I think he also lived in a world not far from Oscar Wilde, a world where the "left bank" held attractions far more soft than the shadow of a cat. A world where Dignity could still walked naked and upright among the stinking uniformed 'witches' of the day. The Moon also rises. The Chat Noir lives. Thank god for Francis and an E major 7th crowned by a major 9th. "Novelettes," indeed. What a story teller he was. CVD
I spent 3 years trying to learn the first Novelette for my second music college study exam. Despite failing 3 times and all the fruitless practice I still love it
I'm so sorry that you 'failed'. Did they tell you why? If you love the piece, I'm sure your practice was not 'fruitless'. Why not revisit it and, perhaps with the help of a new teacher, bring it back to life. It can sometimes take a very long time for a piece to 'settle'.
I had a wonderful Finnish Piano Teacher when I was 8-12. Thankful for the discipline and grace with which she communicated classical music. I regret not continuing, but appreciate that the music is still with me today. God bless her.
@@alexperez1078Hardly though, Poulenc takes the opening 10 notes, puts them in a different metre, accompaniment, and harmonic context and creates the rest of this magical Novelette. He did the same with a theme from Stravinsky’s first orchestral suite. Poulenc: in his best works, the greatest melodist of the his century, the one composer of the time that Mozart would’ve been delighted by.
The last chord of the third novelelte is really great to play on the piano with the sostenuto pedal...all of the tones melt into each other and create such a fantastic, abstract haunting chord. that just fills the room.
You sort of feel Edith Piaf singing the 3rd piece while the curtains of the theater go down after the last scene is over and the sunset paints the sky with purple onto Rive Gauche....
0:00 I. Novelette in C major. Moderé sans lenteur 2:55 II Novelette in B-flat minor. Très rapide et rythmé 4:54 III Novelette in E minor. Sur un thème de Manuel de Falla. Andante tranquillo.
Poulenc is really brilliant. My choir sang "Les Tisserands" in quarantine style. Write this in the search: you will love it for sure! Corale Novarmonia - Les Tisserands (F. Poulenc)
For those who, like me, are fascinated by the harmonic games of Poulence, I cant but recommend the Finale and Salve Regina from his opera Dialogues de Carmelites. Poulenc at his best (which is to say a lot!).
@MarcheseCadmio Thank you for your reply..interesting that the last chord is suspended...and leaves one hanging...maybe that's the magic of it. Also I love "The Model Animals"...so hauntingly beautiful
@@alighieroalighieri404 oh sorry sir if I sounded rude but I really can see and hear some differences between the sheet music and the interpretation? Please correct me if I am wrong, thank you.
@@alighieroalighieri404 please listen to the right hand in 4:10 during bar 57 and 58 of the 2nd novellete, and the 13th bar of the 3rd novelette in 5:10 . Maybe it is part of the pianists' interpretation, but i think it is unlikely.
Agreed: gorgeous pieces, some hiccups in the interpretation. In the third novelette at mm.40-42 (5:56) I barely heard any dynamic change from fortissimo to subito piano; he also left out the tempo changes in the first novelette at m.66 (1:33) and m.76 (he seems to ritardando at m.77 instead?). Let's not forget that the greatest of pianists have the occasional slip... but student of Poulenc or not, ignoring his markings is questionable at best. Horowitz gives a much more moving account of the first novelette.
@@Lyricsxeverythin The f flats in bars 57 and 58 make no harmonic sense and he plays them as f naturals so as to make an f minor chord. obviously on purpose. The d in place of one more b in in the 3rd Novelette sounds much better to me. Since the tempo is very slow, and the pianist studied the work with the composer it's pretty likely Poulenc suggested the change. Most published editions have errors, often that composers corrected in their own hands. There are some differences between Poulenc's own recordings of his works and the printed edition.
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How does Poulenc always write the best endings? Every final chord of his piano music is pure harmonic ecstasy
it's so satisfying
life before death
Poulenc must have lived in the most beautiful of worlds!
