Poulenc: Piano & Chamber Music

Francis Poulenc is one of those French twentieth-century composers who managed to combine light-heartedness, serious aspects and even wit in his works. Perhaps due to his reputation does not equal that of the likes of Ravel. This in spite of for instance the large number of beautiful songs he wrote. Poulencs oeuvre includes a large number of short pieces for piano solo which are rarely performed. This set includes 2 CD's with several dozens of them, like the 15 improvisations, the tiny Humoresque and the lovely 3 Pièces. Performances by Gabriel Tacchino. Of Poulenc's 14 chamber music works 11 are recorded on two CD's in this set. All delightful music which spans his entire composing career. Poulenc had an apparent predilection for wind instruments. He even made combinations with the bassoon highly attractive like in the trio with piano and oboe. More or less historical recordings (made between 1966 and 1983) by more and less famous musicians like Yehudi Menuhin on the violin, Pierre Fournier, cello; and Jacques Février, piano.

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