Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Oboe and Piano

[@SteveofArms]

It's like he has an infinite dynamic range on every note.

[@pattmahiney]

He does have really good dynamic control.

[@asdf0747]

this sonata is one of the hardest Oboe sonata despite it's appearance of being "slow". the intonation is very hard to control and embouchure control is imperative. This is the sonata got me into NY All-state and All eastern Conference when I was a senior in High school. I've done Hummel Theme and Variation before this for Senior Concerto Audition but this Sonata got me exhausted even before I got to the second Movement.

[@charlesmchugh8811]

Another masterpiece. Lyrical, funny and deeply moving. I've always loved Poulenc and this is one of his best. And he is paying tribute to another great master. Thanks for your note, that always helps to set the stage.

[@rafikhan01]

I love how there are moments of derangement in the middle of peaceful or nice passages, like 0:30 and many more. It's a really special part of this piece tbh and I love it a lot.

[@musiquemusique4456]

On ne sait laquelle des trois sonates admirer le plus. Trois sommets de la musique française.

[@tejasnair3399]

I used to listen to this on the drive to my beautiful highschool every morning. Now this is one of those pieces that is so nostalgic that I actually have trouble listening to it emotionally.

[@johnlloydarevalo2922]

The modulation in 1:38 is so beautiful.

[@musicfanBRA]

This is so beautiful... melancholy, mysterious... I'm new to this piece. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. I think it will become one of my favorites, like the sublime flute sonata.

[@stellamoon2532]

Since I've started to learn oboe I wanted to play this wonderful piece. Just awesome😍

[@TheYourDeadNow]

Never ever remove this from yt

[@olla-vogala4090]

+TheYourDeadNow I certainly wasn't planning to :)

[@MegaPianogenius]

the pic at the beginning is so wistful seeing him marking the score on an old upright making beautiful timeless music in such a setting i should imagine Chopin doing the same in Majorca on his old upright composing such works as his 2nd ballade

[@vilikdoshoyan3622]

@@olla-vogala4090 гезйе99»04 в хэш ш зднхнщйзйюншжййщшйднэшжызшХу

[@Iceland874]

I love Poulenc. I’ve played his flute sonata, piano and organ works. This makes me want to start playing oboe again. This is so beautiful!

[@ginavingara3092]

This piece has completely opened my eyes (& ears) to oboe repertoire and Poulenc. I don't think I would have felt as connected to the piece if it weren't for the score. It's one thing to hear the interplay between the piano and oboe parts, but to see it in the score adds so much depth to the experience.

[@GhtPTR]

Indeed, this is the piece that made me learn the oboe, decades ago...

[@JoelAWeiss]

I swear the oboe isn't playing at rehearsal 4!!! Amazing. Had to listen 3 times to faintly here it. PPP - fabulous. So gorgeous.

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

YES,THIS IS WAS FAR BETTER THAN YOUR OTHER FRANCE SONATA ON KZbin,THE BEST POULENC ATER MY TASTE. GRETTINGS FROM A COLLEGA!!

[@cameroncharles5944]

Playing the first and second movement for solo ensemble they are going to drop dead I've been practicing this since last year

[@redgit9905]

Yeah, Cam, how’d it go?

[@Kolchicine]

yeah how Oo

[@khool63]

un moment de quiétude , de calme comme je les aime ,, on se laisse transporter par la grâce du piano et du haut bois surtout ,, merci

[@dbdb1518]

so lovely

[@musicfanBRA]

Beautiful, melancholic. Thank you for posting it.

[@nono6269]

2:27 sounds just like the clarinet sonata (first movement during “très calme”)

[@grade8william]

my favourite of the three

[@na3044]

Wow. I love this expressiveness. The Scherzo is god-tier.

[@nikoo8035]

You can clearly see that it's the same composer for the clarinet, flute and oboe sonata. For example at 2:27 you clearly have the clarinet sonata. Poulenc made some incredibile music, i love it. In particular the clarinet sonata is divine

[@daveluttinen2547]

I have these on CD and they are among my favorite pieces of music.

