POULENC - SOUVENIRS FOR CELLO and PIANO

A previously unreleased piece by Francis Poulenc, published with permission from the Bibliothandegrave;que Historique de la Ville de Paris and Benoandicirc;t Seringe, secretary of the Association des amis de Francis Poulenc [Association of the Friends of Francis Poulenc]. Le Voyageur sans bagage [The Traveller Without Luggage], which had been premiered in 1937 with music by Darius Milhaud, was reprised on 1 April 1944 at the Thandeacute;andacirc;tre de la Michodiandegrave;re; Francis Poulenc was asked to compose new stage music. The entire unpublished score lay undiscovered until Bandeacute;rengandegrave;re de l'andEacute;pine, a librarian at the Bibliotandegrave;que Historique de la Ville de Paris, announced the existence of a manuscript in the Association de la Randeacute;gie Thandeacute;andacirc;trale collection. Poulenc finalised the score between 19 and 21 March 1944. It contains nine songs, all written for a small instrumental ensemble including oboe, clarinet, cello and piano.