The French composer Francis Poulenc only undertook formal musical training, with Charles Koechlin, in 1921, by which time he had already become identified with Les Six, the six French composers of the circle of Jean Cocteau that included Honegger, Auric and Milhaud. His music was initially lightweight in style, but the death of a close friend in 1935 brought a new depth to his work at the same time as the start of a long collaboration with the singer Pierre Bernac.

Stage Works

Poulenc won considerable success with his comic opera Les Mamelles de Tirésias (‘The Breasts of Tiresias’), with a text by Apollinaire. It was written during the later days of World War Two and staged in Paris in 1947. The tragic opera Dialogues des...

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CHUNG, Myung-Whun / ARGERICH, Martha / ANGELICH, Nicholas: Live at the Theatre Antique d'Orange
CHUNG, Myung-Whun / ARGERICH, Martha / ANGELICH, Nicholas: Live at the Theatre Antique d'Orange
Composers: Berlioz, Hector -- Bizet, Georges -- Poulenc, Francis -- Rachmaninov, Sergei -- Saint-Saens, Camille
Artists: Angelich, Nicholas -- Argerich, Martha -- Chung, Myung-Wha -- Chung, Myung-Whun -- Henry, Christophe -- Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques
GRAHAM, Susan: Live at the Verbier Festival (2009)
GRAHAM, Susan: Live at the Verbier Festival (2009)
Composers: Bachelet, Alfred -- Bizet, Georges -- Caplet, Andre -- Chabrier, Emmanuel -- Debussy, Claude -- Duparc, Henri -- Faure, Gabriel -- Franck, Cesar -- Hahn, Reynaldo -- Honegger, Arthur -- Poulenc, Francis -- Ravel, Maurice -- Rosenthal, Manuel -- Roussel, Albert -- Saint-Saens, Camille
Artists: Graham, Susan -- Martineau, Malcolm
Label/Producer: Ideale Audience
Hannover International Violin Competition 2009 - Preliminary Round: Blom, Birthe
Hannover International Violin Competition 2009 - Preliminary Round: Blom, Birthe
Composers: Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Joachim, Joseph -- Poulenc, Francis -- Ysaye, Eugene
Artists: Blom, Birthe -- Loeb, Benjamin
Label/Producer: Stiftung Niedersachsen
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY IN PARIS
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY IN PARIS
Composers: Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Poulenc, Francis
Artist: Paul Taylor Dance Company
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques
POULENC, F.: Aux officiers de la garde blanche / MOZART, W.A.: Die Zauberflote, Act II: Ach ich fuhls (Masterclass with Philippe Jaroussky) (Lamaison)
POULENC, F.: Aux officiers de la garde blanche / MOZART, W.A.: Die Zauberflote, Act II: Ach ich fuhls (Masterclass with Philippe Jaroussky) (Lamaison)
Composers: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Jaroussky, Philippe -- Lamaison, Manon
Label/Producer: DakApp
POULENC, F.: Dialogues des Carmelites [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2010)
POULENC, F.: Dialogues des Carmelites [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2010)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Bavarian State Opera Chorus -- Bavarian State Orchestra -- Brunet, Sylvie -- Gritton, Susan -- Grotzinger, Heike -- Guilmette, Helene -- Isokoski, Soile -- Morel, Anaik -- Nagano, Kent -- Resmark, Susanne -- Richter, Bernard -- Vernhes, Alain
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques
POULENC, F.: Flute Sonata, FP 164 (Zoon, Hadland)
POULENC, F.: Flute Sonata, FP 164 (Zoon, Hadland)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Hadland, Christian Ihle -- Zoon, Jacques
Label/Producer: Music In Motion
POULENC, F.: Oboe Sonata, FP 185 (Masterclass with Hansjorg Schellenberger) (Schellenberger, Brito, Bezrodnyi)
POULENC, F.: Oboe Sonata, FP 185 (Masterclass with Hansjorg Schellenberger) (Schellenberger, Brito, Bezrodnyi)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Bezrodnyi, Sergey -- Brito, Sofia -- Schellenberger, Hansjorg
Label/Producer: DakApp
POULENC, F.: Oboe Sonata, FP 185: I. Elegie: Paisiblement (Masterclass with Hansj?rg Schellenberger) (Diaz Blanco, Gladkov)
POULENC, F.: Oboe Sonata, FP 185: I. Elegie: Paisiblement (Masterclass with Hansj?rg Schellenberger) (Diaz Blanco, Gladkov)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Diaz Blanco, German -- Gladkov, Vadim -- Schellenberger, Hansjorg
