Nour Ayadi: Carnaval

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Poulenc's tribute to Schumann, brought to light by Nour Ayadi!On the surface, nothing could be more opposite: on one side, the worldly Frenchman, Poulenc, in search of lightness and amusement. On the other, Schumann, a German romantic, passionate to the point of descending into madness... but appearances can be deceiving! In 1954, during an interview with Claude Rostand, Francis Poulenc confessed that he had always adored Schumann, particularly the Carnaval de Vienne. He also specified that, along with Mozart, Schumann was his mother's favorite composer and that as a child, he spent his time deciphering his melodies. Poulenc in love with Schumann's piano works? Yes, the French composer loves the breathless brevity, the brilliance of the short pieces that form a whole. Poulenc venerates Schumann's piano music, and it is no coincidence that he in turn composed, a century later, Novelettes or Feuillets d'Album, a discreet tribute to the one he calls the genius of music.