Top 5
Figure Humaine
Litanies à la vierge noire
Aubade
Organ Concerto
Violin Sonata
Honorable mentions...
Stabat Mater
Flute Sonata
Piano Concerto
Concerto for two pianos and orchestra, FP 61
Piano Concerto, FP 146
Sonata for Flute & Piano, FP 164
Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, FP 184
Sonata for Oboe & Piano, FP 185
Figure humaine
Concerto for two pianos
Sonata for Clarinet & Piano
Sonata for Flute & Piano
Les mamelles de Tirésias
Today's list:
Les Biches
Gloria
Aubade
Sextet
Sonata for two pianos
(In no particular order):
Oboe Sonata
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Stabat Mater
Les Animaux modèles
Cello Sonata
Dialogue of the Carmelites
Oboe Sonata
Flute Sonata
Concerto for 2 Pianos
Figure Humaine
Sept répons des ténèbres
Dialogues des Carmélites
La Voix humaine
Figure humaine
Concerto for two pianos and orchestra
Concert champetre for harpsichord and orchestra
Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
Gloria
Oboe Sonata
Dialogues des Carmelites
Litanies a la Vierge Noire
Oboe Sonata
Flute Sonata
Clarinet Sonata
Voix Humaine
A pleasing bit of consensus on those late wind sonatas, I see!
Concert champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra
Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
Concerto for two pianos
Piano concerto (because of its incredibly poetic beginning)
Stabat Mater
5 pieces of chamber music
Much as I love the orchestral music and Gloria, it's in the chamber music that Poulenc is at his best.
Was it Cato who said even subpar Poulenc beats the best Ravel?
Cello Sonata
Piano Concerto (which I prefer to the more popular Concerto for Two Pianos)
Gloria
Organ Concerto
Sonata for Two Pianos
Organ Concerto
Harpsichord Concerto
The Story of Babar the Elephant
Stabat Mater
Gloria
Quote from: vandermolen on October 01, 2017, 10:06:33 PM
The Story of Babar the Elephant
Of course, Babar; read it with my kids, too. :)
Quote from: North Star on June 03, 2015, 03:00:28 AM
Concerto for two pianos and orchestra, FP 61 Sonata for cello and piano, FP 143
Piano Concerto, FP 146
Sonata for Flute & Piano, FP 164
Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, FP 184
Sonata for Oboe & Piano, FP 185
bonuses:
Hommage à Edith Piaf (Improvisation No.15)
L'Embarquement pour Cythère
In no particular order:
Les Animaux modèles
Oboe Sonata
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Concerto for Organ, Strings, & Timpani
Cello Sonata
hmmmm perhaps
Flute Sonata
Gloria
Concerto for two pianos
Sextet
Litanies
This might inspire a Poulenc day of listening tomorrow. Thanks, kyjo!
Quote from: Brian on October 02, 2017, 09:25:44 AM
This might inspire a Poulenc day of listening tomorrow. Thanks, kyjo!
That sounds like a great idea :) I might participate as well! Poulenc's music is so uplifting.
Gloria
Concert champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra
Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
Concerto for two pianos
Piano concerto
Almost the same list as Christo's here !
I yet have to hear a complete Dialogue des Carmélites other than a Met radio broadcast.
Gloria
Clarinet Sonata
Sextet for Piano and Winds
Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments
Concerto for 2 pianos
Le dialogue des Carmélites
Stabat Mater
Gloria
Cinq poèmes de Paul Eluard FP 77 et Miroirs brûlants FP 98
Concerto pour 2 pianos
Organ concerto (my favorite)
Flute sonata
Concerto for two pianos
Trois mouvements perpétuels (short but hugely appealing)
Mass in G major
Almost all of my picks (only five? ???) Have been covered several times over.
But, I do love and would like to see a bit more love for his completely remarkable Le Bal Masqué
From his solo piano oeuvre, Honorable mentions, at least ~
Nocturnes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfQoNDuutTs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJBC3M8B39I
Promenades
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfX37D6uIXE
and perhaps his largest scale-duration 'formal' piece, the Sonata for Two Pianos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGWYdDzxIos
Quote from: Monsieur Croche on October 10, 2017, 08:36:15 PM
and perhaps his largest scale-duration 'formal' piece, the Sonata for Two Pianos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGWYdDzxIos[/size]
This work greatly impressed me too and is one of the best things I have heard by Poulenc so far.
As concerns the thread - I must admit to not being familiar enough with Poulenc's work to formulate a meaningful list.
I'll try to post a list at some stage in the future when I get a bit more experience (assuming the thread is not buried by then).
- Concerto pour deux pianos
- Concert champêtre
- Piano concerto
- Sinfonietta (particularly for the andante cantabile)
The 5th spot would probably be reserved for one of the chamber sonatas, all of which require revisiting.
Mainly the concertante works, except the Organ Concerto -
- Concert Champetre
- Aubade
- Piano Concerto
- Concerto for 2 Pianos
As for a 5th work I´m somewhat hesitant, probably Les Biches and Sinfonietta are among the best bets, but there are of course fine vocal works, chamber music and piano pieces too.
Btw, I like the way he often insists on extra-musical associations, pastiches and literary texts, or picture-creating titles, for the listener - besides the mere notes. I don´t think this feature and the created atmospheres can be separated from his work, or popularity.