallez, Amaury

Piano and Wind / Ashkenazy, Reykjavik Wind Quintet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet, for flute, clarinet, horn, basson & piano in B flat major; Jean Françaix: L' heure du berge...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vovka; Gudmundsson, Hafsteinn; Johannesson, Einar; Kolbeinsson, Dadi; Ognibene, Joseph; Wilkinson, Bernhardur
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Ensemble: Reykjavik Wind Quintet

"There is something very special about French chamber music for wind instruments and this collection is a splendid example. Vovka Ashkenazy and the Reykjavik Wind...continue...

Poulenc: Sextuor, Trio; Francaix: Octuor, Dixtuor / Linos-Ensemble

1 CD / Capriccio / 2007-06-26

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Jean Françaix: Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon & strings "A huit"; Dixtuor, for wind...

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-04-25

Works: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Work(s); Bohuslav Martinu: Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons & piano, H. 174; Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, B. 92 (Op. 51); F...
Performers: Goode, Mary Scott; Uribe, Lia
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Ensemble: Lyrique Quintette

French Music for Wind Quintet - Poulenc, Ibert, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Jacques Ibert: Pièces brèves (3) for Wind Quintet; Darius Milhaud: La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205; J...
Performers: Gothóni, Ralf
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Ensemble: Wind Quintet of the Danish National Symphony Orche

Since the early nineteenth century French composers have shown a particular skill and deftness of touch in handling wind instruments. This collection of early to...continue...

Musique française / Serkin, McGill, Genovese, Chrisfield

1 CD / Boston Records / 2001-12-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon & piano, in G major, O...
Performers: Chrisfield, Carla; Genovese, Alfred [Oboe]; McGill, David; Serkin, Peter [Piano]

Poulenc, Martinu, et al / The Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Boston Records / 2001-12-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Bohuslav Martinu: Musique de Chambre no 1 for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, harp & piano, H. 376; Krzysztof Penderecki: Quartet for clarinet ...
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Ensemble: Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble

The Original Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet - French

1 CD / Boston Records / 2001-12-01

Works: Darius Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi René (7), suite for wind quintet, Op. 205; André Jolivet: Pastorales de Nöel, for flute/violin, bassoon/viola/cello & harp; Jean Fran&cced...
Performers: Costello, Marilyn; Poulenc, Francis
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Ensemble: Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-02-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for oboe & piano, FP 185; Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Villanelle for pipe (or flute)...
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Doise, Olivier; Joulain, Herve; Lefevre, Laurent; Spaendonck, Ronald Van; Tharaud, Alexandre

Although Francis Poulenc has the popular image of being an outstanding composer of religious choral works and colourful orchestral scores, he was essentially a miniaturist...continue...

Poulenc: The Complete Chamber Music / Nash Ensemble

2 CD / Hyperion / 1999-12-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119; Sonata for 2 clarinets, FP 7; Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone; Sonata for Cello and Piano...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Davies, Philippa; Harris, Michael [Clarinet]; Hosford, Richard; Hulse, Gareth; Leveaux, Ursula; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Phillips, Leo; Purser, David; Wallace, John [Trumpet]; Watki...
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Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

'Thirteen pieces lovingly brought to life by the Nash Ensemble. For once, the word 'jewel-box' for the CD container sounds about right.' (BBC CD Review)

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Poulenc: Organ Concerto, Concert Champêtre, etc

2 CD / Decca Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for 2 pianos, FP 156; Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G mi...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Cazalet, Andre; Eden, Bracha; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Greenberg, Sylvia; Malcolm, George; Portal, Michel; Roge, Pascal; Tamir, Alexander; Wallez, Amaury
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Comissiona, Sergiu; ; López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Lausanne Pro Arte Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Les petits nerveux / Hexagon

1 CD / Bridge / 1997-09-01

Works: Jean Françaix: L' heure du berger, for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & piano; Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43; Camille Sa...
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Ensemble: Hexagon

"This cheekily underplayed, over-the-top, flirtatious, French whirlwind of a program is like drinking a third glass of wine and spinning around in a circle...Les Petits...continue...

The Gothenburg Wind Quintet - Mortensen, et al / Knardahl

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-06-01

Works: Finn Mortensen: Quintet for winds, Op 4; Vagn Holmboe: Notturno, Op. 19; Jan Carlstedt: Sinfonietta for Five Winds; Erkki Salmenhaara: Quintet for winds; Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & pi...

Gounod: Petite Symphony; Poulenc, Ibert / Athena Ensemble

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-09-01

Works: Charles Gounod: Petite symphonie for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns & 2 bassoons in E flat major; Francis Poulenc: Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Jacques Ibert: Pièc...
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Ensemble: Athena Ensemble