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Maggie Cole (Harpsichord), Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano), Anne Queffelec (Piano), Gillian Weir (Organ) en de City of London Sinfonia olv. Richard Hickox.

This two-disc Virgin Veritas set includes both Hickox's discs of orchestral works by Francis Poulenc: his 1988 disc coupling of the French composer's piano concerto, organ concerto, andConcert champêtre (in fact, a harpsichord concerto operating under an assumed name) and a 1990 disc coupling of his Concerto for Two Pianos with his Aubade and Sinfonietta. In their way, all these performances are quite appealing. Using a mix of French and English soloists -- Jean-Bernard Pommier and Anne Queffélec in the piano concertos and Maggie Cole and Gillian Weir in the harpsichord and organ concertos -- and the London Sinfonia as his backup band, Hickox turns in smart and stylish performances of these familiar works packed with plenty of wit and charm.