Petite Quatuor : Work information

Composers
Jean Françaix ( Music, Images,)
Performed by
Fiona Dermit (Saxophone), Denis Hill (Saxophone), Jeffrey Wilson (Saxophone), Tracey Bridgeman (Saxophone), Saxology

This work

Work name
Petite Quatuor
Work number
n/a
Key
n/a
Genre
A
Composed
1935-01-01 02:00:00

This recording

Label
ASV
Producer
Stephen Johns
Engineer
Mike Hatch
Recording date
n/a

The Composers

Jean Françaix

The son of two noted Le Mans musicians, Jean Françaix studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Nadia Boulanger.  His Concertino (1932) is redolent of the music of Les Six - urbane, exuberant and to the point, it set the tone for much of the rest of Françaix's work.  After a string of witty chamber works, he produced the oratorio L'apocalypse de St Jean (1939), a work whose apposite gravitas is perhaps lightened by an orchestration of hell utilising accordions and mandolins.  A brilliant piano virtuoso, he toured frequently, performing on occasion with his daughter Claude.

Related composers: Francis Poulenc, Darius Milhaud, Igor Stravinsky

Track listing

  • Gaguenardise 2:54 min
  • Cantilene 2:28 min
  • Sérénade comique 2:12 min