Formats and Editions
1. Aubade, Fp51a: I. Toccata
2. Aubade, Fp51a: II. Récitatif
3. Aubade, Fp51a: III. Rondeau
4. Aubade, Fp51a: IV. Presto
5. Aubade, Fp51a: V. Récitatif
6. Aubade, Fp51a: VI. Andante
7. Aubade, Fp51a: VII. Allegro Feroce
8. Aubade, Fp51a: VIII. Conclusion
9. Le Bal Masqué, Fp60: I. Préambule Et Air De Bravure
10. Le Bal Masqué, Fp60: II. Intermède
11. Le Bal Masqué, Fp60: III. Malvina
12. Le Bal Masqué, Fp60: IV. Bagatelle
13. Le Bal Masqué, Fp60: V. La Dame Aveugle
14. Le Bal Masqué, Fp60: VI. Finale
15. Flute Sonata, Fp164: I. Allegro Malinconico
16. Flute Sonata, Fp164: II. Cantilena
17. Flute Sonata, Fp164: III. Presto Giocoso
18. Sextet, Fp100: I. Allegro Vivace
19. Sextet, Fp100: II. Divertissement
20. Sextet, Fp100: III. Finale
More Info:
In this second album in his French series, pianist Mark Bebbington is joined by baritone Roderick Williams and flautist Emer McDonough alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Jan Latham-Koening in a further program of music by Francis Poulenc. Featuring some of Poulenc's most characteristic works, the program begins with his 1929 piano concerto Aubade originally written with a choreographed ballet element for a private fancy-dress party. The following year saw the composer set Surrealist poems by his friend Max Jacob in his work Le Bal Masqué, which Poulenc described as a 'secular cantata'. Written in 1956 the Flute Sonata was described by the composer himself as being 'simple but subtle', while completing the album is the 1931 Sextet for piano and wind quintet.