In part four of a series of broadcasts on the French naval officer Jean Cras (1879-1932), Cras promotes to commander of the largest ship of the navy. His cabin was large enough to place a grand piano in it. That’s where he writes chamber music and songs. And when he becomes a rear admiral, and finally lives at home, he composes a piano concerto for his gifted daughter Colette. Then suddenly, he dies in 1932.
All works by Jean Cras
1. Three songs from La flûte de Pan
Didier Henry, bariton; Thomas Prévost, flute; Marie-Christine Millière, violin; Jean-François Benatar, alto; Philippe Bary, cello
2. Quintet of flute, violin, alto, cello and harp
Thomas Prévost, flute; Marie-Christine Millière, violin; Jean-François Benatar, alto; Philippe Bary, violincello; Catherine Michel, harp
3. Part 2 from piano concerto
Alain Jacquon, p; Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg led by Jean-François Antonioli
4. Songs 1 and 3 from ‘Trois chansons Bretonnes’
Lionel Peintre, bar.; Mélanie Boivert, sop.; Alain Jacquon, p.
