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Viviane, is a symphonic poem by the French composer Ernest Chausson. Chausson's first true composition for orchestra, Viviane was begun in 1882 and influenced by the music of César Franck and Richard Wagner


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Named after the faerie Viviane of Arthurian legend, Chausson's piece concentrates on the episode of her affair with the wizard Merlin.

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