Arguably one of the last century’s great gay composers, Francis Poulenc's select piano works and chamber music are getting a ...

Francis Poulenc led an interesting life as a musician. The French composer and pianist lived from 1899-1963, and was a member of Les Six-- the 6 -- referring to a close-knit group of musicians of the ...

France’s Composer Francis Poulenc, 58, built a solid reputation as the composer of sophisticated vocal works, frothy, impudent ballets and opera such as Les Mamelles de Tirésias* which gaily urged its ...

Music by Francis PoulencFlutist Emmanuel Pahud and pianist Eric Le Sage play the opening movement from Poulenc's Flute Sonata.

Francis Poulenc's music ranges between mischievous and a bit off-the-wall, to deeply religious and serious. The music at a recent concert at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is more on the ...

French Composer Francis Poulenc has a favorite religious scene: the painting by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) in one corner of which a small rabbit crouches unaware of the tragedy being unfolded on the ...

Georges Prêtre and Francis Poulenc’s working relationship began in 1959 when Prêtre conducted the first staging of La Voix humaine with soprano Denise Duval. Already an experienced opera conductor, ...

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