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The Music of Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): A Catalogue

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...and illuminating info about the Poulenc's music drawn from rare sources throughout. Carl B. Schmidt's biography (see: "Enchanting Muse", a must)is the bible (in the way that de la Grange's "Mahler Vol. I" is), this is the apocrypha...they go hand in hand. Will satisfy any questions you might have about Poulenc's pieces, some of which are the greatest of the 20th. century. (by Robert Shapiro, author of "Les Six" published by Peter Owen)

Carl B. Schmidt's 'The Music of Francis Poulenc' is first of all a catalogue of Poulenc's works. It represents the first comprehensive listing of his life's works. No other books comes near this work. 'The Music of Francis Poulenc' describes each work, finished and unfinished, lists and describes all known editions and manuscript copies, and provides detailed compositional histories, often based on unpublished letters and documents. The catalogue also identifies a number of unpublished works and adds a small group of compositions to Poulenc's canon for the first time.
'The Music of Francis Poulenc' is a must for every student of Francis Poulenc's music. It contains train loads of important information and nice factoids. Worth every dime.

Carl B. Schmidt's 'The Music of Francis Poulenc' is first of all a catalogue of Poulenc's works. It represents the first comprehensive listing of his life's works. No other books comes near this work. 'The Music of Francis Poulenc' describes each work, finished and unfinished, lists and describes all known editions and manuscript copies, and provides detailed compositional histories, often based on unpublished letters and documents. The catalogue also identifies a number of unpublished works and adds a small group of compositions to Poulenc's canon for the first time.
'The Music of Francis Poulenc' is a must for every student of Francis Poulenc's music. It contains train loads of important information and nice factoids. Worth every dime.