Each volume in the 'Portraits' series is devoted to a composer who has now largely been forgotten; it presents a varied selection of his works.Theodore Dubois is the perfect example of the 'official' composer during the time of French Romanticism: he successively was a Prix de Rome recipient (1861), organist at the Madeleine (1877), an academician (1894), and director of the Conservatoire (1896) where he had been teaching since 1871. However, so much injustice as well as honor was heaped upon his music - accused of academic rigidity - that it is important to rehear it to be in a better position to judge it's real interest value. A representative selection of works, typically previously unrecorded, is provided on this multi-faceted book-CD: A biography, extracts from Dubois' recollections, as wellas articles discussing the composer's style and personality.

Tracklist:

Allegro Con Moto
Andante Grave, Quasi Adagio
Allegretto
Allegro Con Moto
Allegro Moderato Con Fuoco
Andante Quasi Adagio
Largo - Allegro Focoso
Kyrie
Gloria 1
Credo 1
Sanctus 1
O Salutaris 1
Agnus Dei 1
Panis Angelicus 1
O Salutaris 1
Ave Verum 1
Ave Maria 1
O Salutaris 1
Ave Maria 2
Largo - Allegro 2
Andantino 2
Allegro Vivo, Scherzando 2
Allegro Con Fuoco 2
Allegro Agitato 2
Andante Molto Espressivo 2
Allegro Leggiero 2
Allegro Con Fuoco

UPC: 9788461723652
Label: Ediciones Singulares
Release Date: 2.24.15
Format: CD

Dubois / Santon / Borghi / Kalinine / Vidal - Portraits 2: Musique de Chambre (CD)