[BIRTHDAY] French composer Francis Poulenc was born on this day in 1899. Let's celebrate his musical legacy with two piano legends—Martha Argerich and Nicholas Angelich—who joined the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and maestro Myung Whun Chung 정명훈 (official) onstage for a one-of-a-kind rendition of Poulenc's lively, jazzy Double Piano Concerto, inspired by sources as varied as Mozart, Ravel, and Balinese gamelan music. https://bit.ly/41XFK8W | medici.tv

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16K views · 485 reactions | Francis Poulenc in 1959 playing the 2nd movement of his own Concerto for two pianos in D minor with Jacques Février #poulenc | Legendary Musicians | Facebook

Francis Poulenc’s playful Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon is one highlight among many in the composer’s beloved catalog of chamber works for winds. Channeling the energy and harmonic language of jazz, the piece premiered in 1923 alongside a collection of works by Poulenc’s radically-minded and irreverent mentor Erik Satie. Today, we remember a memorable performance of the piece from our 2014-15 season, featuring David Shifrin (clarinet) and Peter Kolkay (bassoon). See the sonata—along with Poule