Poulenc Piano Concerto / Organ Concerto CD

This release is the sixth on the LPO label conducted by Yannick N?zet-Seguin. The performances on this album, recorded in 2013 and 2014, were part of his final season as Principal Guest Conductor. The Organ Concerto was performed by James O'Donnell as part of the Pull Out All The Stops festival, celebrating the restoration of the Royal Festival Hall organ, which had been out of use since 2005. These performances were very well reviewed at the time: "Yannick N?zet-S?guin is a master-painter and drew a rich spectrum of colours from the London Philharmonic Orchestra to decorate each of these scores in a distinctive way" (Bachtrack). "Yannick N?zet-S?guin [was] alive to the solemn and dramatic aspects of Poulenc's setting, it's radiance, jauntiness, pealing vitality and ritual dance" (Classical Source). The album features performances from star soloists: organist James O'Donnell; soprano Kate Royal; pianist Alexandre Tharaud. The Times said of the Organ Concerto: "under the meticulous direction of Yannick N?zet-S?guin, the London Philharmonic Orchestra's strings formed a pale gold halo around the organ as James O'Donnell navigated the crazy-mirror harmonies of Poulenc's concerto with brisk, unflappable agility."

1. Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor i. Allegretto commodo 09:37 2. Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor ii. Andante con moto 05:20 3. Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor iii. Rondeau ? la fran?aise 04:00 4. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani i. Andante 03:09 5. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani ii. Allegro giocoso 02:06 6. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani iii. Andante moderato 07:20 7. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani iv. Tempo Allegro, molto agitato 02:36 8. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani v. Tres calme. Lent 02:28 9. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani vi. Tempo de l'Allegro initial 01:55 10. Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani vii. Tempo d'introduction: Largo 02:46 11. Stabat Mater i. Stabat Mater dolorosa 04:00 12. Stabat Mater ii. Cujus animam gementem 01:05 13. Stabat Mater iii. O quam tristis 02:39 14. Stabat Mater iv. Quae moerebat 01:29 15. Stabat Mater v. Quis est homo 01:26 16. Stabat Mater vi. Vidit suum 03:19 17. Stabat Mater vii. Eja Mater 01:05 18. Stabat Mater viii. Fac ut ardeat 02:22 19. Stabat Mater ix. Sancta Mater 03:08 20. Stabat Mater x. Fac ut portem 03:20 21. Stabat Mater xi. Inflammatus et accensus 02:01 22. Stabat Mater xii. Quando corpus 04:48