Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer & Symphonie Op. 20
3/1/2019, 6 Tracks, 1:00:05
Featuring
Alexandre Bloch
Véronique Gens
Orchestre National de Lille
Ernest Chausson
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Composer Biography
Ernest Chausson, a singular figure in French music, studied composition with Massenet and Franck at the Conservatoire.
Performer Biography
Soprano Véronique Gens, after dominating the Baroque scene, is now recognized internationally as a leading interpreter of Mozart and the French repertoire.
Notable Performances
The orchestral version of Poème de l'amour et de la mer premiered in Paris on April 8, 1893, with soprano Éléonore Blanc and the orchestra of the Société Nationale de Musique.
Composer Biography
Ernest Chausson died at the age of 44 in a bicycle accident, which deprived French music of one of its most authentic personalities.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chausson's Symphony, with its serious and dramatic expression, affirms an ideal related to Symbolism, a poetic movement that influenced the musical world at the time.
Composition History
Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer was composed between 1882 and 1892, based on poems by his long-time friend Maurice Bouchor.
Compositional Technique
Poème de l'amour et de la mer uses a cyclic organization principle, inspired by César Franck, with recurring themes that unify the work.
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