FRANCIS POULENC (1899-1963): Les animaux modèles, Concert champêtre for Piano and Orchestra.

Catalogue Number: 02J013

Label: Avie

Reference: AV2135

Format: CD

Price: $16.98

Description: Here is Poulenc's largest orchestral work, more than 42 minutes of brilliantly crafted music for a ballet based on La Fontaine's animal fables and premiered in Paris in 1942. Animal and human figures interact in scenes of varying seriousness, ranging from the farce of "The Cicada and the Ant" to the violent darkness of "The Two Roosters" with a noble climax of moving music in "The Lumberjack and Death". On hearing a work such as this, sadly neglected in recordings, one regrets that Poulenc did not write more for the orchestra. Neither of the other two complete recordings (Timpani in 1998 or Classico in 1999) is currently available. Stefano Bolani (piano), Filarmonica '900 del Teatro Regio di Torino; Jan Latham-Koenig.

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