The writings of Marcel Proust are suffused with music. Proust depicted the world of the Parisian salons of the late 19th century, where both music and literature flourished. This release by cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih does not depict a specific event, but it does plunge the listener into Proust's world. The program includes some fairly obscure works that will be nice finds for lovers of French music, such as the opening Variations chantantes sur un air ancien of Reynaldo Hahn, a movement from an early ...
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The writings of Marcel Proust are suffused with music. Proust depicted the world of the Parisian salons of the late 19th century, where both music and literature flourished. This release by cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih does not depict a specific event, but it does plunge the listener into Proust's world. The program includes some fairly obscure works that will be nice finds for lovers of French music, such as the opening Variations chantantes sur un air ancien of Reynaldo Hahn, a movement from an early cello sonata by Henri Duparc, and an improvisatory reworking by Isserlis of a piece by the little-known female composer Augusta Holmès. There are two large sonatas, by the radical Franck and the conservative Saint-Saëns, and the rest of the program captures the variety of music that audiences of the time might have heard. Isserlis brings the necessary heat to the Franck sonata, an arrangement of the composer's cello sonata that the composer himself sanctioned. Another draw is Shih's...
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Fair in fair packaging. Originally released: 2021. Ex. Library CD (CD K) Typical Library markings, stickers and stampings. Disc may have cleaning/buffing marks CD Ships in a heavy duty case, not the typical jewel case.
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Augusta Holmès; Camille Saint-Saëns; César Franck; Gabriel Fauré; Henri Duparc; Reynaldo Hahn. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
