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Francis Poulenc
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-known are the piano suite Trois mouvements perpétuels, the ballet Les biches, the Concert champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra, the Organ Concerto, the opera Dialogues des Carmélites, and the Gloria for soprano, choir, and orchestra. As the only son of a prosperous manufacturer, Poulenc was expected to follow his father into the family firm, and he was not allowed to enrol at a conservatoire. He studied with the pianist Ricardo Viñes, who became his mentor after the composer's parents died. Poulenc also made the acquaintance of Erik Satie, under whose tutelage he became one of a group of young composers known collectively as "Les Six". In his early works Poulenc became known for his high spirits and irreverence. During the 1930s a much more serious side to his nature emerged, particularly in the religious music he composed from 1936 onwards, which he alternated with his more light-hearted works. In addition to his work as a composer, Poulenc was an accomplished pianist. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Poulenc: Mélancolie, FP 105
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Poulenc: Nocturnes Nos.1-8, FP 56: No. 1 in C major
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Poulenc: Trois mouvements perpétuels, FP 14: 3. Alerte
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Poulenc: Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, FP 176
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Gnoissienne No 3

Albums

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Poulenc: The Complete Works for A Cappella Choir

2026
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Fauré: Requiem & Poulenc: Gloria (feat. Südfunk-Chor, Chor der Württembergischen Staatstheater, Françoise Pollet & François Le Roux)

2026
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Le comble de la distinction

2025
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Life Stories

2026
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Poulenc a cappella

2026
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Poulenc: L'histoire de Babar; Debussy: La boîte à joujoux

2025
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Genesis

2026
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The poets of Paris

2025
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Poulenc

2026
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Gaîté parisienne

2025

Singles & EPs

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Poulenc: Exultate Deo, FP 109 (Live)

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Sonata for 4 Hands, FP 8: II. Rustique. Naïf et lent

Single2026
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Poulenc: Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101: VI. Fleurs

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Poulenc: Banalités, FP 107: II. Hotel

Single2026
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Cello Sonata, FP 143: IV. Finale. Largo, très librement – Presto subito – Largo

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2 Préludes posthumes et une Gnossienne, FP 104 (After Erik Satie): III. 3ème Gnossienne (Live)

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Poulenc: Thème varié, FP. 151: Variations VII. - X.

Single2026
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Cello Sonata, FP 143: II. Cavatine. Très calme

Single2026
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Sonata for 2 Pianos, FP 156: IV. Epilogue. Allegro giocoso

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Poulenc: Les soirées de Nazelles, FP 84: Variation VIII. Cadence & Final

Single2025

Videos

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Francis Poulenc ‒ Mélancolie, FP 105

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Carl Maria von Weber - Introduction, Theme and Variations, Op Posth

Vladimir Goltsman103K views
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Zigeunerweisen - Pablo de Sarasate - Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar ツィゴイネルワイゼン サラサーテ 山下和仁(ギター)

YAMASHITA Kazuhito Official38K views
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Jacques Villon -VALSE MUSETTE

inesvigo2.6K views
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Poulenc - Improvisation No.15 "Hommage a Edith Piaf" - pianomaedaful

pianomaedaful130K views
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Canon, Telemann - Koyumi and Kazuhito Yamashita Guitar Duo カノン 〜 山下和仁 & 山下紅弓ギターデュオ ③

YAMASHITA Kazuhito Official30K views
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Sicilienne, Op. 78 by G. Fauré/ flute and piano version/ The Mazzoni Duo

The Mazzoni Duo67K views
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Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP 43 (Score Video)

BC164K views
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Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Oboe and Piano

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Франсис Пуленк. Импровизация №15 "HOMMAGE À EDITH PIAF", FP176

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Live performances

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Tazio Forte - Luca Dell'Anna - Tianshui, China - Poulenc's Sonata FP 156 - Allegro Molto

Luca Dell'Anna501 views
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LSO Coffee Session: Poulenc Élégie // Angela Barnes & Caroline Jaya-Ratnam

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