MusicMat: 13 April 13 Francis Poulenc Special Edition




Music Matters show

Summary: Tom Service marks the fiftieth anniversary of Francis Poulenc's death by visitng the composer's home city of Paris, to trace his remarkable musical life. He talks to pianist Graham Johnson, Poulenc's great-nephew Benoit Seringe,Gabriel Tacchino, Georges Prêtre and musicologists Barbara Kelly and Nicolas Southon.