Francis Poulenc: Thème Varié, FP 151 (1951)

00:00 - I. Theme: Très calme et sans hâte 01:20 - II. Variation 1 “Joyeuse“: Allegro molto 01:39 - III. Variation 2 “Noble“: Lent 02:30 - IV. Variation 3 “Pastorale“: Allegretto 03:49 - V. Variation 4 “Sarcastique“: Allegro molto, très violent 04:19 - VI. Variation 5 “Mélancolique“: Très calme 05:19 - VII. Variation 6 “Ironique“: Allegretto 05:59 - VIII. Variation 7 “Elégiaque“: Excessivement lent 07:45 - IX. Variation 8 “Volubile“: Presto 08:19 - X. Variation 9 “Fantasque“: Allegro molto 08:48 - XI. Variation 10 “Syblline“: Bien lent 09:29 - XII. Variation 11 “Finale“: Allegro molto 11:08 - XIII. Coda: Molto agitato _____ Piano: Pascal Rogé Year of Recording: 1989 _____ “The theme varie, written at his country house, Le Grand Coteau, at Noizay in Touraine, between February and September 1951. The work is dedica