Francis Poulenc - Piano Works (Gabriel Tacchino)

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Composer: Francis Poulenc

CD1:

• Trois mouvements perpétuels, FP 14
• 8 Nocturnes, FP 56
• Presto in B minor
• Suite française (d'après Claude Gervaise), FP 80
• 2 Novelettes, FP 47
• Novelette sur un thème de Manuel de Falla in E minor, FP 173
• Pastourelle, for "L'éventail de Jeanne", FP 45
• Valse (pour Micheline Soulé) in C major, for "Album de Six", FP 17
• 10 Improvisations, FP 63
• 2 Improvisations, FP 113
• 2 Improvisations, FP 170
• Improvisation No. 15 in C minor, FP 176 (Hommage à Édith Piaf)
• Pièce brève sur le nom d'Albert Roussel, for "Hommage à Albert Roussel", FP 50
• Valse-improvisation sur le nom de Bach, for "Hommage à Bach", FP 62

CD2:

• Française, FP 103
• Les soirées de Nazelles, FP 84
• Villageoises, petites pièces infantines, FP 65
• Thème varié, FP 151
• 2 Intermezzi, FP 71
• Intermezzo No. 3 in A flat major, FP 118
• Suite for piano in C major, FP 19
• Mélancolie, FP 105
• Humoresque, FP 72
• Trois pièces, FP 48
• Napoli, FP 40
• Bourrée au pavillon d'Auvergne (A l'exposition), FP 87

Gabriel Tacchino, piano

Date: 1966-1983

Label: EMI Classics

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Francis Poulenc (7 January 1899 – 30 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. He was one of a group of young composers known collectively as Les Six. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-known are the ballet Les biches (1923), the Concert champêtre (1928), and the Organ Concerto (1938). In addition to his work as a composer, Poulenc was an accomplished pianist. He toured in Europe and America with the baritone Pierre Bernac and the soprano Denise Duval, and made a number of recordings.

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Gabriel Tacchino (4 August 1934 – 29 January 2023) was a French classical pianist and teacher. He was born in Cannes and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Jacques Février and Marguerite Long. He also studied with Francis Poulenc, the only pianist ever to do so. Herbert von Karajan was instrumental in Tacchino getting his break, by engaging him to play with various orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic. He also performed under conductors such as Pierre Monteux, André Cluytens, Jascha Horenstein, Riccardo Muti and Kent Nagano. His recordings can be found on labels such as Erato and Pierre Verany.

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