Aleksandar Jankovski So underplayed. Such perfection
I think he also lived in a world not far from Oscar Wilde, a world where the "left bank" held attractions far more soft than the shadow of a cat. A world where Dignity could still walked naked and upright among the stinking uniformed 'witches' of the day. The Moon also rises. The Chat Noir lives. Thank god for Francis and an E major 7th crowned by a major 9th. "Novelettes," indeed. What a story teller he was. CVD
Aleksandar Jankovski II
note the difference of the first two vs. the last one :)
Delicate and playful. Poulenc was a genius, deserving much more recognition.
I spent 3 years trying to learn the first Novelette for my second music college study exam. Despite failing 3 times and all the fruitless practice I still love it
I'm so sorry that you 'failed'. Did they tell you why? If you love the piece, I'm sure your practice was not 'fruitless'. Why not revisit it and, perhaps with the help of a new teacher, bring it back to life. It can sometimes take a very long time for a piece to 'settle'.
@@martinlee5604 very good advice right here~~
I had a wonderful Finnish Piano Teacher when I was 8-12. Thankful for the discipline and grace with which she communicated classical music. I regret not continuing, but appreciate that the music is still with me today. God bless her.
The 3rd Novelette is one of the most beautiful things ive ever heard along with violin concerto in d minor- sibelius
Let me tell you that the main theme is form the ending of Manuel de Falla's el Amor Brujo
@@alexperez1078Hardly though, Poulenc takes the opening 10 notes, puts them in a different metre, accompaniment, and harmonic context and creates the rest of this magical Novelette. He did the same with a theme from Stravinsky’s first orchestral suite. Poulenc: in his best works, the greatest melodist of the his century, the one composer of the time that Mozart would’ve been delighted by.
Novelettes:
00:01 C major
02:55 B flat minor
04:54 E minor
Three awesome Novelettes by Poulenc!! The last one In E minor is especially beautiful!!!
1st Novelette = 0:00
2nd Novelette = 2:55
3rd Novelette = 4:54
MERCI Tuna !
Thank you 🙏🏻
Man, those mellow French cats had that melancholic jazz vibe in spades.
Sounds like a Bill Evans
Fref hersch, Keith Jarrert and Lyle Mays
Wooow that last chord! Amazing piece!
Agree!
Infinitely beautiful.
Stunningly beautiful from start to finish! Thank you so much for posting.
Pure genius, the finale is simply sublime
Absolutely gorgeous. I'm tight-fisted with the word "genius" but the more I hear of Poulenc the more I am inclined to use it.
The last chord of the third novelelte is really great to play on the piano with the sostenuto pedal...all of the tones melt into each other and create such a fantastic, abstract haunting chord. that just fills the room.
Yesss! Indeed.
You sort of feel Edith Piaf singing the 3rd piece while the curtains of the theater go down after the last scene is over and the sunset paints the sky with purple onto Rive Gauche....
The novelette n1 a pleasure...Bunin play this piece womderfull
МЕГА восхитительно и волшебно!
Excellent piano playing!!
Poulenc how much do i love you....
Elegant, clear, beautifully written music.
Wonderful music and lovely interpretation. Thank you for uploading!
Love the last chord
Incomparable. !!! Long live Poulenc.
Charles Davisa akjakakksksksklslsks nooooooo
I remember all his melodies. Very catchy music.
0:00 I. Novelette in C major. Moderé sans lenteur
2:55 II Novelette in B-flat minor. Très rapide et rythmé
4:54 III Novelette in E minor. Sur un thème de Manuel de Falla. Andante tranquillo.
D. Schreiber siii8iiiiiii
The second novelette sounds like his duo piano concerto 3rd movement!
i just love poulenc so much
это так прекрасно...
I hope one day I can develop such a beautiful music world. Poulenc as always, near to the perfection.
Not yet my boy, not yet. But I will, eventually, don't worry.
