The French composer Henri Duparc wrote remarkably little music, leaving thirteen songs that nevertheless have some importance as part of French vocal repertoire. Although never a full-time student of music, Duparc took lessons from César Franck. He published his first five songs in 1868. His last surviving song was written in 1884. Thereafter, suffering from a nervous complaint, he gave up composition.

Vocal Music

The small number of songs by Duparc constitute an important and well enough known part of French mélodie repertoire. These include a setting of Baudelaire’s L’invitation au voyage, later orchestrated, as was La vie antérieure by the same poet. Duparc made orchestrations also of the accompaniments of Ch...

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GRAHAM, Susan: Live at the Verbier Festival (2009)
GRAHAM, Susan: Live at the Verbier Festival (2009)
Composers: Bachelet, Alfred -- Bizet, Georges -- Caplet, Andre -- Chabrier, Emmanuel -- Debussy, Claude -- Duparc, Henri -- Faure, Gabriel -- Franck, Cesar -- Hahn, Reynaldo -- Honegger, Arthur -- Poulenc, Francis -- Ravel, Maurice -- Rosenthal, Manuel -- Roussel, Albert -- Saint-Saens, Camille
Artists: Graham, Susan -- Martineau, Malcolm
Label/Producer: Ideale Audience
Vocal Duo Recital: Lott, Felicity / Allen, Thomas - MENDELSSOHN, Felix / BRAHMS, J. / SCHUMANN, R. / SAINT-SAENS, C. / BIZET, G.
Vocal Duo Recital: Lott, Felicity / Allen, Thomas - MENDELSSOHN, Felix / BRAHMS, J. / SCHUMANN, R. / SAINT-SAENS, C. / BIZET, G.
Composers: Bizet, Georges -- Brahms, Johannes -- Duparc, Henri -- Faure, Gabriel -- Mendelssohn, Felix -- Messager, Andre -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Saint-Saens, Camille -- Schumann, Robert
Artists: Allen, Thomas -- Lott, Felicity -- Martineau, Malcolm
Label/Producer: Digital Classics Distribution