"Born into a musical family (a pianist mother and principal cello at the Paris Opera father), Elsa Barraine entered the Paris Conservatoire at age nine, where she excelled in her studies. In 1925 she was awarded the Premier prix in harmony. She then joined Paul Dukas’ composition class and in 1929 became the fourth woman to win the Grand Prix de Rome composition prize. Barraine’s music employs a tonal harmonic language that nevertheless freely incorporates dissonance. Her refined and sophisticated orchestration clearly reflects Dukas’ influence. A penchant for angular melodic writing can yield to moments of achingly sweet lyricism. As a point of reference, her music inhabits the same sound world as Stravinsky (neo-classical period) and Poulenc, though she has her own distinct and impressive voice. Les Tziganes is the most extroverted piece in the album, and the Orchestre National de France make easy work of its especially virtuosic string writing." (The Classic Review)
Opname: 2003
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