This beautiful wooden box houses the new Michael Gordon piece, Timber, scored for six percussionists and six two-by-fours. The news may bring us stories of bankrupt symphony orchestras, floundering ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Gardner, Conductor Francis Poulenc, undefined Louis Lortie, Piano Aubade Louis Lortie, Piano BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Edward ...

In Francis Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos, there's a roller-coaster ride of mood changes, but always an underlying wit. Teres Loef and Johan Ullen are the duo pianists in this performance. Lionel ...

Although this concerto was written in 1932, I love how contemporary it sounds, especially the opening, with its Steve Reich-like interlocking piano parts. The old saying goes: In Poulenc there is ...