Francis Poulenc Gloria, FP 177

Francis Poulenc (1899 1963) Gloria, FP 177 (1959 1960) I. Gloria 0:00 II. Laudamus te 2:39 III. Domine Deus 5:38 IV. Domine Fili unigenite 11:13 V. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei 12:38 VI. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris 20:02 Barbara Hendricks, soprano Chœur de Radio France Orchestre National de France, Georges Prêtre (1988) Francis Poulenc s Gloria is a work for soprano, chorus, and orchestra, and it is a setting of the Gloria text from the mass ordinary. The work is one of Poulenc s most celebrated compositions. It is cast in six movements and typically lasts around 25 minutes. Composed in 1959, the work is one of three sacred pieces from Poulenc s mature years (the others being the Stabat Mater from 1950 and Sept répons des ténèbres from 1962). It was commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation after one of Poulenc s trips to America, receiving its premiere in Boston in 1961. In composin