Véronique Gens - Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer & Symphonie, Op. 20 - Presto Classical

Chausson’s sensual ‘poem of love and the sea’ could have been tailor-made for Gens, whose onyx-bright soprano is capable of incredible nuance and rides the quasi-Wagnerian orchestral outbursts with ease; the lesser-known Symphony (premiered two years earlier than the song-cycle) also receives a persuasive performance from Bloch and the Lille orchestra, but buy this for the Poème.