Ernest Chausson (1855 - 1899)
Part Four
4/5. Le Roi Arthus: Ernest Chausson slaved over his opera Le Roi Arthus, based on the legend of King Arthur, for ten years. Donald Macleod examines the reasons why the project had such a protracted gestation, and what was occupying him along the way to its completion.
Playlist
Le Roi Arthus
The edge of a pine forest - prelude to Act 2
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique, Armin Jordan
Erato CD2, 2292 45407-2/A/C Track 1
Serres chaudes (Maeterlinck)
Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Hyperion CDA 67321/2, CD2 Tracks 5 to 9
Le roi Arthus
Act 1, Scene 2
CD1 Tracks 4 and 5
Lancelot Gosta Winbergh / Guinevere Teresa Zylis-Gara (soprano), Lyonnel Gerard Friedmann , Mordred Rene Massis
Nouvel Orchestra Philharmonique/Armin Jordan
Erato CD1, Tracks 3,4,5 2292 45407-2/A-C
Soir de Fete op. 32
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse/Plasson
Track 4, EMI 7478942-2
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