Lili Boulanger Photo: Public Domain
Thomas Goss looks at the tragically short life of French composer Lili Boulanger, who died from Crohn’s disease at the age of 24.
Despite the difficulties caused by her health, she was able to study as a composer and win the prestigious 'Prix de Rome' in 1913.
Music Details:
L BOULANGER: Faust et Hélène - BBC Philharmonic/ Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9745)
L BOULANGER: Nocturne for violin and piano - Olivier Charlier (vln), Emile Naoumoff (pno) (Marco Polo 8.223636)
L BOULANGER: Les Sirènes - Calliope, Women's Choir/ Régine Theodoresco
L BOULANGER: Hymne au Soleil - Christine Friedek (sop), Regine Böhm (mezzo), Bernhard Gärtner (ten), Sabine Eberspächer (pno), Heidelberg Madrigal Choir/ Gerald Kegelmann (Bayer BR 100 041)
L BOULANGER: Pour les Funerailles d’un Soldat - Vincent Le Texier (bar), Belgian French Community & Namur Symphony Choir, Luxembourg Phil/ Mark Stringer (Timpani 1C 1046)
L BOULANGER: Soir sur la plaine- Christine Friedek (sop), Regine Böhm (mezzo), Bernhard Gärtner (ten), Sabine Eberspächer (pno), Heidelberg Madrigal Choir/ Gerald Kegelmann (Bayer BR 100 041)
L BOULANGER: Faust et Hélène - BBC Philharmonic/ Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9745)
L BOULANGER: D’un jardin clair - Emile Naoumoff (pno) (Marco Polo 8.223636)
L BOULANGER: Parfois, je suis triste from Clairières dans le ciel - Martyn Hill (ten), Andrew Ball (pno) (Hyperion CDA 66726)
L BOULANGER: Psalm 130, de Profundis; Vielle prière bouddhique; D’un matin de printemps; D’un soir triste - Vincent Le Texier (bar), Belgian French Community & Namur Symphony Choir, Luxembourg Phil/ Mark Stringer (Timpani 1C 1046)
