Poulenc: The Complete Chamber Works

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Villanelle, FP 74 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Philippe Bernold, flute
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


1.   Villanelle for Pipe and Piano - 1:35

Bagatelle in D minor (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Graf Mourja, violin


1.   Bagatelle in D minor for Violin and Piano - 2:19


Clarinet Sonata, FP 184 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Ronald van Spaendonck, clarinet
Susan Grace, piano
Andre Moisan, clarinet
Gervase De Peyer,
Gwenneth Pryor,
Keith Swallow, piano
Janet Hilton, clarinet
Charles West, clarinet
Ralph Manno, clarinet
Louise-Andree Baril, piano
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Alfredo Perl,
Karl-Heinz Steffens, clarinet
Martin Zehn, piano


2.   Allegro tristemente: Allegretto - tres calme - tempo allegretto - 5:18
3.   Romanza: Tres calme - 4:55
4.   Allegro con fuoco: Tres anime - 3:13

Caprice, FP 155 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Francois Chaplin, piano
Seta Tanyel,
J. Brown,
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


1.   Capriccio d'apres Le bal masque for Two Pianos - 4:44


Sonata for 2 Clarinets, FP 7 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Ronald van Spaendonck, clarinet
Andre Moisan, clarinet


2.   Presto - 1:48
3.   Andant: Tres lent - 2:49
4.   Vif: Vite, avec joie - 1:58


Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, FP 32 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Ronald van Spaendonck, clarinet
Laurent Lefevre, bassoon


5.   Allegro: Tres rythme - 1:40
6.   Romance: Andante tres doux - 2:59
7.   Final: Tres Anime - 2:53


Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone, FP 33 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Jacques Mauger, trombone
Guy Touvron, trumpet
Herve Joulain, horn


8.   Alegro moderato: Grazioso - 4:04
9.   Andante: Tres lent - 3:15
10.   Rondeau: Anime - 1:43

Le bal masque, FP 60 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Conducted by: Pierre-Michel Durand
Franck Leguerinel, baritone
Ronald van Spaendonck, clarinet
Francoise Groben, cello
Jean-Marc Phillips, violin
Serge Krichewski, oboe
Marc Bauer, trumpet
Marie Gondeau, bassoon
Francoise Rivalland, percussion
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


1.   Preambule et air de bravoure - 4:23
2.   Intermede - 2:30
3.   Malvina - 2:15
4.   Bagatelle - 2:16
5.   La Dame aveugle - 2:20
6.   Finale - 4:13


Le bestiaire, FP 15a (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Franck Leguerinel, baritone
Ronald van Spaendonck, clarinet
Francoise Groben, cello
Laurent Lefevre, bassoon
Jean-Marc Phillips, violin
Thibault Vieux, violin
Sabine Toutain, viola
Celine Nessi, flute


7.   Le Dromadaire - 1:27
8.   La Chevre du Thibet - 0:43
9.   La Sauterelle - 0:20
10.   Le Dauphin - 0:28
11.   L'Ecrevisse - 0:37
12.   La Carpe - 1:18


4 Poemes de Max Jacob, FP 22 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Franck Leguerinel, baritone
Olivier Doise, oboe
Andre Moisan, clarinet
Marc Bauer, trumpet
Philippe Hanon, bassoon
Philippe Bernold, flute


13.   Est-il un coin plus solitaire - 2:38
14.   C'est pour aller au bal - 1:05
15.   Poete et tenor - 2:20
16.   Dans le buisson de Mimosa - 0:56


Rapsodie negre, FP 3 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Franck Leguerinel, baritone
Ronald van Spaendonck, clarinet
Francoise Groben, cello
Jean-Marc Phillips, violin
Thibault Vieux, violin
Sabine Toutain, viola
Celine Nessi, flute
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


17.   Prelude - 2:10
18.   Ronde - 1:20
19.   Honoloulou - Vocal Interlude - 2:20
20.   Pastorale - 2:21
21.   Final - 3:07


Cocardes, FP 16 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Jean Delescluse, tenor
Jacques Mauger, trombone
Guy Touvron, trumpet
Thibault Vieux, violin
Pascal Delage, percussion
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


22.   Miel de Narbonne - 2:35
23.   Bonne d'enfant - 1:32
24.   Enfant de troupe - 2:21


Elegie for Horn and Piano, FP 175 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Jeff von der Schmidt, horn
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
Herve Joulain, horn
Albert Dominguez, piano


25.   Elegie for Horn and Piano - 9:36

L'histoire de Babar, le petit elephant (The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant), FP 129 (French version) (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Francois Mouzaya, narrator
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


1.   Histoire de Babar, le petit elephant (version francaise) - 22:39


L'invitation au chateau, FP 138 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Ronald van Spaendonck, clarinet
Laurent Lefevre, bassoon
Thibault Vieux, violin
Stephane Logerot, double bass
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


2.   Act I - 1:35
3.   Act II - Valse brillante - 1:47
4.   Act II - Mouvement de valse - 1:32
5.   Act II - Valse des petites taupes - 0:48
6.   Act III - Valse Brillante - 0:59
7.   Act III - Tempo di Boston - 0:58
8.   Act III - Tango - 1:18
9.   Act III - Mouvement de Valse - 0:45
10.   Act III - Moderato - 0:49
11.   Act III - Appassionato - 1:04
12.   Act III - Tres vite et tres canaille - 0:29
13.   Act III - Tempo di tarantella - 0:21
14.   Act III - Polka finale - 0:15
15.   Act III - Presto - 0:52
16.   Act III - Follement vite et gai - 0:50


Leocadia, FP 106 (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Ronald van Spaendonck, clarinet
Laurent Lefevre, bassoon
Thibault Vieux, violin
Stephane Logerot, double bass
Danielle Darrieux, mezzo-soprano
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


17.   Act I - Ouverture - 1:28
18.   Act II - Ouverture - 0:46
19.   Very Calm - 1:12
20.   Act III - Valse des chemins de l'amour - 3:09
21.   Act IV - Ouverture: Waltz - 1:42
22.   Very Calm - 1:33
23.   Act V - Ouverture - 1:03
24.   Andantino - Langoureux - 1:25
25.   Final - 1:10


L'histoire de Babar, le petit elephant (The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant), FP 129 (narrated in English) (more info)
Composed by: Francis Poulenc
Natasha Emerson, narrator
Alexandre Tharaud, piano


26.   The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant - 23:06

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