[@erinyun]

random 1-0:06 2-2:26 3-5:15 4-6:21 5-6:32 6-8:26 7-9:11

[@martinezalguizuriblasquiz]

Es una auténtica maravilla. Magnífica interpretación.

[@TiticatFollies]

There's nothing of Poulenc's I do not like, and usually love. Original and charming.

[@zykonxt]

Masterpiece and masterperfornance.

[@monte-verdianopapasyriopou9201]

A mercurial master

[@pattmahiney]

Wonderfully written and performed.

[@FelixFischer-z9e]

플랑은 20세기의 보석같은 작곡가이다. 특히 독주곡들의 선율이 굉장히 아름답다.

[@feneb6497]

The ending of the second movement is sooooooo good!

[@yowo6105]

I use this piece as a warming up piece in between practicing other pieces and its so much fun to play!! I love it! (I definitely don't play as well as the oboist here, but I love the diversity between quick parts and slow parts, high notes and low notes. It just makes playing a lot more enjoyable!!)

[@10mimu]

Beautiful sonata. The main theme of the elegy is nostalgic.

[@thethikboy]

A particularly delicious woodwind confection by the master chef of French music feasts.

[@treesny]

"Confection" is perhaps not quite the right word for a piece which conveys such melancholy and sense of loss. Hear also Poulenc's Elegy for Horn & Piano, composed in memory of French Horn great Dennis Brain. Plus the unusual structure of encasing a fast movement between two slow, pensive ones. Curiously, Australian composer Malcolm Williamson did the same thing in another commemorative work, written in memory of Dame Edith Sitwell: his fine Violin Concerto (commissioned in 1964, so it's just possible that he heard or saw the score of Poulenc's piece).

[@forsaken696]

@@treesny😐

[@johnstag1391]

Someone stole my cassette tape containing this among other Poulenc gems. Different players. Same pearl of great price. Thank you.

[@staceyxiang3513]

At figure 6 (2:26), this phrase is almost exactly replicated in his clarinet sonata. Just found that interesting.

[@ramistucky9104]

I'm noticing he does this a lot. Do you recognize the 1:12 mark? I swear I recognize it but cannot place it.

[@TheOboeCrack]

Poulenc's wind sonatas share similar thematic material. For example, motifs in the final movement of the Clarinet Sonata can be heard in the Scherzo of the Oboe Sonata. Similarly, the Second Movement of the Clarinet Sonata opens with a motif that can be seen as an inversion of the opening of the Elégie of the Oboe Sonata. Source:Wikipedia

[@jeanszulc]

@@TheOboeCrack Quite an old thread, but there is also very similar thematic material in other pieces from Poulenc. One off the top of my head is his "Gloria", which has some very close material to his wind works.

[@arielorthmann4061]

All Poulenc ressembles Poulenc, to be honest. You can find some of the thematic / harmonic material from here as far back as from the 2 piano concerto/ improvisations

[@martinosimone4232]

excellent composition and beautifully played

[@oboist3]

This is one of the great recordings of this piece. There is certainly only one Maurice Bourgue.

[@djnka0]

I accompanied an oboist friend of mine on piano; one of my favorite piano parts to have played

[@stevebartley8902]

When genius hits the ether you have Poulenc.

[@fredericchopin7538]

Marvelous!

[@maggieclancy6378]

This was mentioned in the book I was reading!

[@licoricestic]

Which book?!?

[@maggieclancy6378]

@@licoricestic The Forgetting by Nicole Maggi

[@luisfeliperey]

Thank you!!

[@marianaiurcovich]

beautiful

[@brayanchelis6554]

la mejor!!!😌😌

[@Luca-gj9xn]

Poulenc is really brilliant. My choir sang "Les Tisserands" in quarantine style. Write this down in the research. You will love it for sure: Corale Novarmonia - Les Tisserands (F. Poulenc)

[@kiaraeijo]

I've never heard his oboe sonata but I feel like it captures the personality of the oboe. I still prefer the flute sonata though

[@cygnebleu]

it's Poulenc's master piece, his very last work before he died, and listen to the END of the sonata, it's like an unanswered question, so beautiful and moving!

