Saint-Säens and Liszt play music for Victor Hugo
Romanticism reached France through writers such as Victor Hugo (1802-1885), whose poems caught the attention of composers both within and outside France like Camille Saint-Saëns and Franz Liszt. With Paul Verlaine (1844-1946), French poetry entered a new phase, whose refined symbolism served as inspiration for composers like Fauré, Hahn and Debussy. In this case, a selection of songs for soprano and piano are performed, based on poems by these two writers, demonstrating the extraordinary musicality of nineteenth-century French poetry.
Camille Saint-Säens (1835-1921): La Cloche
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): S'il est un charmant gazon
Louise Alder (soprano) and Roger Vignoles (piano)
Excerpt from the concert "French Poetry", from the cycle "Poetry in Music"
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February 7, 2018
Juan March Foundation, Madrid.
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