Corinne Morris, the cellist on this album, made a comeback after a debilitating shoulder injury halted her career for over five years, a story that has inspired many in the music industry.
Compositional Technique
César Franck, a composer on this album, used 'cyclical forms' in his music, unifying multi-movement works through the reappearance of transformed motifs, an idea inspired by Franz Liszt.
Composer Biography
Benjamin Godard, a composer on this album, was a prolific composer, violinist, and viola player who taught at the Paris Conservatoire and was active in the circle of César Franck and Jules Delsart.
Composer Biography
César Franck, a composer on this album, was born in Liège, Belgium, and moved to Paris in his early teens to study at the Conservatoire.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Both César Franck and Benjamin Godard, composers on this album, combined German musical influences with a French sensibility, particularly in lyrical melodic lines for the cello.
Historical Context
The Société Nationale de Musique, founded in 1871, promoted chamber music by French composers to challenge the dominance of Austrian and German composers.
Instruments
Corinne Morris, the cellist on this album, plays a cello made by Claude Auguste Miremont in 1876, which is on loan to her by a private investor.
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