Les Six were a group of French composers who emerged during the 1920s in Paris. Members such as Poulenc, Milhaud and Honegger gained a reputation away from the group, but others, like Auric, Durey and Tailleferre are all but forgotten. Roger Nichols surveys the music of all six composers over 20 years, which typifies the carefree and heady atmosphere of Parisian life in the first half of this century. Durey Neige
Philippe Corre and Edouard Exerjean (pianos)
Honegger Trio in F minor Dong-Suk Kang (violin),
Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Pascal Devoyon (piano)
Tailleferre Premières Prouesses
Philippe Corre and Edouard Exerjean (pianos)
Milhaud Poemes Juifs Nos 1, 5 and 6 Jane Bathori (mezzo), the Composer (piano) Auric Adieu New York
Marcelo Bratke (piano)
Poulenc Trois Mouvements
Perpétuels
The Composer (piano)
Durey Le Bestiaire (excerpts) Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano) Poulenc Rapsodie Negre
Francois Le Roux (baritone), Pascal Roge (piano),
French National Orchestra Soloists, conductor Charles Dutoit
Producer Jessica Isaacs
Repeated next Monday 11.30pm