Name: Classic and Romantic
Start: 2014-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2014-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: St Matthew-in-the-City

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Ensemble Polymnia

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Sarah Bisley

Orchestra

Organist

Philip Smith

Organ (Solo)

Timpanist

Vadim Simongauz

Timpani

Violinist

Elena Abramova

Violin I

Classic and Romantic

Auckland

New Zealand

St Matthew-in-the-City

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Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

Concerto pour orgue, cordes et timbales, FP 93

Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, op. 98

Matias Vergara Moyano

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Ensemble Polymnia conducted by Sarah Bisley, soloist Philip Smith, with Vadim Simongauz (timpani) and Elena Abramova (concertmaster).
Performed at St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland, New Zealand on October 5th 2014.
I. Andante
II. Allegro giocoso
III. Subito andante moderato 
IV. Tempo allegro - Molto agitato 
V. Très calme – Lent 
VI.Tempo de l'Allegro initial 
VII. Tempo introduction – Largo

In 1938 Poulenc wrote that "This is not the happy-go-lucky Poulenc who wrote the Concerto for two pianos, but a Poulenc en route to the cloister - a fifteenth century Poulenc, if you like." 
The Concerto follows a new development in the composer's style
that led to the composition of numerous sacred works and several secular works, distinct in their sense of gravity and deliberation. 
It is structured as a single continuous movement with the character of a fantasia, divided into seven distinct sections.
The Concerto was commissioned by and dedicated to Princess Edmond de Polignac.

The featured photo shows the fortress of Rocamadour in the Dordogne region, a place of inspiration for Poulenc's religious works.

Francis POULENC, Concerto for Organ, strings and timpani in G minor (1934-38)

5pm Sunday 5 October 2014
St Matthew-in-the-City
cnr Hobson and Wellesley Sts,
Auckland

J. S. BACH Brandbenburg Concerto No. 3
POULENC Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

Sarah Bisley | Conductor
Philip Smith | Organ

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Classic and Romantic by Bach, J. S., Poulenc, Brahms, From (2014/2014), Conductor Sarah Bisley, St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland, New Zealand

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