Composer: Francis Poulenc
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Bramwell Tovey
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHSA5260
Release: 2022
Size: 1.28 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sinfonietta, FP 141
01. I. Allegro con fuoco
02. II. Molto vivace
03. III. Andante cantabile
04. IV. Finale
Les maries de la Tour Eiffel, FP 23
05. No. 4, La Baigneuse de Trouville
06. No. 3, Discours du général
07. Pastourelle, FP 45
Les animaux modeles, FP 111
08. I. Le Petit Jour
09. II. L’Ours et les deux compagnons
10. III. La Cigale et la fourmi
11. IV. Le Lion amoureux
12. V. L’Homme entre deux âges et ses deux maîtresses
13. VI. La Mort et le bûcheron
14. VII. Les Deux Coqs
15. VIII. Le Repas de midi
When we recorded this album, in March 2022, no-one could have imagined that it would be Bramwell Tovey’s last recording. Chandos Records would like to dedicate this recording to the memory of Bramwell Tovey, with whom the company had collaborated for over a decade; a versatile musician highly accomplished as both a composer and a conductor, immensely personable and humorous, who possessed an innate understanding of the qualities of his fellow orchestral musicians and quickly earned their respect and devotion. He shall be very sorely missed.
Tovey and the BBC Concert orchestra capture the wit and charm of Poulenc’s music perfectly. Each piece sizzles with excitement, and the well-known pieces (the Sinfonietta and ballet Les Animaux modèles) are beautifully complemented by less frequently heard miniatures: ‘La Baigneuse de Trouville’ and ‘Discours du général’ from Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel and ‘Pastourelle’ from L’Éventail de Jeanne.