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Élégies (Les musiciens et la Grande Guerre, Vol. 34)

4/19/2019, 7 Tracks, 49:28

Featuring

  • Pierre Dumoussaud
  • Orchestre symphonique de l'Opéra de Toulon
  • Ernest Bristow Farrar
  • Frank Bridge
  • Jean Cras
  • Frederick Septimus Kelly
  • Jacques de la Presle

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Performer Biography

The Orchestre Symphonique de l'Opéra de Toulon has performed with many leading soloists, including Shlomo Mintz, Martha Argerich, and Mischa Maisky.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

The works on this album reflect the composers' emotions regarding the loss of loved ones, whether specific individuals or the multitude of soldiers who died in World War I.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album cover and internal drawings feature artwork by Alphonse Vian des Rives, who was mobilized in December 1914 and served in the 30th Alpine Infantry Regiment during World War I.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Pierre Dumoussaud, the conductor, won the First International Competition for Opera Orchestra Conductors in 2017 and the First Prize of the ADAMI's 'Orchestra Conductor Talents' in 2014.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording was made at the Casino de la Seyne-sur-Mer in Var, France, from November 26 to 28, 2018.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

This album is part of a collection titled "Les Musiciens et la Grande Guerre" (The Musicians and the Great War), which is an unprecedented anthology of works composed during or around World War I.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Works for orchestra written during World War I are rare compared to pieces for solo instruments or chamber music, largely because orchestral ensembles were depleted by the mobilization of men.

Source: Booklet

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