Francis Poulenc: Les œuvres de sa jeunesse George Strivens Alongside the first of Mozart’s

Alongside the first of Mozart’s ‘Haydn’ Quartets the group presents György Ligeti’s complex micropolyphonic second string quartet

Marie-Louise de Jong (viola)

one of the UK’s newest and most impressive chamber choirs

Of special interest is the 1823 cor solo by Marcel-Auguste Raoux used for this recording - generously loaned from Oxford's Bate Collection - which is identical to Gallay's own instrument

David Brooker (tenor viola)

Francis Poulenc: Les œuvres de sa jeunesse George Strivens Alongside the first of Mozart’sSam Alexander (actor) Soraya Mafi (soprano) Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone) Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor) Manchester Camerata John Andrews (conductor) Poulenc the miniaturist par excellence burst into public view, fully formed in his late teens, emerging flamboyantly into the artistic swirl of 1920s Paris. His fabulously inventive, quirky and colourful approach to writing for chamber ensemble and voice comes vividly to life in this set of early works