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
POULENC, F.: Oboe Sonata, FP 185: II. Scherzo (Masterclass with Hansjorg Schellenberger) (Diaz Blanco, Gladkov)
POULENC, F.: Oboe Sonata, FP 185: II. Scherzo (Masterclass with Hansjorg Schellenberger) (Diaz Blanco, Gladkov)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Diaz Blanco, German -- Gladkov, Vadim -- Schellenberger, Hansjorg
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
POULENC, F.: Sonata for 2 Clarinets, FP 7: I. Presto (Masterclass with Eduard Brunner) (Carvalho, Pastor Vidal)
POULENC, F.: Sonata for 2 Clarinets, FP 7: I. Presto (Masterclass with Eduard Brunner) (Carvalho, Pastor Vidal)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Brunner, Eduard -- Carvalho, Ana Maria -- Pastor Vidal, Carlos
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
POULENC, F.: Sonata for 2 Clarinets, FP 7: II. Andante (Masterclass with Eduard Brunner) (Carvalho, Pastor Vidal)
POULENC, F.: Sonata for 2 Clarinets, FP 7: II. Andante (Masterclass with Eduard Brunner) (Carvalho, Pastor Vidal)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Brunner, Eduard -- Carvalho, Ana Maria -- Pastor Vidal, Carlos
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
POULENC, F.: Sonata for 2 Clarinets, FP 7: III. Vif (Masterclass with Eduard Brunner) (Carvalho, Pastor Vidal)
POULENC, F.: Sonata for 2 Clarinets, FP 7: III. Vif (Masterclass with Eduard Brunner) (Carvalho, Pastor Vidal)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Brunner, Eduard -- Carvalho, Ana Maria -- Pastor Vidal, Carlos
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
POULENC, F.: Violin Sonata, FP 119 (excerpts) (Masterclass with Leonidas Kavakos) (Kavakos, Shin Sihan)
POULENC, F.: Violin Sonata, FP 119 (excerpts) (Masterclass with Leonidas Kavakos) (Kavakos, Shin Sihan)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Kavakos, Leonidas -- Sihan, Shin
Label/Producer: DakApp
POULENC, F.: Violin Sonata, FP 119 (Masterclass with Leonidas Kavakos) (Kavakos, Bhriain, Baltanas Meliveo)
POULENC, F.: Violin Sonata, FP 119 (Masterclass with Leonidas Kavakos) (Kavakos, Bhriain, Baltanas Meliveo)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Baltanas Meliveo, Alvaro -- Bhriain, Aoife Ni
Label/Producer: DakApp
POULENC, F.: Violin Sonata, FP 119: I. Allegro con fuoco (Masterclass with Genevieve Laurenceau) (Laurenceau, Aiko Okamura)
POULENC, F.: Violin Sonata, FP 119: I. Allegro con fuoco (Masterclass with Genevieve Laurenceau) (Laurenceau, Aiko Okamura)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Laurenceau, Genevieve -- Okamura, Aiko
Label/Producer: DakApp
POULENC, F.: Violin Sonata, FP 119: I. Allegro con fuoco (Masterclass with Miriam Fried) (Rabchevska, Artemyeva)
POULENC, F.: Violin Sonata, FP 119: I. Allegro con fuoco (Masterclass with Miriam Fried) (Rabchevska, Artemyeva)
Composer: Poulenc, Francis
Artists: Artemyeva, Alina -- Fried, Miriam -- Rabchevska, Eva
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music
Violin Music - BRAHMS, J. / POULENC, F. / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. (A Day with Ivry) (Gitlis, Tishin, Yume Sato, Decamps)
Violin Music - BRAHMS, J. / POULENC, F. / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. (A Day with Ivry) (Gitlis, Tishin, Yume Sato, Decamps)
Composers: Brahms, Johannes -- Poulenc, Francis -- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Artists: Decamps, Sarah -- Gitlis, Ivry -- Sato, Yume -- Tishin, Nathan
Label/Producer: DakApp
Vocal and Clarinet Music - BRAHMS, J. / DEBUSSY, C. / RAVEL, M. / SCHUBERT, F. (Home Music Berlin Concert 13) (J. Wagner, S. Kam, Porat)
Vocal and Clarinet Music - BRAHMS, J. / DEBUSSY, C. / RAVEL, M. / SCHUBERT, F. (Home Music Berlin Concert 13) (J. Wagner, S. Kam, Porat)
Composers: Brahms, Johannes -- Debussy, Claude -- Poulenc, Francis -- Ravel, Maurice -- Schubert, Franz
Artists: Kam, Sharon -- Porat, Matan -- Wagner, Jacquelyn
Label/Producer: PARS Media
Waiting for Benny (J. Herve) (recording excerpts) (from Naxos 8.573032)
Waiting for Benny (J. Herve) (recording excerpts) (from Naxos 8.573032)
Composers: Bartok, Bela -- Bernstein, Leonard -- Gershwin, George -- Gould, Morton -- Poulenc, Francis -- Stravinsky, Igor
Artists: Green, Ying Lai -- Herve, Julien -- Lovett, Maud -- Sugitani, Jean-Hisanori
Label/Producer: Naxos Video Footage