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Masterclass: Chausson Poème for Violin and Orchestra op.25

2026-06-05T07:41:00

Maria Włoszczowska cr Ting-Ru Lai

Understanding the harmonic framework is key to making sense of Chausson’s fluid, freely structured Poème, says violinist Maria Włoszczowska

Eugène Ysaÿe played a crucial role in the genesis of this piece. He asked Chausson to write him a concerto, and by all accounts, Chausson was terrified, describing it as ‘the devil’s own task’. So he offered to write Ysaÿe a shorter work in free form…

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