Track Listing

1. Concert champ�tre, for harpsichord & orchestra, FP 49: I. Allegro molto
2. Concert champ�tre, for harpsichord & orchestra, FP 49: II. Andante (Mouvement de Sicilienne)
3. Concert champ�tre, for harpsichord & orchestra, FP 49: III. Finale (Presto)
4. Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in D minor, FP 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
5. Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in D minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto
6. Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in D minor, FP 61: III. Finale (Allegro molto)
7. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Andante - Allegro giocoso -
8. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Andante moderato -
9. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Tempo allegro (Molto agitato) -
10. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Tr�s calme (Lent) -
11. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Tempo de l'allegro initial -
12. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Tempo de l'introduction (Largo)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90809 in Music
• Released on: 2003-10-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

Magnificent Authorative Recordings
I had the original LPs of these recording so I was happy to see that they had been transferred to CD. The performances of these three concertos by Francis Poulenc are the best I have heard. The Concert champetre (1929) was written for Wanda Landowska and was a favorite piece of hers but she never recorded it despite the urgings of Poulenc. This recording of the Concert champetre was made in 1957 with Aimee van de Wiele as soloist, who gives an energetic performance along the lines of Landowska. The Concerto for two pianos (1932) has the composer and Jacques Fevrier as soloists, a combination that could not be more ideal as Poulenc had Fevirer and himself in mind when he wrote the music. The Organ Concerto (1936) is a magnificent work full of wonderful melodies and is played in a 1961 recording by the organist who first performed the piece: Marcel Durufle. The Organ Concerto is not as playful as the piano concerto that precedes it on this disc and is more influenced by Poulenc's sacred works. The concerto is a marvelous mix of Bach and modern music.

The recording of the Concert champetre is on the dry side but the Concerto for two pianos and the Organ Concerto are beautifully recorded. The CD comes with an informative booklet about Francis Poulenc and the music on the disc.

Magnificent Poulenc!
The Organ concerto by Poulenc is performed by the first performer of this wonderful work Marcel Durufle.
It is by far my very favorite of all the performances of this concerto.

Madeline Frank
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