Poulenc is really brilliant. My choir sang "Les Tisserands" in quarantine style. Write this in the search: you will love it for sure!
Corale Novarmonia - Les Tisserands (F. Poulenc)
My favorite interpretation of these. These are great to play the piano but hard to reach for a small hand.
The feeling when you do arpeggios all the time :D
Wonderful stuff!
For those who, like me, are fascinated by the harmonic games of Poulence, I cant but recommend the Finale and Salve Regina from his opera Dialogues de Carmelites. Poulenc at his best (which is to say a lot!).
@MarcheseCadmio Thank you for your reply..interesting that the last chord is suspended...and leaves one hanging...maybe that's the magic of it. Also I love "The Model Animals"...so hauntingly beautiful
I ageee. Are you a professional pianist?
la terza Novelletta è meravigliosa. Gli accordi delle ultime battute sono da pelle d'oca
For people who want to go straight to 2nd and 3rd Novelettes:
2nd: 2:55
3rd: 4:54
Meravigliose!
Definitely channeling his inner S. Prokofiev on #2 (with a little Parisian chanson wedged in).
Agreed there! I love playing the third one.
この曲大好きです‼
2nd novellete at 2:55
Ilya Kogan thanks
Ilya Kogan hhh
stupéfiant
I LOVE THIS!
4:57 Novelette 3
Wonderfull:)))))
a dream in notes..
5:13 in bar 13 the first note being played as D somehow sounds better than the B in the score lmao
2 GOOD
nice
Thanks for uploading such a beautiful piece! I am thinking to include this in my Diploma ATCL programme. Mind telling me where can I get the score?
What does "clair" mean in m. 110?
Nice
anybody have this piano sheet??may I have that for my recital?tq
imslp.org/wiki/3_Novelettes,_FP_47/173_(Poulenc,_Francis)
Lol, she had to wait for six years
Trying to learn the first novelette. It’s really as if I’m reading a novel when I play it.
😍😍
giulio civillini yes of cors
Really lovely playing. Do you know what kind of piano he was playing and where it was recored?
Very curious as to what score this is ... I have the Chester edition and it clearly botches multiple notes in the 3rd novelette ...
2:55
et harmonieux là
Is there any way someone could send me these sheet music?
other than all the wrong notes nice interpretation of this masterpiece.
Right, Gabriel Tacchino who studied with Poulenc and records for major labels gets his notes wrong. LOL you are delusional big time!
@@alighieroalighieri404 oh sorry sir if I sounded rude but I really can see and hear some differences between the sheet music and the interpretation? Please correct me if I am wrong, thank you.
@@alighieroalighieri404 please listen to the right hand in 4:10 during bar 57 and 58 of the 2nd novellete, and the 13th bar of the 3rd novelette in 5:10 . Maybe it is part of the pianists' interpretation, but i think it is unlikely.
Agreed: gorgeous pieces, some hiccups in the interpretation. In the third novelette at mm.40-42 (5:56) I barely heard any dynamic change from fortissimo to subito piano; he also left out the tempo changes in the first novelette at m.66 (1:33) and m.76 (he seems to ritardando at m.77 instead?). Let's not forget that the greatest of pianists have the occasional slip... but student of Poulenc or not, ignoring his markings is questionable at best. Horowitz gives a much more moving account of the first novelette.
@@Lyricsxeverythin The f flats in bars 57 and 58 make no harmonic sense and he plays them as f naturals so as to make an f minor chord. obviously on purpose. The d in place of one more b in in the 3rd Novelette sounds much better to me. Since the tempo is very slow, and the pianist studied the work with the composer it's pretty likely Poulenc suggested the change.
Most published editions have errors, often that composers corrected in their own hands.
There are some differences between Poulenc's own recordings of his works and the printed edition.
多少楽譜と違うこと弾いてますね＞＜
Je préfère bien mieux Pierre-Alain Volondat....
This is so bad
2:54