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Donal Macleod explores how, from childhood, Poulenc was exposed to two versions of Paris: one that was working class and religious, another that was high society, secular... and avant-garde.

Francis Poulenc was the epitome of Parisian high society: suave, convivial and connected. Or was that how he wanted us to see him? The critic Claude Rostand famously commented that Poulenc was a combination of 鈥渕oine et voyou鈥� - monk and rogue. This week, we follow the composer from Paris鈥檚 artisanal upper class heartland, to the city鈥檚 dark underbelly, discovering the moments when the monk and the rogue met face-to-face.

Music Featured:

Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146 (1st mvt)
Sonata for Piano 4 Hands
Gnossiennes
Rapsodie N猫gre
L鈥橝lbum des Six (5th mvt, 鈥榁alse鈥�)
Les Biches
Concert Champ锚tre
Les Soir茅es de Nazelles
Les Litanies 脿 la Vierge Noire
Bleuet
Les Animaux Mod猫les
L鈥橦istoire de Babar
Les Mamelles de Tir茅sias
La Fra卯cheur et le Feu
Les Dialogues des Carmelites
La Voix Humaine

Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Alice McKee

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Francis Poulenc (1899 鈥� 1963) /programmes/m001lkym

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we鈥檝e featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z