Due to a decline in his mental health Henri Duparc stopped writing music in 1885 at the age of 37. He’s most famous for the 17 mélodies he wrote during this brief creative period.
First, two settings of Baudelaire – L’invitation au voyage and La Vie antérieure – in both piano and orchestral accompaniment versions:
… and then, Phidylé a setting of Leconte de Lisle:
Lastly, a move across the channel, for an English cycle – Elgar’s Sea pictures in two interpretations:
Elgar: Sea pictures
Texts: Various (including, in the 2nd song, Alice,
the composer’s wife)
I. Sea slumber-song 00:00
II. In haven 05:04
III. Sabbath morning at sea 07:10
IV. Where corals lie 13:29
V. The swimmer 17:39
1. Sea Slumber Song 0:00
2. In Haven (Capri) 5:02
3. Sabbath Morning at Sea 6:46
4. Where corals lie 11:40
5. The swimmer 15:20
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