BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey - Poulenc: Orchestral Works (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sinfonietta, FP 141: I. Allegro con fuoco
02. Sinfonietta, FP 141: II. Molto vivace
03. Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile
04. Sinfonietta, FP 141: IV. Finale
05. Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, FP 23: No. 4, La Baigneuse de Trouville
06. Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, FP 23: No. 3, Discours du général
07. Pastourelle, FP 45
08. Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: I. Le Petit Jour
09. Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: II. L'Ours et les deux compagnons
10. Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: III. La Cigale et la fourmi
11. Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: IV. Le Lion amoureux
12. Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: V. L'Homme entre deux âges et ses deux maîtresses
13. Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: VI. La Mort et le bûcheron
14. Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: VII. Les Deux Coqs
15. Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: VIII. Le Repas de midi

When this album was recorded, in March 2022, no-one could have imagined that it would be Bramwell Tovey’s last recording. Chandos Records would like to dedicate this recording to the memory of Bramwell Tovey, with whom the company had collaborated for over a decade; a versatile musician highly accomplished as both a composer and a conductor, immensely personable and humorous, who possessed an innate understanding of the qualities of his fellow orchestral musicians and quickly earned their respect and devotion. He shall be very sorely missed.

Tovey and the BBC Concert Orchestra capture the wit and charm of Poulenc’s music perfectly. Each piece sizzles with excitement, and the well-known pieces (the Sinfonietta and ballet Les Animaux modèles) are beautifully complemented by less frequently heard miniatures: La Baigneuse de Trouville and Discours du général from Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel and Pastourelle from L’Éventail de Jeanne.

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