BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Orchestral Works (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

BBC Concert Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Orchestral Works (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:22 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Chandos

When we recorded this album, in March 2022, no-one could have imagined that it would be Bramwell Tovey’s last recording. Chandos Records would like to dedicate this recording to the memory of Bramwell Tovey, with whom the company had collaborated for over a decade; a versatile musician highly accomplished as both a composer and a conductor, immensely personable and humorous, who possessed an innate understanding of the qualities of his fellow orchestral musicians and quickly earned their respect and devotion. He shall be very sorely missed.

Tovey and the BBC Concert orchestra capture the wit and charm of Poulenc’s music perfectly. Each piece sizzles with excitement, and the well-known pieces (the Sinfonietta and ballet Les Animaux modèles) are beautifully complemented by less frequently heard miniatures: ‘La Baigneuse de Trouville’ and ‘Discours du général’ from Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel and ‘Pastourelle’ from L’Éventail de Jeanne.

Tracklist:

01. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Sinfonietta, FP 141: I. Allegro con fuoco (08:55)
02. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Sinfonietta, FP 141: II. Molto vivace (05:46)
03. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Sinfonietta, FP 141: III. Andante cantabile (06:55)
04. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Sinfonietta, FP 141: IV. Finale (06:31)
05. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, FP 23: No. 4, La Baigneuse de Trouville (01:44)
06. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, FP 23: No. 3, Discours du général (00:56)
07. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Pastourelle, FP 45 (01:57)
08. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: I. Le Petit Jour (03:43)
09. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: II. L’Ours et les deux compagnons (04:46)
10. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: III. La Cigale et la fourmi (06:05)
11. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: IV. Le Lion amoureux (06:49)
12. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: V. L’Homme entre deux âges et ses deux maîtresses (01:57)
13. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: VI. La Mort et le bûcheron (05:10)
14. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: VII. Les Deux Coqs (09:41)
15. BBC Concert Orchestra & Bramwell Tovey – Poulenc: Les Animaux modèles, FP 111: VIII. Le Repas de midi (03:19)

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