Various - Francis Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music

�Francis Poulenc is music itself, I know no music more direct, more simply expressed nor which goes so unerringly to its target.� This praise from Darius Milhaud can be applied to all of Poulenc�s music, but the chamber works represent a lifetime of working with virtuoso friends or following an urgent desire to compose, reflecting the essence of his instantly recognisable and deeply personal style. They range from Poulenc�s youthful creativity as a member of the Groupe des Six, via a rich seam of masterpieces, to the sonatas composed as his final works. Acclaim for these recordings can be summed up by the comment �you simply can�t go wrong with any of the discs in this series.� (ClassicsToday.com on their original release)