Poeme for Violin and Piano

• Chausson, Ernest

• Granat, Endre

When the great Belgian violin virtuoso Eugène Ysaÿe tried to commission a violin concerto, Chausson declined and suggested a one movement work, Poème Op 25. (1896). The premiere took place at the Conservatoire of Nancy in 1896 with Ysaÿe as soloist. The first Paris performance (1897) was a huge success for the composer who was yet relatively unknown. Chausson wrote three versions of the Poème: with orchestra, with piano accompaniment and a version for violin, piano with string quartet, the same setting as his Concerto in D for piano, violin and string quartet Op. 21 (1892). The violin parts are identical in all three versions. Ysaÿe ’s helping hand in writing a most violinistic solo part is noticeable throughout the composition.

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