Around the Ernest Chausson Concert

Conservatoire Municipal Francis Poulenc, 11, rue Jean de la Fontaine

Free

This program juxtaposes two works intimately linked by the figure of César Franck, under whom Ernest Chausson studied and who exerted a decisive influence on him. While Franck's Piano and Violin Sonata is today one of the best-known pieces in the chamber music repertoire, the Chausson Concert, performed less often, offers a valuable discovery of this heritage through writing of great harmonic and expressive richness. From Franck to Chausson, a true musical lineage thus emerges: two works deeply lyrical and cyclical, where the themes ci…