Francis Poulenc: Les œuvres de sa jeunesse George Strivens This album highlights the power

This album highlights the power of music to revive overlooked voices

Marie-Louise de Jong (viola)

With the Academy of Ancient Music

Thomas Elwin (tenor)

Francis Poulenc: Les œuvres de sa jeunesse George Strivens This album highlights the powerSam Alexander (actor) Soraya Mafi (soprano) Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone) Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor) Manchester Camerata John Andrews (conductor) Poulenc the miniaturist par excellence burst into public view, fully formed in his late teens, emerging flamboyantly into the artistic swirl of 1920s Paris. His fabulously inventive, quirky and colourful approach to writing for chamber ensemble and voice comes vividly to life in this set of early works