[@marcustorquatus]

Quelle merveille !

[@glupsyfaitdesvideos9877]

marcustorquatus comme machaine KZbin

[@richardlitwin4046]

Dear, dear, dear man.

[@janosdertrompeter998]

Danke an Maurice Bourgue und Jacques Février fürs Spielen, an Herrn Poulenc fürs Komponieren, an olla-vogala fürs hochladen und das Label fürs Aufnehmen!

[@kayodj3152]

Dedicated to the memory of Serge Prokofiev!! There is a brief quote of Mussorgsky: in the middle section of the second movement, of chromatic descent of the mad Tsar Boris.

[@miles3756]

You should post more works for woodwinds!!

[@philippecirse4872]

Chants parfaits pour lire les formes subjectives des nuages et suivre d'un œil attendri les rainures des tiges des arbres; apprécier l'écriture complexe des branches imbriquées, goûter les couleurs de la décomposition de la lumière en gouttelettes d'eau dans un jardin, ressentir fortement le sol humide de la forêt ancestrale pour percevoir les traces des animaux du passé profond 🍍🌴

[@НуркенАкбергенов]

The opening of third movement is very similar to his cello sonata’s second movement

[@gerardbegni2806]

This duo sontat is less capricious than , for instance, the clainet sonata. Following the initial quiet movement in a quiet G major, the following movement is a good example of Poulenc's style, linking sharply tonal cells. Similar techniques can be found for instance in Richard Strauss' and, (closer to Poulenc's style) Prokofiev's works.. This apparently free harmonic juxtapositions are indeed quite carefully ordered. The oboe is wiittten in a very suited idiom. Poulenc was indeed quite interested in woodwind instruments

[@nono6269]

At figure 3 of the third movement of this sonata, the start of that phrase sounds way too familiar and I don’t know where I know it from

[@yaguin.amp4]

6:16 THE II - V - I OMGG

[@ozdecanyalcn891]

İ love it i playin oboe too

[@BCscores]

[@WilfriedBerk]

Excellent, even better then the Clarinet Sonata ...

[@rashakor]

No offense but this sounds like the draft for the Clarinet version. Many phrases are retaken almost note for note.

[@phuocvananhnguyen2467]

This sonata makes me feel like i'm taking a midnight walk in the forest, and the gloomy full moon is following me. I try to escape but everything change since then, the trees move, the flowers bloom, the wind flow, and the silence begins to whisper. The scence is both beautiful and scary.

[@TatTwamAsi]

SO Francis and yet a true, loving honorouble tribute to his musical twin brother Sergey and Sergey would feel the same. They both composed from the heart and fuck conventions.

[@VincentTurregano]

Am I the only one that hears the Stravinsky Violin concerto in the first movement.

[@franckmousset4022]

Début : réminiscences du concerto pour violon de Stravinsky ?

[@patricelanauze8301]

Poulenc est toujours émouvant pour les émotionnels , pas pour les militaires et les marchands d' armes . J 'ai eu l' occasion de travailler dans l' armement mais ce n' était pas pour moi .

[@pujiacy]

Who is from Karl’s film?

[@gerardbegni2806]

ONe of the last pieces of Poulenc. Very lyrical and a bit pastoral... or is it the tone of the oboe?

[@mariaocampo3923]

2:35

[@ramistucky9104]

1:12

[@josegutierrezmartinez512]

What’s the name of the notes in measure 7&8 above the half notes?

[@henriaug]

Giant Steps in the beggining, anyone?

[@aadri.gomezz9251]

Muy buena sonata. Pero Poulenc debería componer cosas que no se parezcan a lo que te ponen los de Movistar cuando estás esperando a que te atiendan. Saludos!

