Francis Poulenc: Kammermusik Ensemble Arabesques & Paul Rivinius

• Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963): Trio, FP 43 (1926):
• 1 Trio, FP 43 (1926) - Klavier, Oboe, Fagott - I. Presto 05:33
• 2 Trio, FP 43 (1926) - Klavier, Oboe, Fagott - I. Presto 03:57
• 3 Trio, FP 43 (1926) - Klavier, Oboe, Fagott - III. Rondo 03:14
• Sextett, FP 100 (1932-39):
• 4 Sextett, FP 100 (1932-39) - Klavier, Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott, Horn - I. Allegro vivace 08:22
• 5 Sextett, FP 100 (1932-39) - Klavier, Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott, Horn - II. Divertissement. Andantino 04:20
• 6 Sextett, FP 100 (1932-39) - Klavier, Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott, Horn - III. Finale. Prestissimo 05:29
• Sonate für Flöte und Klavier, FP 164 (1956-57):
• 7 Sonate für Flöte und Klavier, FP 164 (1956-57) - 1. Allegro malinconico 04:49
• 8 Sonate für Flöte und Klavier, FP 164 (1956-57) - 2. Cantilena 04:14
• 9 Sonate für Flöte und Klavier, FP 164 (1956-57) - 3. Presto giocoso 03:54
• Sonate für Klarinette und Klavier, FP 184 (1962):
• 10 Sonate für Klarinette und Klavier, FP 184 (1962) - I. Allegro tristamente 05:47
• 11 Sonate für Klarinette und Klavier, FP 184 (1962) - II. Romanza (Très calme) 05:42
• 12 Sonate für Klarinette und Klavier, FP 184 (1962) - III. Allegro con fuoco (Très animé) 03:14
• Sonate für Oboe und Klavier, FP 185 (1962):
• 13 Sonate für Oboe und Klavier, FP 185 (1962) - I. Élégie. Paisiblement 05:14
• 14 Sonate für Oboe und Klavier, FP 185 (1962) - II. Scherzo. Très animé 04:17
• 15 Sonate für Oboe und Klavier, FP 185 (1962) - III. Déploration. Très calme 04:35
• Total Runtime 01:12:41

Info for Francis Poulenc: Kammermusik

Francis Poulenc chamber music: Wind instruments occupy a central place in Francis Poulenc’s chamber music oeuvre. Starting from the first half of the twentieth century, composers and orchestras gave prominence to the woodwinds, lending their works the distinctive „French sound“ and style of which Poulenc was one of the greatest ambassadors.

With his three sonatas for flute, clarinet, and bassoon, Poulenc set standards that remain to this day; his sextet is a milestone in music history.

Francis Poulenc Chamber Music is the second concept album of the Ensemble arabesques. Their first, Gustav Holst Chamber Music, was released in 2017. The English composer’s fame rests on his enthusiastically acclaimed work The Planets, which eclipsed his previous compositions. The fact that the latter merit much greater attention is attested to by his chamber music works, characterized by their dreamlike gracefulness and still indebted to late Romanticism, to which the ensemble has devoted itself with great success.

The third album is already in preparation and will be entitled Jacques Ibert Chamber Music.

Ensemble arabesques
Paul Rivinius, piano

Ensemble arabesques
In 2011, the German-French cultural festival arabesques was launched in Hamburg. With more than 50 events each year, it is now the biggest festival of its type in northern Germany.

The Ensemble arabesques, which to begin with was active only during the festival, has now developed its own momentum and performs in Germany and abroad throughout the year. The ensemble is made up of musicians from the three major Hamburg orchestras – the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. In varying combinations, the artists focus mainly on unusual musical projects ranging from baroque to modern. Little-known composers or works that have fallen into oblivion form a central part of the ensemble's work.

Paul Rivinius
Born in 1970, Paul Rivinius studied in the masterclass of Gerhard Oppitz, among other teachers, and graduated in 1998 with distinction. As a chamber musician, he has achieved notable success with the Clemente Trio. In addition, he performs with his brothers in the Rivinius Piano Quartet and has been a member of the Mozart Piano Quartet since 2004. Paul Rivinius taught for many years as professor of chamber music at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin.

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