Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Oboe & Piano
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- Sonata for oboe & piano, FP 185 (1962)
I. Elégie (paisiblement)
II. Scherzo (très animé) [5:08]
III. Déploration (très calme) [9:05]
Maurice Bourgue, oboe
Jacques Février, piano
Francis Poulenc dedicated his Sonata for oboe and piano, the last of this three wind sonatas, to the memory of Sergey Prokofiev; Poulenc composed it one year before his own death in 1962. Given the first movement's title "Elegie," it sounds remarkably peaceful. The oboe begins with a four-note phrase starting on its high D, from which both instruments derive and unspool a winding, lyrical theme; the piano brings in a rising theme just as lyrical, before a third theme, in a double-dotted, tripping rhythm, enters. This provokes an unexpectedly thunderous outburst before the pastoral material of the opening returns. The mercurial emotional turn of the first movement comes back in the second-movement Scherzo, albeit reversed. Here, an A section full of pointed, racing rhythms, contrasted briefly with smoother phrases, brakes at the behest of a few piano chords for a far slower B section with a rhapsodic theme introduced and mostly developed by the piano. The third movement, titled "Deploration" and marked Tres calme, is the most obviously funerary of the three. After a piano introduction, the oboe takes a lamenting, chorale-like theme over a stolid piano pulse. The pulse quickens and the tripping rhythm from the first movement makes a re-appearance, but the brief moments of solace in the music always feel unstable and fleeting, an impression confirmed by a bleak ending with distant, ghostly piano chords supporting inward lyrical imprecations from the oboe. The oboe's final sustained note, with dissonant splashes by the piano underneath, seems to hang in the air for long after its sound dies. [allmusic.com]
Art by Francis Picabia
pour moi, c'est une des plus belles interprétations de cette oeuvre maginfique si délicate. Elle est vivante comme aucune autre, pleine de délicatesse et de subtilités.
...Et tellement colorée...
Écouter cette musique est comprendre que le matérialisme est une folie ... Écoutez comme la magie et la beauté ont des voix subtiles et apaisantes !
I am grieving the death of a friend and this helps so much to release what's gone with him
My Freshman concert piece and played the first movement at contest in High School. I've been in love with the composition ever since (40 years ago) and just find it one of the most contemplative and mature chamber pieces ever written. What many people completely forget is that this is not an Oboe Sonata, it is a duet; the piano is as wonderful a part as the oboe!
Poulenc is fast becoming one of my most-listened-to composers. Borodin is up there too.
Thank you for the great music.
My pleasure.
Elegie is just magical. Heard it randomly on a radio program. Fantastic
the third movement is something so touching...
The sound from the oboe is perfect!
choiyattv Of course Master Bourgue is in charge ;-)
This is so hauntingly beautiful. It's a great honour that Poulenc wrote at least one piece for my instrument, the classical guitar. (And a shame that he didn't write another ones.)
Stunningly beautiful
A friend of mine introduced me to Poulenc outstanding music 22 years ago, I believe is one of the most contemplative music. This particular composition is one of my favorites, I don't know how many times I've heard it…Thank you.
You're welcome. Thanks for commenting.
"Contemplaticve" an excellent word for Poulenc's music!
Stunning performance! I've based my own concert performance on this one. Thank you!
Certainly very faithful to Poulenc's musical intentions.Jacques Février was a close musical associate of Poulenc and performed often with him (concerto for two pianos f.ex)
Déploration has to be the most sad and beautiful movement I have ever heard. It's so spooky but reminiscent at the same time, I love it!
Max, probably as old as I, must have been a pretty good player to take on this beautiful piece as a freshman; takes a lot of breath control. I'm was a single reed player, myself, and Poulenc was/is always one of my favorites.
beautiful ...
trés belles interprétations
A fine performance
beautiful interpetation!
Esta canción es adorable
So what if the performers feel this music at a tempo that you have programmed into your nervous system from a recording. It's a very effective performance. What a bore it would be to have everyone play everything the same.
Scherzo: 5:08
Deploration: 9:05
un sommet
Ciao, thank you for this nice music. I had this CD but I lost it changing house. Can you tell me the name of CD and the name of the other composer whose music is in thjs CD? Is he Britten?
I remember it was produced by an italian newspaper , "La Repubblica" or "Il Manifesto". But I never find the full album, just this two pieces you have upload. Thank you
Painting?
so french, poulenc is to france as copland is to america and britten to britain
Same could be said for Erik Satie too.....
@@sitarnut you're absolutely right
He didn't get those runs in the right place? am I the only one hearing this in the first movement?
What's up with 20 thumbs down?
usually means they didn't like it; others are not required to like what you like ... any other questions?
@@Marcel_Audubon no.
I'd say it was quite slow, I have heard faster performances...
Sounds goldilocks to me.
because you've heard faster performances means this one is slow? does not compute
Gosh I posted this 8 years ago and don't remember posting it... my opinion on this recording has vastly changed for the better 😅
@@musicandsharpies the internet never forgets! haha!
Sin duda, pero no es una cancion. Nadie canta.
Te recomiendo la suite "Los Animales Modelos", que tiene muchos pasajes de este mismo tipo de lirismo.