light of my life, fire of my loins

RODIN & BAUDELAIRE

Illustrations for Charles Baudelaire’s 'Les Fleurs du Mal', 1887-88

Pen and brown ink, brown ink wash, on pages from a copy of the original edition of ‘Les Fleurs du Mal’ (Paris, Poulet-Malassis et de Broise, 1857)

This copy of the original edition of 1857 belonged to the book lover and publisher Paul Gallimard. The architect and art critic Frantz Jourdain used his influence to obtain the commission to illustrate it for Rodin. The brown leather binding was made by Henri Marius Michel. Represented in demi-relief on the front cover, in incised, mosaiced leather, is an ivory skull on a dark green thistle plant.

Frederick William Burton (1816-1900) - Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs.

Schumann: Requiem for Mignon Op. 98b

Brigitte Poschner-Klebel (Soprano), Dalia Schaechter (Alto) Margaretha Hintermeier (Mezzo Soprano), Jorge Antonio Pita (Tenor) Andreas Schmidt (Baritone), Barbara Bonney (Soprano)