Poulenc's Organ Concerto

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:arrangements arranged for various ensembles
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Francis_Poulenc
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in the organ repertoire
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the composer’s friend
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance Palais de Chaillot, Paris
gptkbp:historical_context reflects French cultural identity
written between the two World Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poulenc's Organ Concerto
gptkbp:influenced_artists contemporary French composers
organ composers
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Ravel
gptkb:Debussy
gptkb:jazz
French Baroque music
gptkbp:inspiration French liturgical music
the organ music of Bach
gptkbp:key C minor
gptkbp:medium gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:organ
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Charles_Dutoit
gptkb:Pierre_Boulez
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Marie-Claire_Alain
gptkb:Jean_Guillou
gptkb:Olivier_Latry
gptkbp:notable_recordings recorded by the New York Philharmonic
recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
recorded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
recorded by the Orchestre National de France
recorded by the Orchestre de Paris
recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra
recorded by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
gptkbp:orchestration solo organ and orchestra
gptkbp:performance often includes improvisation
gptkbp:performance_tradition frequently performed in concert halls
gptkbp:premiere_date 1939
gptkbp:recordings multiple recordings available
gptkbp:structure three movements
gptkbp:style gptkb:neoclassicism
gptkbp:theme lyrical melodies
rhythmic vitality
contrast between sections
gptkbp:year_composed 1938
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Concerto_for_Organ_and_Orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5