Charles Koechlin - La course de printemps & Le buisson ardent

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After outbreak of World War II Koechlin had hardly composed anymore and fell into kind of paralysis. With „Le buisson ardent“ the former near-graphomaniac, who had filled hundreds of pages every day and then only made gradual recovery with short solo pieces, suddenly became creative again.
… Read moreEspecially the first part of „Le buisson ardent“ mirrors this rebirth. On the other hand „Le course de printemps“ is almost a hymn to the power of youth.“ (from an interview with Heinz Holliger)
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