Art & Music: Renoir - Music of His Time



Sample Track


La Belle Helene: Overture
Performed by: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra


Conducted by: Hayman, Richard



La Belle Helene: Overture 05:09

Art and Music
Renoir - Music of His Time
Music by Offenbach, Gounod, Fauré, Chausson, Debussy, Ravel, Dukas, Ibert, Gaubert
Author: Hugh Griffith
1 CD with full colour, illustrated, explanatory booklet
8.558176


No artist has been more alive to the enjoyment of life's pleasures than Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). His paintings reflect a delight in the existence of the world and its beauty, expressed in colours drenched with light and sunshine. On this CD, the world of Cézanne is given a musical perspective with a carefully chosen selection of pieces by the finest composers of his time. Inside, Hugh Griffith provides explanatory notes on his life and musical environment.