Art & Music: Degas - Music of His Time



Sample Track


Giselle, Act I
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra


Conducted by: Mogrelia, Andrew



Act I: Allegro un peu loure 02:34


Art and Music
Edgar Degas - Music of His Time

Music by Adam, Alkan, Gounod, Delibes, Bizet, Fauré, Chabrier, Debussy, Stravinsky

Author: Hugh Griffith

1 CD with full-colour, illustrated, explanatory booklet

Naxos 8.558144

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is remembered as the painter of ballet dancers, but the scope of his genius ranged widely. An acute and witty observer, he depicted his native Paris in its many diverse aspects, often hinting at a social isolation and unease hidden beneath the colourful surface. On this CD, the world of Degas 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.