La Poétesse Meets Rachmaninoff

Henri Martin, La Poétesse Clémence Isaure, Signed Henri Martin (lower right),Oil on canvas, 36 7/8 by 29 1/8 in., 93.6 by 73.9 cm, Image Source: Sotheby’s

“The artist’s model for the present work was his wife, Marie Barbaroux. In the tradition of the great nineteenth-century Symbolists, Martin depicts her here in the guise of the poetess Clémence Isaure.”

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Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff; Artists: Trio RoVerde

“As a young man, fresh from his first success as a composer with the opera Aleko, Rachmaninoff was on his way to visit his mentor Tchaikovsky when he saw a crowd gathered outside. The news of Tchaikovsky’s death sent him into a tail-spin, and he passed the next few weeks alone, walking and writing this magnificent ‘Trio Elegiaque’ in memory of Tchaikovsky. ” Quote by Brilliant Classics,

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2 Comments Add yours

  1. Thank you. I love Rachmaninoff!

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    1. He does bring drama! I am enjoying learning more about him. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Sheila. 😊

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