Some may call him a "one hit wonder," but as Orson Welles rightly said of such figures, "Hey—at least they had one!" And what a hit it is. If you're going to have only one, it may as well be the exquisite and lushly orchestrated folk song settings from Canteloube's native region in France, the sublimely beautiful Songs of the Auvergne. We'll hear a wide selection of this masterpiece of vocal music, given voice by the incomparable soprano Dawn Upshaw. That will be paired that with a rarely heard "non Auvergne" work by Canteloube (though sharing much of its lushness and lyricism, albeit in a non-vocal context), his Poème for Violin and Orchestra. That and much more coming up on Wednesday afternoon's Classical Music with Foley Schuler.
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.
