Matteo Fossi - Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music (2017)

Tracklist
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01. Capriccio d'après le "bal masqué", FP 155
02. L'Embarquement pour Cythère in E-Flat Major, FP 150
03. Elégie, FP 175
04. Sonata for Piano Four Hands, FP 8: I. Prélude
05. Sonata for Piano Four Hands, FP 8: II. Rustique
06. Sonata for Piano Four Hands, FP 8: III. Final
07. Sonata for 2 Pianos, FP 156: I. Prologue
08. Sonata for 2 Pianos, FP 156: II. Allegro molto
09. Sonata for 2 Pianos, FP 156: III. Andante lyrico
10. Sonata for 2 Pianos, FP 156: IV. Epilogue
11. Violin Sonata, FP 119: I. Allegro con fuoco
12. Violin Sonata, FP 119: II. Intermezzo
13. Violin Sonata, FP 119: III. Presto tragico
14. Le bal masque, FP 60
15. Cello Sonata, FP 143: I. Allegro
16. Cello Sonata, FP 143: II. Cavatine
17. Cello Sonata, FP 143: III. Ballabile
18. Cello Sonata, FP 143: IV. Finale
19. Suite française, d'après Claude Gervaise, FP 80: I. Bransle de Bourgogne
20. Suite française, d'après Claude Gervaise, FP 80: II. Pavane
21. Suite française, d'après Claude Gervaise, FP 80: III. Petite marche militaire
22. Suite française, d'après Claude Gervaise, FP 80: IV. Complainte
23. Suite française, d'après Claude Gervaise, FP 80: V. Bransle de Champagne
24. Suite française, d'après Claude Gervaise, FP 80: VI. Sicilienne
25. Suite française, d'après Claude Gervaise, FP 80: VII. Carillon
26. Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP 43: I. Presto
27. Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP 43: II. Andante
28. Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP 43: III. Rondo
29. Sextet, FP 100: I. Allegro vivace
30. Sextet, FP 100: II. Divertissement
31. Sextet, FP 100: III. Prestissimo
32. Flute Sonata, FP 164: I. Allegro malincolico
33. Flute Sonata, FP 164: II. Cantilena
34. Flute Sonata, FP 164: III. Presto giocoso
35. Villanelle, FP 74
36. Oboe Sonata, FP 185: I. Elégie
37. Oboe Sonata, FP 185: II. Scherzo
38. Oboe Sonata, FP 185: III. Déploration
39. Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: I. Allegro tristamente
40. Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: II. Romanza
41. Clarinet Sonata, FP 184: III. Allegro con fuoco
42. Elégie, FP 168
43. Sonata for Two Clarinets, FP 7: I. Presto
44. Sonata for Two Clarinets, FP 7: II. Andante
45. Sonata for Two Clarinets, FP 7: III. Vif
46. Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon in D Major, FP 32: I. Allegro
47. Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon in D Major, FP 32: II. Romance
48. Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon in D Major, FP 32: III. Finale
49. Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone, FP 33: I. Allegro moderato
50. Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone, FP 33: II. Andante
51. Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone, FP 33: III. Rondeau
52. Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14: I. Assez modéré
53. Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14: II. Très modéré
54. Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14: III. Alerte


Francis Poulenc is one of the most remarkable French composers of the20th century. Inspired by many (Debussy, Satie, his fellow composers of the “Groupe des Six”) he found his essential own voice, an unique blend of French gaiety and a deep, serious and sometimes melancholic feeling.

These new recordings present Poulenc’s complete chamber music, written for a wide variety of instruments: violin, viola, cello, double‐bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, horn, bassoon, English horn and piano: a multi‐coloured palette of sonorities, characters and emotions.

Italian pianist Matteo Fossi gathered an excellent line‐up of instrumentalists/friends for this huge enterprise, and the result is a sheer delight, the feeling of a “labour of love” permeates every single performance, leaving the listener marveling about the originality and emotional impact of the music.

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