Francis Poulenc is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Francis Poulenc as French composer and pianist (1899–1963).
Francis Poulenc was born at Paris in 1899. His recorded nationality is France. He trained at Lycée Condorcet.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as composer, pianist and music critic.
The instruments recorded are piano.
His work is classed as opera, classical music and religious music.
He performed with Groupe des Six.
Among his best-known works are Dialogues of the Carmelites, La voix humaine and Les biches. What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
The honours record reads: Knight of the Legion of Honour (1946) and Officer of the Legion of Honour (1953).
That the work came out of France shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Francis Poulenc died in 1963, aged 64. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1946
- Officer of the Legion of Honour — 1953
- Notable work: Dialogues of the Carmelites
- Notable work: La voix humaine
- Notable work: Les biches
- Notable work: Concert champêtre
- Instruments: piano
- Genres: opera, classical music and religious music
