Poulenc
Pascal Rogé (piano), Lidy Blijdorp (cello), Elena Font (piano)
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Chamber Choice
'Pascal Rogé has long been a doyen of French piano music, with his shimmering gentle hues and deft touch. Poulenc’s music, though, has a brittle, dark edge – a sadness that evokes with equal...
Poulenc
Pascal Rogé (piano), Lidy Blijdorp (cello), Elena Font (piano)
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Chamber Choice
'Pascal Rogé has long been a doyen of French piano music, with his shimmering gentle hues and deft touch. Poulenc’s music, though, has a brittle, dark edge – a sadness that evokes with equal...
About
Pascal Rogé has over several decades, become the greatest interpreter of the French piano repertoire. His recordings of Satie and Debussy are benchmark performances, still unrivalled in the catalogue.
On this album he turns to Poulenc and is joined by cellist Lidy Blijdorp in the cello sonata, and pianist Elena Font in the sonatas for two pianos, and for four hands. Font plays the solo works included in this charming album of superbly crafted, elegant and sometimes witty music by this 20th century French master.
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Spotlight on this release
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Pascal Rogé at 75
7th Apr 2026
The French pianist celebrates his 75th birthday this week, with a new album of Fauré and a career-spanning box set, both on Decca – the label to which he first signed at the age of eighteen. We look back on the career of a master of musical architecture who communicates affection without affectation.
Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineApril 2026Chamber Choice
April 2026
'Pascal Rogé has long been a doyen of French piano music, with his shimmering gentle hues and deft touch. Poulenc’s music, though, has a brittle, dark edge – a sadness that evokes with equal mastery…Font is equally compelling in her intoxicating and varied timbres in the Mouvements Perpétuals.
