Henri Duparc - Lénore, poème symphonique d’après Bürger (1874-75)

Lénore, poème symphonique d’après Bürger (1874-75) A symphonic poem by French composer Henri Duparc (1848-1933), based on the famous 1773 Gothic ballad “Lenore“ by Gottfried August Bürger, which is considered a foundational work in the development of Romantic literature. The following synopsis of “Lenore“ is taken from Wikipedia: Although the Battle of Prague is over, William, the fiancé of a young woman named Lenore, has not returned from the Seven Years’ War yet. Since he moved into to battle along with King Frederick, Lenore impatiently worries about William every day and longs for his return, but has not heard any news from him. When the other warriors return from the war without William, she begins to quarrel with God, complaining about His unfairness and proclaiming that He has never done her any good, which prompts her mother to ask for her daughter’s forgiveness because she knows that such a thought is blasphemous and