Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
31	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	1	2	3	4

Louis Lortie, Helene Mercier, BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner - Francis Poulenc: Piano Concertos; Aubade (2015)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 4 Aug 2022 20:11:42

Louis Lortie, Helene Mercier, BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner - Francis Poulenc: Piano Concertos; Aubade (2015)

After a successful cycle of Chopin works for solo piano, exclusive Chandos artist Louis Lortie plays here works by Poulenc with his duet partner Hélène Mercier. In Aubade and the two concertos they are joined by Edward Gardner and the BBC Philharmonic.

The French-Canadian pianists draw a persuasive portrait of the melancholic Parisian that Poulenc was: playful and depressed, like his tutor, Erik Satie. There is always a sense of palpable anxiety in these pieces, be it the sarcastic joie de vivre of the 'choreographic concerto' Aubade or the ironic melancholy of the explosive Concerto for Two Pianos – Mozartean and Stravinskyan at the same time. Further examples are the contrasting pair of works for two pianos, in which the evocation of the sound of accordion and smell of fried potatoes in L'Embarquement pour Cythère complement the Élégie which, as Poulenc indicated, should be played with 'a cigar in your mouth and a glass of cognac on the piano'.

Similarly, the dazzling and dissonant Sonata for Piano Duet alternates between passages of charme and others that are féroce and strident. 'Inventing his own folk tunes', as Ravel noted, Poulenc took a decisive step in his musical emancipation with this very 'dissident' work.

Louis Lortie also plays the Piano Concerto, in which the traditional concerto virtues are more obvious: memorable tunes, sparkling orchestration, and a wide range of textures in the piano part.

The Montreal-born pianist Louis Lortie has emerged as one of the world's top specialists in French music of the first half of the 20th century. He is capable of great subtlety, but he does not give short shrift to the pure melodic pleasures and the popular and jazz influences that are integral to the tradition. This Poulenc album is a delight, and it might be the only one you need for Poulenc's music for piano and ensemble. The Piano Concerto of 1949 is not one of Poulenc's more famous works, but the performance here by Lortie and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner is masterful, with intricate weaving of piano and orchestra balanced by melodic straightforwardness, including an intriguing quotation of "Way Down Upon the Swanee River" in a kind of Latinized version in the finale. The first movement seems to have a wash of piano sound, emerging seamlessly into melody. The more familiar Concerto for two pianos and orchestra receives a vigorous performance, with Hélène Mercier on the second piano extremely well-coordinated with Lortie, and there are several crystalline smaller pieces including Aubade, a neoclassic suite for piano and an ensemble of 18 instruments. Chandos' studio sound here is absolutely superb, and this is destined to be a cornerstone Poulenc release. It's a joy from start to finish.

Review by James Manheim, Allmusic.com

Francis Poulenc at Allmusic
Francis Poulenc at Wiki

Louis Lortie, piano
Hélène Mercier, piano (11-18)
BBC Philharmonic (1-13)
Edward Gardner (1-13)

Tracklist:

Concerto, S 146 (1949)
for Piano and Orchestra
01. I. Allegretto (10:06)
02. II. Andante con moto (05:59)
03. III. Rondeau а la francaise (04:03)

Aubade, S 51 (1929)
Concerto chorégraphique for Piano and Eighteen Instruments
04. Toccata. Lento e pesante - (02:35)
05. Recitatif. Larghetto - (01:42)
06. Rondeau. Allegro - (03:11)
07. Presto - (01:24)
08. Recitatif. Larghetto - (02:10)
09. Andante - (03:33)
10. Conclusion. Adagio (05:03)

Concerto in D minor, S 61 (1932)
for Two Pianos and Orchestra
11. I. Allegro ma non troppo (08:07)
12. II. Larghetto (05:22)
13. III. Finale (05:46)

Sonata, S 8 (1918, revised 1939)
for Piano Four Hands
14. I. Prelude. (02:05)
15. II. Rustique. (01:58)
16. III. Final. (02:00)

17. Élégie (en accords alternés), S 175 (1959) (05:28)

18. L’Embarquement pour Cythère, S 150 (1951) (02:03)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015

EAC extraction logfile from 6. July 2016, 22:41

Louis Lortie, BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner / Poulenc - Piano Concertos; Aubade

Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GU70N Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 10:06.08 | 0 | 45457
2 | 10:06.08 | 5:59.10 | 45458 | 72392
3 | 16:05.18 | 4:03.65 | 72393 | 90682
4 | 20:09.08 | 2:35.10 | 90683 | 102317
5 | 22:44.18 | 1:42.65 | 102318 | 110032
6 | 24:27.08 | 3:11.15 | 110033 | 124372
7 | 27:38.23 | 1:24.58 | 124373 | 130730
8 | 29:03.06 | 2:10.17 | 130731 | 140497
9 | 31:13.23 | 3:33.05 | 140498 | 156477
10 | 34:46.28 | 5:03.35 | 156478 | 179237
11 | 39:49.63 | 8:07.50 | 179238 | 215812
12 | 47:57.38 | 5:22.55 | 215813 | 240017
13 | 53:20.18 | 5:46.30 | 240018 | 265997
14 | 59:06.48 | 2:05.00 | 265998 | 275372
15 | 61:11.48 | 1:58.45 | 275373 | 284267
16 | 63:10.18 | 2:00.45 | 284268 | 293312
17 | 65:10.63 | 5:28.20 | 293313 | 317932
18 | 70:39.08 | 2:03.67 | 317933 | 327224

Range status and errors

Selected range

Filename C:\temp\CHAN_10875 - Poulenc - Piano Concertos; Aubade\Poulenc - Piano Concertos; Aubade.wav

Peak level 97.1 %
Extraction speed 2.3 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 6FD2EA54
Copy CRC 6FD2EA54
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [3CF2E035] (AR v2)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [0BABB32B] (AR v2)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [AD9FC7C8] (AR v2)
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [CBD436EC] (AR v2)
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [1BF86E66] (AR v2)
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [53C432D7] (AR v2)
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [188C40E9] (AR v2)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [718BF34E] (AR v2)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [F26E5D24] (AR v2)
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [89221696] (AR v2)
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [FFC179C8] (AR v2)
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [23D15B26] (AR v2)
Track 13 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [EC236D26] (AR v2)
Track 14 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [354B8203] (AR v2)
Track 15 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [A2122AA1] (AR v2)
Track 16 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [14AA26DE] (AR v2)
Track 17 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [68D6A340] (AR v2)
Track 18 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [E2E12C63] (AR v2)

All tracks accurately ripped

End of status report

==== Log checksum 9FCCB9674FC85BA9E349D39E9537855F9F0CC97C8056B5428A097A1DD8C89186 ====

DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-07-15 14:26:57

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Louis Lortie, BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner / Poulenc - Piano Concertos; Aubade (1-10)
Louis Lortie, Helene Mercier, BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner / Poulenc - Piano Concertos; Aubade (11-13)
Louis Lortie, Helene Mercier / Poulenc - Piano Concertos; Aubade (14-18)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR16 -0.25 dB -22.80 dB 10:06 01-Concerto for Piano and Orchestra - I. Allegretto
DR14 -1.82 dB -23.94 dB 5:59 02-Concerto for Piano and Orchestra - II. Andante con moto
DR14 -4.27 dB -23.93 dB 4:04 03-Concerto for Piano and Orchestra - III. Rondeau а la franзaise
DR14 -4.93 dB -24.32 dB 2:35 04-Aubade - Toccata. Lento e pesante -
DR13 -2.72 dB -22.07 dB 1:43 05-Aubade - Recitatif. Larghetto -
DR14 -4.21 dB -24.23 dB 3:11 06-Aubade - Rondeau. Allegro -
DR14 -5.19 dB -25.07 dB 1:25 07-Aubade - Presto -
DR16 -2.81 dB -26.38 dB 2:10 08-Aubade - Recitatif. Larghetto -
DR13 -1.60 dB -22.15 dB 3:33 09-Aubade - Andante -
DR14 -4.64 dB -26.41 dB 5:03 10-Aubade - Conclusion. Adagio
DR17 -0.69 dB -24.80 dB 8:08 11-Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra - I. Allegro ma non troppo
DR16 -3.60 dB -27.18 dB 5:23 12-Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra - II. Larghetto
DR16 -0.89 dB -22.23 dB 5:46 13-Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra - III. Finale
DR14 -2.50 dB -22.89 dB 2:05 14-Sonata for Piano Four Hands - I. Prelude.
DR12 -16.66 dB -33.66 dB 1:59 15-Sonata for Piano Four Hands - II. Rustique.
DR13 -2.85 dB -24.24 dB 2:01 16-Sonata for Piano Four Hands - III. Final.
DR15 -9.04 dB -30.73 dB 5:28 17-Elegie
DR13 -5.89 dB -25.26 dB 2:04 18-L'Embarquement pour Cythere
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 494 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================

All thanks to original releaser

More interesting music in My Blog

2015 BBC Philharmonic Classical Edward Gardner Francis Poulenc Hélène Mercier Lossless Louis Lortie Classical Music CD-Rip FLAC MP3