IDAGIO | ERNEST CHAUSSON – Concerto in D major, Op. 21 Poème, Op. 25 5902176503475

Featuring

Artur Rozmysłowicz
Bartosz Woroch
Jakub Jakowicz
Maciej Młodawski
Marcin Markowicz
Paavali Jumppanen

Roksana Kwaśnikowska-Stankiewicz
Lutosławski Quartet
Ernest Chausson

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Performer Biography

Paavali Jumppanen, the pianist, has a discography that includes complete piano sonatas by Beethoven and Boulez, and his recording of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas won a Midem Classical Award in 2008.

Critical Reception

Despite the success of Poème, Op. 25, at its premieres, publishers were initially hesitant, and it was only printed thanks to Isaac Albéniz, who financed the printing costs.

Performer Biography

Jakub Jakowicz, the violinist on this album, was the first violinist of the Lutosławski Quartet from 2008 to 2014 and has been a member of the Zehetmair Quartet since 2006.

Composition History

Chausson's Poème, Op. 25, was commissioned by the famous violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, who initially hoped for a full violin concerto.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Chausson's Poème, Op. 25, was inspired by Ivan Turgenev's short story 'The Song of Triumphant Love,' which explores a complex emotional triangle in 16th-century Ferrara.

Compositional Technique

The Concerto in D major, Op. 21, for violin, piano, and string quartet, references the concerto grosso form, with the piano and violin as the virtuosic concertino and the string quartet as the ripieno.