CMIII. POULENC, Francis: Gloria

CMIII. POULENC, Francis (1899-1963)

Gloria (1959)
1. Gloria in excelsis Deo
2. Laudamus te
3. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis
4. Domine Fili unigenite
5. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
6. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
Elsa Benoit, soprano
Netherlands Radio Choir
Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Dijkstra, cond.
(25:57)

Commissioned by Koussevitzky.

SK: A symphony?
FP: "Not my thing"
SK: An organ concerto?
FP: Already wrote one
SK: Well, here's $2,000. Write what you want.