Augusta Holmès – Allegro Feroce (1870)
Conducted by Jane Glover
Born in Paris to Irish parents, she added the accent to her name to be more French when she became a French citizen in 1871.
She heard Wagner at the age of 13 and this influenced her life: Holmès’ oeuvre is made up of cantatas, symphonic poems, operas, a few works for solo piano and over 100 songs.
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