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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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NorwichThe Galliard Ensemble with Simon Callaghan

Norwich Chamber Music
Françaix, Beethoven, Mozart, Poulenc
Galliard Ensemble; Simon Callaghan

LondonWigmore Soloists

Wigmore Hall
Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Poulenc
Robin O'Neill; Wigmore Soloists; Michael Collins; Alberto Menéndez Escribano; Fiona Kelly

MunichLukas Maria Kuen | BRSO Akademie

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Martinů, Poulenc, Dohnányi
Akademie des Symphonieorchesters des BR; Lukas Kuen
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Fine chamber playing from Budapest's visiting musicians in Edinburgh

A morning of wonderful and varied chamber music from the Budapest Festival Orchestra Soloists in Edinburgh.
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Les Vents Français: Musical alchemy at Wigmore Hall

Les Vents Français are musical alchemists, turning some rather humdrum wind repertoire into something approaching musical gold. 
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Proms Chamber Music 6: English melancholy and French eccentricity from London Conchord Ensemble and Tritschler

After spending a short time away on the Southern coast of France, it was welcoming to attend a concert drawn from both sides of the continent shortly after returning: a French composer, two English composers and a work of a Frenchman arranged by a contemporary English musician.
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Bachtrack top ten: Francis Poulenc

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