Poème de l'amour et de la mer

Have you ever wondered how many of those who work full-time in offices could have become great composers? Not many? Well, maybe, but there always is a chance. Decades before going down in history as author of some of the most refined pieces ever written, Ernest Chausson was working as a lawyer. However, he always felt he should devote himself to art, and his 2-year employment history proves his feelings were unadulterated – sincerity and lyricism were at all an inseparable part of both his person and his oeuvre. When it comes to Chausson’s vocal music, he was especially punctilious, trying to merge voice and instrumentation together. His Poème de l'amour et de la mer is available for download here: Le temps des lilas, Op.19.