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Francis Poulenc

Soirées de Nazelles

Les Soirées de Nazelles, FP 84, is a set of variations for piano written by the French composer Francis Poulenc. During the evenings, the composer used to sit at the piano and improvise "portraits"

Structure#

Les Soirées de Nazelles are composed of eight variations and a cadence, framed by a prelude (Préambule) and a finale. It takes about 20 minutes to perform. A complete recording by Tom Pascale lists the titles, tempo markings and durations as follows:

  • Francis Poulenc - Les Soirées de Nazelles by Patrick Jankowski (18 November 2014)
  • Les soirées de Nazelles, FP 84 (Poulenc, Francis) on IMSLP
  • Poulenc - Soirées de Nazelles on Pianopedia
  • Orazio Sciortino, piano. F. Poulenc- Les Soirées de Nazelles on YouTube
  • Château de Noizelles
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Francis Poulenc