As evening falls on a warm late summer day, the soft veils of twilight set the stage for an intimate concert where poetry and music intertwine. Medieval texts by Charles d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans inspired Claude Debussy, while Maurice Ravel penned his own lyrics for Trois Chansons \u2014 his only a cappella work. He himself described the second movement, Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis, as \u2018an exquisite ballad full of tenderness.\u2019
\nBy choosing the poetry of Paul Verlaine for his song cycle Chansons grises, Reynaldo Hahn crowned himself the undisputed master of the French m\u00e9lodie \u2014 and the Parisian salons of the Belle \u00c9poque. Faur\u00e9 closes the evening and ushers in the night with the dramatic power of Les Djinns, based on a poem by Victor Hugo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As evening falls on a warm late summer day, the soft veils of twilight set the stage for an intimate concert where poetry and music intertwine. Medieval texts by Charles d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans inspired Claude Debussy, while Maurice Ravel penned his own lyrics for Trois Chansons \u2014 his only a cappella work. He himself described the second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1939390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n