Les heures dolentes uses Impressionistically achieved sounds of bells and natural elements like wind, rain, and sea, along with extended chords, whole tone scales, and complex modulations.
Composer Biography
Gabriel Dupont, the composer, was born in Caen, Normandy, in 1878, and his father, an organist, was his first teacher.
Composition History
Dupont composed his first piano masterpiece, Les heures dolentes, during his convalescence from tuberculosis in 1903.
Performer Biography
Giuseppe Taccogna, the pianist on this recording, graduated with highest honors from the Conservatory 'N. Piccinni' in Bari, Italy.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The idiom of Dupont's music, including Les heures dolentes, lies between Romanticism and Impressionism with strong connections to Symbolism.
Recording & Production
This recording was made on December 3, 2022, at DIG Area Studios in Molfetta (BA), Italy, using a Fazioli F212 piano.
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