This recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which provides a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Compositional Technique
Chabrier's 'Joyeuse marche' was so humorous that the orchestra 'was splitting its sides' during its first rehearsal.
Composition History
Chabrier retired from his civil service job to devote himself to composing after being deeply moved by Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' in 1880.
Composition History
Chabrier's opera 'L'Étoile' achieved success in 1877 with a 'splendidly silly but, on its own terms, entirely coherent plot' set in the court of the unstable King Ouf.
Composer Biography
Emmanuel Chabrier, despite giving the impression of an unlettered peasant, was highly educated and worked for years in the civil service, where his efficiency and beautiful handwriting were admired.
Critical Reception
Chabrier's 'Lamento' for orchestra was received coldly by the Parisian public in 1878, with one critic suggesting 'L'Étoile' gave a false idea of his capabilities.
Compositional Technique
Chabrier's orchestral masterpiece 'España' incorporates many Spanish folk tunes and rhythms, with 160 of its 509 bars containing the tonic chord of F major, creating an 'obsessional quality'.
