All Poulenc articles
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ReviewVan Kuijk Quartet: Impressions Parisiennes
Sophistication aplenty from a young quartet with plenty to say
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ReviewConcert review: Tobias Feldmann (violin) Boris Kusnezow (piano)
Tim Homfray pays a visit to London’s Wigmore Hall on 10 December 2023 for the performance of Mozart, Poulenc and Schubert
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ReviewBruno Philippe: Fauré, Franck, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns
Plenty to admire here, with Poulenc’s underrated sonata stealing the show
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ReviewConcert review: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Reto Bieri (clarinet) Polina Leschenko (piano)
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Enescu, Poulenc, Bartok, Milhaud, Schoenfeld and Kopatchinskaja herself, at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on 24 September 2023
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ReviewCellist Amalie Stalheim: Debussy, Poulenc, Stravinsky
Performances of great immediacy, captured by a first-rate recording
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ReviewDavid Grimal: Bach, Poulenc, Stravinsky, Prokofiev
A French violinist struts his stuff in two highly contrasted albums
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ReviewBrodsky Quartet, Laura van der Heijden: Golden Oldies – More Favourite Encores
A joyous jumble of encores from an ever-youthful quartet
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ReviewMichael Petrov: Poulenc, Franck, Dutilleux
Eloquent performers are fully up to the technical demands of the music
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ReviewConcert review: Lawrence Power (viola/violin) Héloïse Werner (soprano) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)
Tim Homfray watches the recital at London’s Wigmore Hall on 22 June 2021
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ReviewYo-Yo Ma: Songs of Comfort and Hope
Gorgeously played album of serene favourites from a masterful duo
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ReviewMatt Haimovitz: Mon Ami, Mon Amour
Plenty to enjoy in a recital that explores a wide variety of French cello music
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ReviewJean-Guihen Queyras: Complices
A fabulously accomplished collection of encores from accomplices
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ReviewEdgar Moreau, David Kadouch: Works by Franck, Poulenc, Strohl and La Tombelle
FRANCK Sonata in A major (arr. Delsart). POULENC Cello Sonata; Souvenirs STROHL Titus et Bérénice: Grande sonate dramatique. LA TOMBELLE Andante espressivo
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja, Polina Leschenko: Deux – works by Poulenc, Bartók and Ravel
POULENC Violin Sonata; DELIBES/DOHNÁNYI Waltz from Coppélia; BARTÓK Violin Sonata no.2; RAVEL Tzigane
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ReviewLa Voix. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major. Poulenc: Violin Sonata. Ravel: Tzigane; Pièce en forme de habanera
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Silk-toned elegance in a programme of French violin-and-piano classics Musicians: Callum Smart (violin) Richard Uttley (piano) Composer: Fauré; Poulenc; Ravel Accompanied by an illuminating booklet note that captures the essence ...
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ReviewAlbéniz: Tango op.165 no.2 (arr. Kreisler). Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Székeley). Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas (arr. Kochanski); Danse espagnole from La vida breve (arr. Kreisler
The Strad Issue: May 2015Description: Passion and portamento from a young American violinistMusicians: Emil Altschuler (violin) Keunyoung Sun (piano)Composer: Albéniz, Bartók, Falla, Poulenc, RavelFrom the start this CD is let down by its recording quality, which, despite a seemingly close-in mic, often renders the violin metallic and ...
