A suite composed in 1920 in three movements: 1) Presto 2) Andante 3) Vif. In January 1920 the critic Henri Collet named Poulenc and five composing friends ‘Le Groupe des Six’ by analogy with the RussianFive. It was a convenient label for publicity purposes and Jean Cocteau as their self-appointed spokesman was quick to capitalise on the possibilities. But each of the Six always insisted that the group was just a collection offriends with no communal musical aims. As it happened Poulenc’s Suite For Pianio and Impromptus for piano fit Cocteau’s prescription quite well – they are clear light-hearted and entertaining. But thePromenades written in 1921 for Artur Rubinstein belong to the more serious side of Poulenc which was already struggling to make itself heard. This ten-movement celebration of different modes of transport explores a number of thenew musical techniques which were intriguing composers of the 1920s and the resulting language must have seemed difficult to pianists of the time although now it merely appears of its period.

Poulenc's Elegie in memory of Denis Brain arranged for horn and piano. Duration 8 minutes. Includes score and part.

Un Joueur de flute berce les ruines (A flute player lullabies the ruins) is dated 1942. There is little information known about this piece since discovery of the manuscript. The work is modal and melancholic in style its contours and economy recall the composer’s earliest works. It is short and simple but of undeniable beauty and undoubtedly an important addition to the solo flute repertoire.

Written the year before his death and dedicated to the memory of Sergey Prokofiev this piece is the last of Poulenc's wind sonatas and is a work of profound poignancy and delicacy. Poulenc would not live to see the piece tofruition as the work was published posthumously. This is the 2004 updated and revised version edited by Millan Sachania.