French Chamber Music for Woodwinds, Volume Two William Bennett, flute Nicholas Daniel, oboe James Campbell, clarinet Rachel Gough, bassoon RAVEL: POULENC The complete woodwind chamber music of Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel and Poulenc is represented here in these two important double CD collections. Nearly four and a half hours of music for the price of two discs. |
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Disc A MAURICE RAVEL [1.] Introduction and Allegro [2.] Pièce en forme de habenera FRANCIS POULENC Oboe Sonata [3.] i. Allegro [4.] ii. Scherzo [5.] iii. Déploration L'invitation au château World Premiere Recording [6.] i. ACT I: Très animé [7.] ii. Modéré [8.] iii. Lent [9.] iv. ACT II: Valse brillante [10.] v. Très calme [11.] vi. Mouvement de valse hésitation [12.] vii. Tempo di marcia [13.] viii. Valse des petites taupes [14.] ix. ACT III: Tango [15.] x. Très vite et très canaille [16.] xi. Mouvement de valse hésitation (reprise) [17.] xii. Appassionato [18.] xiii. Tempo di Boston [19.] xiv. Valse brillante [20.] xv. Tempo di tarantella [21.] xvi. Polka-finale [22.] xvii. ACT IV: Presto [23.] xviii. Follement vite et gai [24.] xix. Finale [25.] Villanelle Sonata for two clarinets [26.] i. Presto [27.] ii. Andante [28.] iii Vif Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano [29.] i. Presto [30.] ii. Andante [31.] iii. Rondo |
Disc B FRANCIS POULENC Sextet [1.] i Allegro vivace [2.] ii. Divertissement: Andantino [3.] iii. Finale: Prestissimo Sonata for clarinet and bassoon [4.] i. Allegro [5.] ii. Romance [6.] iii. Finale: Très animé Rapsodie nègre, Op. 1 [7.] i. Prélude [8.] ii. Ronde [9.] iii. Honoloulou [10.] iv. Pastorale [11.] v. Final Sonata for clarinet [12.] i. Allegro tristamente [13.] ii. Romanza [14.] iii. Allegro con fuoco Mouvements perpétuels [15.] i. Assez modéré [16.] ii. Très modéré [17.] iii. Alerte Sonata for flute [18.] i. Allegro malincolico [19.] ii. Cantilena: Assez lent [20.] iii. Presto giocoso |