Title: | Œuvres Complètes |
Otros títulos: | Musique Religieuse L'intégrale de ses œuvres Edition du 50e anniversaire 1963 - 2013 Musique religieuse I |
Intérprete/ Colaborador: | Francis Poulenc; Winchester Cathedral Choir; Martin Neary; Catherine Resnel; Chœurs Radio France; Jacques Jouineau; Alexandre Carpentier; Maîtrise de la Sainte Chapelle; Francis Bardot; Petits Chanteurs de Chaillot; Roger Thirot; Nouvel Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France; George Prêtre; Harry Christophers; The Sixteen |
Código CDU: | Pou.02 |
Forma Musical: | Masses, Unaccompanied -- Motets -- Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied -- Christmas music -- Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra -- Tenebrae service music -- Responses (Music)-- Choruses, Sacred (Men's voices), Unaccompanied -- |
Abstract: | Francis Poulenc was the leading composer of Les Six, the French group devoted to turning music away from Impressionism, formality, and intellectualism. He wrote in a direct and tuneful manner, often juxtaposing the witty and ironic with the sentimental or melancholy. He heavily favored diatonic and modal textures over chromatic writing. His music also shows many elements of pandiatonicism, introduced around 1920 by Stravinsky, whose influence can be heard in some of Poulenc's compositions, such as the religious choral work, Gloria. Poulenc is regarded as one of the most important twentieth century composers of religious music, and in the realm of the French art song he is also a major voice of his time. Poulenc was also a pianist of considerable ability. Poulenc was born into a wealthy family of pharmaceutical magnates. The agrochemical giant Rhone-Poulenc is the present-day corporation started by his forebears. His mother was a talented amateur pianist who began giving him piano ... |