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Francis Poulenc:

Four piano works on steel

drums and marimbas

Poulenc was a French composer with a distinctive modernist style which was very evident i his piano works. Here we have four peices arranged on a mixture os steel drums and marimbas which were recorded during the Pandemic The Caprice is a lively arrangment on a steel drum ensemble and a marimba. The Nocturne is presented on two contrasting steeldrum instrumentsto haunting effect while the marimbas emphasise the rhythmic nature of the Toccata. The steel drums in the Mouvement perpetual emphasise the modernist accents in contrast with the smoother marimba.

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Caprice in C Major Nocturne No1 Toccata Mouvements Perpetual 1-3

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Georges Bizet:

Excerpts & Themes from

Carmen

The opera Carmen is the most famous of the compositions by Bizet. It was based on a book of the same name by Prospere Merimee it was first performed in 1875 just before his death. Evidently the initial reception of the opera was pretty negative partly due to the subject matter. Massenet and Saint Seans were congratulatory about the music but Gounod queried the originality of the musical content. But opinions were quickly revised after his death and it has been in the operatic repertoire ever since. These excerpts and themes from the opera have been arranged on our percussion ensemble comprising steel drums, vibraphone, gamelan and marimba accompanied by an ocarina. Aragonaise March of the Toreadors Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen