Poulenc - Poulenc: Les BichesPoulenc wrote two ballets, the suites from which feature on this recording. Fusing together musical styles from various periods and genres enabled him to construct the largely plot free narrative of 'Les Biches,' a sequence of captivating dances that explore many themes which were considered taboo at the time. In 'Les Animaux modeles,' Poulenc transforms the animals of La Fontain's fables into human characters in a patchwork score brimming with color,

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The CD includes both play-along/practice tracks and demonstration tracks with Walt playing the etudes on alto sax

KURONEKO (BLACK CAT) is a spectacularly eerie twilight tale with a shocking feminist angle

the late Sonny Morgan

Hirt later established and became chair of the Choral and Sacred Music department

this record seems to bathe in the warm yellow Kodachrome-glow of the best of the 1970's

some of his most charming and distinctive music

1 and a European hit record

perceptions

concise and transparent: 'When I write purely melodically

000 miles apart