The Tailleferre Ensemble has recently released their world premiere recording of Sonate champêtre by Germaine Tailleferre. Their Conway Hall programme, showcasing groups of varying sizes from solo piano up to a sextet, features works by all of the members of Les Six, setting the music of their namesake in context. Poulenc’s much-loved Sextet is perhaps the most well-known work here, but music of the lesser-known Auric, Honegger, Milhaud will complete the picture of the colourful musical world the group inhabited.
Emma Halnan (flute)
Nicola Hands (oboe)
Jennifer Dunsmore (clarinet)
Amy Thompson (bassoon)
Anna Drysdale (horn)
Lana Bode (piano)
Programme:
Auric | Trio for oboe, clarinet & bassoon
Milhaud | Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet & piano Op.47
Tailleferre | Sonate Champêtre
Honegger | Sarabande for ‘L’album des six’ H.26
Tailleferre | Chorale et Deux Variations
Durey | Divertissement for oboe, clarinet & bassoon Op.107
Poulenc | Sextet FP100
