Théodore Dubois - Adonis, poème symphonique (1901)

Adonis, poème symphonique (1901) I. Mort d’Adonis (Death of Adonis) [0:00] II. Déploration des nymphes (The Mourning of the Nymphs) [6:04] III. Réveil d’Adonis (Rebirth of Adonis) [10:41] Conductor: Jean-Philippe Tremblay Orchestre de la Francophonie canadienne A symphonic poem by French composer and organist Théodore Dubois (1837-1924). A student of Ambroise Thomas, Dubois won the Prix de Rome in 1861 and went on to assume the post of choirmaster in the Church of the Madeleine in Paris. As a professor and later Director at the Paris Conservatoire, he taught a generation of composers, including Paul Dukas, Achille Fortier, Albéric Magnard, Florent Schmitt, Guy Ropartz and Pierre de Bréville.