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iwarburton
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« on: 18:43:35, 24-03-2007 »
Last night we went to the Gateshead Sage to hear the Northern Sinfonia in Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky and Poulenc.  The Poulenc item was the Gloria, in which the orchestra was joined by the Northern Sinfonia Chorus.  You'll probably be appalled by my ignorance but I'd never heard the Gloria before.  What a find!  Upbeat to the point of jollity at times yet tender and moving, too.  I coud hear bits of all sorts of composers from Robert Farnon to John Rutter but plenty of pure Poulenc, too.  A must-buy--can anyone recommend a recording?

Ian.
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roslynmuse
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« Reply #1 on: 22:09:31, 24-03-2007 »
There's a good (oldish - 1970s) one with Louis Fremaux conducting CBSO and Chorus, Norma Burrowes is soprano.

I've just looked on Amazon -deleted - but one available secondhand

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Poulenc-Choral-Piano-Orchestral-Works/dp/B000027FL4/ref=sr_1_1/202-4502898-4209467?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1174774079&sr=1-1

Les Biches is my favourite, the Piano Concerto is good fun too, nice tune in the first mt!
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graham mcadam
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« Reply #2 on: 11:09:53, 25-03-2007 »
 "I coud hear bits of all sorts of composers from Robert Farnon to John Rutter but plenty of pure Poulenc, too"

Wasn't it all pure Poulenc, perhaps then nicked by Farnon & Rutter??
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iwarburton
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« Reply #3 on: 10:03:50, 26-03-2007 »
Possibly but it wasn't composed till 1959 so could have been Farnon-influenced.

Ian.
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iwarburton
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« Reply #4 on: 10:06:49, 26-03-2007 »
Meant to add that the opening of the first item in the usual suite from Poulenc's Les Biches always reminds me of the opening of Farnon's Jumping Bean--but Poulenc definitely came first that time!

Pleased with the interest that this posting has generated--thanks.

Ian.
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roslynmuse
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« Reply #5 on: 22:17:33, 26-03-2007 »
And the opening of the Poulenc Gloria is lifted straight from his Hymne - from Trois pieces (for piano) of, I think 1928! There are also links with the clarinet sonata which was completed after the Gloria, about 1962 (in memory of Honegger). The first perf was given by Benny Goodman and Leonard Bernstein after Poulenc's death in 1963. Best of the sonatas though is the Oboe Sonata, starts like the end of Symphony of Psalms but ends as a memorial to Prokofiev, with quote from the flute/violin sonata - better in Poulenc's version, I think!

Lovely pieces. And do look out the Stabat Mater and - especially - the Sept Repons de Tenebre if you like choral Poulenc!
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