

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Stéphane Conducts Poulenc


Stéphane Denève, conductor
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
St. Louis Symphony Chorus
REENA ESMAIL Testament (from Vishwas)
FLORENT SCHMITT The Tragedy of Salome Suite
FRANCIS POULENC Stabat Mater
FRANCIS POULENC Final Scene from Dialogues of the Carmelites
Stéphane conducts music of sacrifice and tragedy. First, journey to India in Esmail’s telling of a saint-poet’s trials. Schmitt’s Salome mesmerizes to the very end. Poulenc’s Stabat Mater and Dialogues of the Carmelites ascend on the voices of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique.