Work: Gloria, FP 177

Three sopranos, two Glorias and one French composer who isn’t great box office: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus sound great, but where is the audience?

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A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets

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Cameron Kelsall, 23 Aug

The guest conductor pairs Holst's perennial crowd pleaser with Poulenc's Gloria, a work deeply associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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A tribute to Holst at Gloucester Cathedral

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David Truslove, 12 Jul

An eclectic evening of vividly communicative music-making in Gloucester Cathedral, superbly directed by Adrian Partington.

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LondonRCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus - The Coleridge-Taylors

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On demand from Royal College of Music: Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, London, Fri 31 Oct at 19:30, From 31 Oct 19:30
to 30 Sep 23:59

Chabrier, Coleridge-Taylor, Poulenc, Ravel

RCM Symphony Orchestra; Sofi Jeannin; RCM Chorus; Mariana Rosas

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On demand from Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Until 10 Jan 23:59

Boulez, Beethoven, Poulenc, Mussorgsky

Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Mäkelä; Elsa Benoit; Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris; Gustavo Dudamel

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Bachtrack top ten: Francis Poulenc

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Mark Pullinger, 07 Jan

Dubbed “half monk, half rascal”, Francis Poulenc was a complex composer, his music ranging from witty vaudeville to choral music of religious fervour.