
Augusta Holmès was a great admirer of Wagner (whom she met at the age of twenty-two) and that shows in her compositions. Two symphonic poems and the interlude La Nuit et l’Amour illustrate the heroic spirit that runs through the work of this atypical composer.
Dates
Performers
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE METZ GRAND EST
David Reiland direction
Ann Petersen soprano
David Reiland direction
Ann Petersen soprano
Programme
Richard WAGNER
Wesendonck-Lieder
Les Fées, ouverture
Tannhäuser, ouverture
Augusta HOLMÈS
Andromède
Pologne
La Nuit et l’Amour
Wesendonck-Lieder
Les Fées, ouverture
Tannhäuser, ouverture
Augusta HOLMÈS
Andromède
Pologne
La Nuit et l’Amour
Production Orchestre national de Metz Grand Est (03/02/2023)
Co-production Orchestre national de Metz Grand Est / Philharmonie de Paris (04/02/2023)
In collaboration with the Palazzetto Bru Zane
Co-production Orchestre national de Metz Grand Est / Philharmonie de Paris (04/02/2023)
In collaboration with the Palazzetto Bru Zane
See scores Scores list
3.2.2.4[or 2]./4.2.0.0./timp./2 hrp [or 1]/strings
Orchestra
Score / parts
About 6 min.
ComposHer & Palazzetto Bru Zane
Bru Zane Mediabase
Digital resources for French Romantic music
Augusta Holmès