In the mid-twentieth century, French music for winds bore the stamp of Stravinskyian neo-Classicism, perhaps more indelibly than any other influence. Notwithstanding the clear differences of their own personalities -- the elegantly refined Francis Poulenc is easily distinguished from the sometimes vulgar and slapdash Darius Milhaud, and the jovial Jacques Ibert is distinct from the more quizzical Jean Françaix -- they all derived an "objective" sensibility from Stravinsky; this is especially telling in their common uses of ...
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In the mid-twentieth century, French music for winds bore the stamp of Stravinskyian neo-Classicism, perhaps more indelibly than any other influence. Notwithstanding the clear differences of their own personalities -- the elegantly refined Francis Poulenc is easily distinguished from the sometimes vulgar and slapdash Darius Milhaud, and the jovial Jacques Ibert is distinct from the more quizzical Jean Françaix -- they all derived an "objective" sensibility from Stravinsky; this is especially telling in their common uses of simple, folk-like tunes, asymmetrical rhythms, dry timbres, and pan-diatonic harmonies; but also, in a more general way, by their preference for bright keys and their striking aversion to sentimentality. The major works on this 2005 Naxos disc are clearly Poulenc's Sextet for winds and piano (1932) and Françaix's Wind Quintet No. 1 (1948); these are the most imaginatively worked-out, and offer the most satisfying variety of textures and instrumental combinations. The shorter pieces...
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