Art & Music: Monet - Music of His Time



Sample Track


Overture Le Corsaire, Op. 21
Performed by: San Diego Symphony Orchestra


Conducted by: Talmi, Yoav



Overture Le Corsaire, Op. 21 08:04


Art and Music
Monet - Music of His TimeL
Music by Berlioz, Bizet, Chabrier, Debussy, Elgar, Faure, and Ravel
Author: Hugh Griffith
1 CD with full-colour, illustrated, explanatory booklet
Naxos 8.558058

Claude Monet (1840-1926) was at the forefront of the Impressionist revolution in painting. Together with a small group of like-minded friends, he scandalised the critics by devising a new way of representing the world in all its bewildering variety of light and shadow. Here, the world of Monet is given a musical perspective with a carefully chosen selection of pieces by the finest composers of his time.

We may enjoy here some of the greatest moments in musical and artistic development in the late nineteenth century, as Impressionism was emerging triumphant. On this CD, Monet's incredible foresight and breathtaking depictions of natural beauty are musically complemented by such landmarks as Debussy's graceful Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Bizet's daring masterpiece Carmen.