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Composer of the Week:Francis Poulenc

BBC Radio 3
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(1899-1963). With Donald Macleod.
1. Early Life. Born into a wealthy Parisian family, Poulenc mixed with some of the most influential artistic personalities of the period, including Ricardo Vines, Erik Satie and Georges Auric. Poulenc's Les Biches, written for Russian ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev , established his international reputation.
Trois Mouvements Perpétuels Pascal Roge (piano)
Rapsodie Negre Francois le Roux
(baritone), French National Orchestra Soloists, conductor Charles Dutoit
Ballet Suite: Les Biches Paris Orchestra, conductor Semyon Bychkov
Sonata for piano duet (4 hands)
Pascal Roge and Jean-Philippe Collard Le Bestiaire ou Cortege d'Orphee Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone), Paris Conservatoire Soloists, conductor Georges Pretre Producer Johannah Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Unknown:
Erik Satie
Unknown:
Georges Auric.
Unknown:
Sergei Diaghilev
Piano:
Pascal Roge
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Conductor:
Semyon Bychkov
Unknown:
Pascal Roge
Conductor:
Georges Pretre
Producer:
Johannah Smith
Source: Radio Times

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