Chausson's Poème Op.25 for violin and orchestra is deservedly recognised as his most famous work, but it also exists in a version he made in 1896 where he reduces the orchestral accompaniment down to a string quartet and piano. It was never performed or published in his lifetime and disappeared for a century. It was discovered in 1996 in a Geneva archive. It offers a completely different sound world for the solo violin, more personal and intimate than an orchestra probably ever could be. We have no idea why he wrote it other than to speculate it might be a companion piece to his Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet.
This new edition includes an introduction which explains how Chausson's Poème was composed, performed and published.