[@AntonNoyaCampos]

Me parece una falta de respeto muy grave hacia Poulenc y todos los compositores del neoclasicismo. Deberías limpiarte la boca después de decir eso. Saludos!

[@aadri.gomezz9251]

@@AntonNoyaCampos Comprendo y aprecio tu pasión por la música y tu defensa del legado de Poulenc y otros compositores del neoclasicismo. Reconozco la importancia de su trabajo en la evolución de la música clásica y entiendo por qué mi comentario podría haber sido interpretado como una falta de respeto hacia su legado. Mi intención no fue menospreciar su contribución ni su lugar en la historia de la música. Cada periodo y estilo tiene su propia relevancia y belleza única, y es importante reconocer y valorar la diversidad de expresiones artísticas que existen. Agradezco que hayas señalado tu preocupación de manera respetuosa, y lamento cualquier incomodidad que mi comentario haya podido causar. Mi intención no fue faltar al respeto, y estoy abierto al diálogo para entender mejor diferentes perspectivas y puntos de vista en el mundo de la música. ¡Saludos!

[@MrChicaneur]

A 2:38 le hautboïste ne respecte pas la triple croche liée à la croche... Un peu dommage mais sinon c'est une interprétation réussie. Merci du partage !

[@annfenchlokentaz8592]

Lamdur, on attend avec impatience ton interprétation de cette sonate

[@romeobortolani1907]

7.38 trumpet wagner

[@ilyaibrahimovic9842]

The slow section of the second movement is based on a rather obvious reference to the slow(er) section of the second movement of Prokofiev's flute sonata

[@rubenuron5397]

Eu só digo assim:🙉

[@trstquint7114]

I really like this sonata. BUT, the hobo sounds like a duck with a cold.

[@GIOBODAN]

Ho perso il conto delle note stonate. Lasciamo stare anche tutte le note più difficili da legare che il nostro Maurice invece stacca per prudenza. Non consideriamo tutti quegli slanci espressivi mozzati probabilmente per assenza di fuoco interiore. La mia valutazione finale è: NON IDONEO

[@caeliusxviii]

got here for my modules🙋

[@charlesdavis7087]

Fuck me. This is music that says, "Fuck me in the alley behind Le Chat Noir." "A thousand francs." "I don't carry that kind of money on me. But I'll be there between six and six thirty with it." "Until then. Remember... moi." Ah, what an alley that was! In West Hollywood we have one called "Vasaline Way." Hurry up and onleve sue pantalones, Three inspired works, lights, shadows, time and place. Thank you Francis. And for only a thousand francs.

[@treesny]

I would be the last person to criticise someone who called attention to a genuine sexual subtext in a work (musical or otherwise), but really! This is Poulenc's tribute to another great composer, and is filled with melancholy, even desolation, amid the lyricism and manic gaiety. There are plenty of earlier works by Poulenc that evoke carnal desire and the more shadowy and enticing parts of his beloved Paris, but it's a some weird sort of reverse homophobia to hear overt sex in this piece shadowed by death and loss, and filled with a tender sadness. Difficult enough to get people to stop (lazily) using Les Six as the default reference point for the composer of Dialogues of the Carmelites and his great choral music and song cycles... As with Liszt - not coincidentally, another Catholic composer - it seems we must constantly be fighting to have people see and hear Poulenc as a WHOLE artist.

[@whyeven3722]

The Waffle House has found its new host.

[@solomonal-harbi8788]

In my opinion lots of the music works from 1900s and forward is tasteless.

[@aurelbarre95]

Your opinion is shitty

[@solomonal-harbi8788]

Jean dylan how so ?

[@elliotmadethis]

Solomon Al-Harbi *cough* Igor Stravinsky *cough*

[@annfenchlokentaz8592]

in my opinion we don't care much about your tastes... and opinions

[@andrewpearson1903]

I find myself thinking the same of writing-craft. Most likely it's because the lesser works (and there are an unprecedented number) from the 20th century haven't sloughed off and left a proper canon