Concertos, Piano Concertos, Poulenc (composer)
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Special offer. Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos & Piano Concerto
RecommendedEric Le Sage (piano), Frank Braley (piano)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Leige, Stéphane Denève
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Building a Library, May 2019, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, June 2023, Also Recommended (Piano Concerto in C sharp minor)
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Poulenc: Orchestral Works
RecommendedPascal Rogé (harpsichord)
Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
I chose this disc from our Presto Print-On-Demand range primarily for the sparkling account of the 1947 Sinfonietta, which isn't desperately well represented on disc - but Charles Dutoit's take... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Taylor plays a 1970s harpsichord built by the Parisbased maker Anthony Sidey. The instrument has a sturdy, gut-like quality that allows it to punch above the orchestra in Poulenc's concerto,... —
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it's a superlative performance [of Alborada del gracioso] by any standards, including repeated notes that turn me green with envy. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd September 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice
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Poulenc: Piano Concerto, Concerto for Organ, String and Timpani & Stabat Mater
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), James O’Donnell (organ), Kate Royal (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
A thoroughly enjoyable, reliable set of well-curated recordings. The wind section is particularly commendable throughout, glistening over the top of the orchestra and choir. —
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Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini & Poulenc: Organ Concerto
Cameron Carpenter (organ)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Concerto (Organ)
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Poulenc: Organ Concerto & Concert champêtre
Philippe Lefebvre (organ), Elisabeth Chojnacka (harpsichord)
Lille National Orchestra, Jean-Claude Casadesus
Elisabeth Chojnacka gets off to a head start against most others who have recorded the Concertchampêtre by using the right kind of instrument: she understands that it's much sillier to play... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Collection Recommendation
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Poulenc: Piano Concerto & Concert champêtre
RecommendedMark Bebbington (piano), Jonathan Davies (bassoon), John Roberts (oboe), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Latham-Koenig
[Oboe Sonata] their expressive yet understated performance is the highlight of an attractive, well played, and beautifully recorded disc. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2020, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Building a Library, June 2023, Also Recommended (Piano Concerto in C sharp minor)
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Shura Cherkassky: The Complete 78rpm Recordings (1923-1950)
Shura Cherkassky (piano), Robert Lortat, Marcel Hubert, Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Rachmilovich
APR’s is the most comprehensive single collection and has, by a country mile, the best annotation, booklet (Jonathan Summers) and transfers (Seth B Winner)...evidence, if it were needed, of... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Archive Issue of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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