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Fauré & Poulenc: Works for Piano & Orchestra

October 7, 2024, 6:00 am

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A portrait of Gabriel Fauré by John Singer Sargent (1889)

Following his acclaimed recording of the Saint-Saëns piano concertos with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, French pianist Romain Descharmes reunites with the orchestra for works by Fauré and Poulenc conducted by Michael Halász. The centerpieces of this all-French program are Fauré’s Ballade and the Poulenc concerto, the former graceful and serene with a flamboyant “Liszt-ian” finale, and the latter clever, whimsical, …