Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150

Composer: CHAMINADE, Cécile
  • This work is a transcription by Fritz Kreisler of Chaminade’s art song Chanson espagnole. Kreisler’s transcription was scored for violin and piano, and was published in New York in 1915.1
  • The original song was published in 1895, and dedicated to French operatic soprano Emma Calvé. It was one of Chaminade’s most popular art songs during her lifetime.2
  • Chaminade herself released an arrangement of the song for piano solo in 1926. 

Sources

  1. “Sérénade espagnole, Op.150 (Chaminade, Cécile),” IMSLP, accessed August 12, 2021, https://imslp.org/wiki/S%C3%A9r%C3%A9nade_espagnole%2C_Op.150_(Chaminade%2C_C%C3%A9cile). 
  2. Calum McDonald, “Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150,” Hyperion (1996), accessed August 12, 2021, https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W5318_GBAJY9684620. 

Cut IDs

22754 48811