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Poulenc – Les soirées de Nazelles – 3 Pieces – Promenades

Rolf Lindblom

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The admonition is not a hard one to follow, because almost all the music Poulenc wrote for the solo piano arouses a sense of joy, or provokes and bewilders. He was not ‘’great’’ or “deep” like Chopin, but vital, brilliant and spiritual like Mozart. He is the embodiment of the 1920s and demonstrates a technical and musical mastery of the small-scale form. This is why one delights in his work, and never finds it tiring!

The French composer Francis Poulenc (7/1/1899 – 30/1/1963) took up the piano when still a child, and became, with the help of his teacher Ricardo Viñes, an excellent pianist. As a composer Poulenc was largely self-taught, but also studied under Charles Koechlin. The piano is included in many of his compositions, although his works for the solo piano are for the most part on a small scale. He wrote music for the theatre, orchestral and chamber music, and his songs and choral works occupy a place of special prominence. Poulenc was for a long time underrated, but now stands out as one of the most original figures among twentieth century French composers. Inspired by Debussy and Ravel, and influenced by the popular music of the time and jazz, he left his mark on an epoch – and defined a style.

Tracklist

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1.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Preambule
03:25
2.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Variation 1- Le comble de la distinction
01:20
3.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Variation 2- Le coer sur la main
03:05
4.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Variation 3- La desinvoltue et la discretion
01:15
5.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Variation 4- La suite dans les idees
02:15
6.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Variation 5- Le charme enjoleur
02:50
7.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Variation 6- Le contentement de soi
01:10
8.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Variation 7- Le gout du malheur
05:50
9.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Variation 8- L'alerte vieillesse
01:15
10.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Cadence
02:00
11.
Les soirees de Nazelles, FP 84 - Final
04:40
12.
3 Pieces, FP 48 - No. 1. Pastorale
02:55
13.
3 Pieces, FP 48 - No. 2. Hymne
05:20
14.
3 Pieces, FP 48 - No. 3. Toccata
02:20
15.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 1. A pied
02:30
16.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 2. En auto
01:00
17.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 3. A cheval
01:05
18.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 4. En bateau
01:10
19.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 5. En avion
03:30
20.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 6. En autobus
01:05
21.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 7. En voiture
01:40
22.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 8. En chemin de fer
00:45
23.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 9. A bicyclette
00:50
24.
Promenades, FP 24 - No. 10. En diligence
02:55

Total time: 00:56:10

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For the 2xHD transfer of this recording, the original 1/4”, 15 ips CCIR master tape was played on a Nagra-T modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired with OCC silver cable from the playback head direct to a Telefunken EF806 tube. The Nagra T has one of the best transports ever made with four direct drive motors, two pinch rollers and a tape tension head.

We did an analog transfer for each high-res sampling and A & B comparisons were made with the original LP, using the KRONOS turntable with a BLACK BEAUTY tone arm.

DSD was done using dCS 905 and dCS Vivaldi clockDXD 352.8kHz was done using dCS 905 and dCS Vivaldi clockDSD2 was done using Ayre QA9pro

2xHD Mastering: René Laflamme2xHD Executive Producer: André Perry

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Release DateMay 13, 2016

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