Poulenc, Francis

Performer

Francis Poulenc (7 January 1899 – 30 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist, member of the French group Les Six. He composed art songs, solo piano music, chamber music, oratorios, choral music, operas, balletmusic, and orchestral music. In addition to composing, Poulenc was an accomplished pianist, and was particularly known for his performing partnerships with the baritone Pierre Bernac and the soprano Denise Duval, touring in Europe and America with both, and making many recordings. He was among the first composers to see the importance of the gramophone, and he recorded extensively from 1928 onwards. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• Unpleasant Glimpses
• Automatic Descriptions
• Three Pieces in the Form of a Pear
• Prelude to The Heroic Gate of Heaven
• Gnossiennes
• Next- to- last Thoughts
• In Riding Habit
• Mouvements perpetuels, FP 14
• Suite francaise d’apres Claude Gervaise, FP 80 (version for piano)
• The Eccentric Beauty
• 3 Sarabandes