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At the end of the 19th century, the border between the Belgian and French musical worlds was often paper-thin. While Belgian icons like Franck, Lekeu, Jongen, and Ysaÿe conquered the French capital, the Frenchman Ernest Chausson found his true musical home in our country. This program draws a multifaceted portrait of that boundless love. The centerpiece is Chausson’s monumental Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet. Although he was French to the core, he only truly blossomed in Belgium. After the triumphant premiere in Brussels in 1892, with the legendary Eugène Ysaÿe on violin, Chausson wrote moved in his diary: "I must believe that my music was made above all for Belgians, for never before have I known such success... I feel dizzy with joy."
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