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Work: Sextet for piano and wind quintet, FP 100

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ComposerPoulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1932
Work typeChamber
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StockholmRussian, Spanish, French & almost Bellman

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Roman, Stravinsky, Falla, Prokofiev, Poulenc
Gregory Lloyd; Cecilia Zilliacus; Bengt Forsberg; Amalie Stalheim

AmsterdamBrahms and Poulenc with Maxim Emelyanychev

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Brahms, Poulenc, Sweelinck
Maxim Emelyanychev; Musicians from the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest

EdinburghMaxim Emelyanychev & SCO Wind Soloists

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Poulenc, Françaix, Ravel
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Maxim Emelyanychev
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