Poème, Op. 25, is a work for violin and orchestra written by Ernest Chausson in 1896. It is a staple of the violinist's repertoire, has very often been recorded and performed, and is generally considered Chausson's best-known and most-loved composition.
Chausson ca. 1897
Image: Orchesterwerke Romantik Themen
Amédée-Ernest Chausson was a French Romantic composer.
Ernest Chausson, cabinet card photo by P. Frois, Biarritz (France), ca. 1885, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Chausson page-turning for Debussy, Luzancy, 1893
Chausson's tomb, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
Ernest Chausson, photograph by Guy & Mockel, Paris, ca. 1897, Bibliothèque nationale de France.