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Composers of the Week: Les Six

BBC Radio 3
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Introduced by Geraint Lewis. Winds of Change
The group of composers named Les Six, spurred on by Erik Satie and Jean Cocteau , swept away the fogs of impressionism, buried once and for all the ghost of Richard Wagner and drew upon the Parisian entertainment world for their inspiration.
Poulenc Assez modéré
(Mouvements perpétuels) Auric Three Interludes
Tailleferre Impromptu; Romance
Honegger Chant dejoie Durey Neige
Milhaud Alissa
Poulenc Rapsodie negre Producer Gwawr Owen

Contributors

Introduced By:
Geraint Lewis.
Unknown:
Erik Satie
Unknown:
Jean Cocteau
Unknown:
Richard Wagner
Producer:
Gwawr Owen
Source: Radio Times

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