Many of Debussy's early mélodies were inspired by and dedicated to Marie Blanche Vasnier, a soprano with an agile voice whom he met while accompanying singing classes.
Composer Biography
The Debussy songs on this album were written while he was still a student at the Paris Conservatoire, before he won the Prix de Rome in 1884.
Composition History
Mahler's encounter with the German folk poem collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn in 1887 was a pivotal moment, inspiring almost all his output between 1888 and 1901.
Composition History
Mahler's song 'Das himmlische Leben' (Heavenly Life), which depicts a child's vision of Heaven, later became the Finale of his Fourth Symphony.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded from August 27 to 30, 2012, at Église Saint-Pierre in Paris.
Composer Biography
Claude Debussy's early travels across Europe with Nadejda von Meck, Tchaikovsky's famous patron, were crucial to his musical education.
Composition History
Before leaving for Rome, Debussy presented Marie Blanche Vasnier with a collection of thirteen songs, bound in morocco leather, now known as the Vasnier Songbook.
