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Massenet (1842-1912)

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A world first! Massenet’s complete 333 song cycle, including 13 unpublished solo, double, triple, and quadruple works and 31 world premiere recordings! The latest recording of Massenet’s complete song cycle is now available. The complete 333 songs on 13 CDs, including solo, double, triple, and quartet songs, 13 of which have never been published and 31 of which are world premiere recordings. This is the largest album of songs in Canadian history, produced by the ATMA Classique in Canada. Massenet was first known as an opera composer and enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime. His fashionable and melodious songs were so pervasive that boutique clerks and restaurant staff hummed them just like pop music today. Many of his operas can be enjoyed today on recordings, but with the exception of a few songs he continued to write throughout his life, there has been no opportunity to hear t