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Sheet Music: (http•••)o/files/imglnks/usimg/9/99/IMSLP28520-PMLP62741-Alkan_-_Marcia_fun__bre_sulla_morte_d_un_Pappagallo.pdf Marcia Funebre Sulla Morta d'un Papagallo - Charles Valentin Morhange Alkan Featured in the now discontinued Alkan: A Synposium CD Conducted by Ronald Smith One Alkan's more humourous works, Funeral March on the Death of a Parrot is said to be satire on the romantic opera composer Rossini, who had an affinity for parrots. Libretto: "As-tu déjeuné, Jaco?" "Et de quoi?" "Ah!" Have you eaten, Jaco? And what? Ah!!
Bach Maurice Maréchal Maréchal Eugène Bigot Bigot Lamoureux Loeb Davidov Chest Perkins Maurice Ravel Marechal Jourdan Morhange Morhange Debussy Caplet Leopold Stokowski Hekking Walewska Concerts Lamoureux Philadelphia Orchestra 1940 1948 1950
Soruce: From "The Artistry of Maurice Maréchal" issued by Toshiba-EMI. Maurice Maréchal; Eugène Bigot: Orchestre de L'Association des Concerts Lamoureux Maréchal started cello lessons as a young child and made his public debut at ten. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Jules Leopold-Loeb, and won first prize at the age of 15 with the Davidov Second Concerto. He graduated at the age of 19. He joined the Lamoureux Orchestra as the deputy principal cellist and, before long, as the principal. A benefit of this employment was that well-known conductors frequently appeared as guests with it, and Maréchal had a chance to observe their different podium styles and interpretations. He entered military service when World War I broke out. Naturally, he did not take his cello along. But when he discovered that two of his comrades were carpenters and woodworkers he got them to make a primitive cello from the wood of a gunpowder chest. It was serviceable, and with it Maréchal entertained his fellow soldiers throughout the war. He was demobilized after the war. He settled in Paris, marrying an American, Louise Perkins. From that base, he started an international touring career. He became especially well-known for championing contemporary French music. He worked closely with composer Maurice Ravel while the latter was composing one of his least-known masterworks, the Sonata for Violin and Cello. Marechal premiered the work with violinist Helene Jourdan-Morhange. He premiered Epiphanie, an exceptionally difficult and highly unappreciated masterpiece by Debussy's former associate Andre Caplet. Leopold Stokowski invited him to come to America and premiere it with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Maréchal is credited with having helped establish today's view of French music as beautiful, refined in tone, and making its point by emphasis of shading. This is especially notable in subsequent French cello playing. His career was again interrupted by war. When the Germans occupied France in 1940, Maréchal supported the Resistance. He also steadfastly refused all offers to play in Germany, or even on the German-dominated French radio program concerts. He concentrated on teaching, succeeding as cello professor at the Paris Conservatoire on the death of cellist Gerard Hekking. The interruption to his career was especially regrettable in his case because by the time he resumed his career he was stricken with a progressive muscular disease that took the strength from his bowing arm. He gave his last concerts in 1950, and spent the rest of his life teaching and appearing on international juries. His student Christine Walewska recalls that he stressed musical intuition, even over the express markings in the score. "Play surrendering yourself wholly to the music you are performing, and with much liberty," he advised her.
Jean Henri Ravina Charles Valentin Alkan Friedrich Kalkbrenner Pierre Rode Morhange Pierre Joseph Guillaume Zimmermann Zimmermann Anton Reicha Leborne 1834 1842
Project: Making nice, completely unknown pieces more known. It is an deeply romantic piece and fulfills all clichés, but I still like it. Lots of passages are "standard composing" of that time I would say, but parts like "un poco accelerando" or the final build up leading to the "ff con fuoco" are special, and really beautiful. This andante was released in 1842, so Jean-Henri was approximately 24 years young. We have a very interesting dedication, also: "à son ami Charles-Valentin Alkan", some people probably will know for his crazy virtuosity. To his person, Wikipedia says: "Jean-Henri Ravina started his musical studies with his mother, Eugénie Ravina, a famous professor in Bordeaux. He made his first public appearance performing works by Friedrich Kalkbrenner at the age of 8, and the violinist Pierre Rode, who was present at the concert, encouraged him to continue his musical studies. Ravina then went to Paris, where he attended the private musical school of Alkan Morhange (Charles-Valentin Alkan's father), later he entered the piano class of Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann at the Paris Conservatory. He also studied counterpoint with Anton Reicha and Leborne there. In 1834 he received a first prize for piano performance. The 17-year-old Ravina became assistant to a professor at the Conservatory, but he resigned two years later to devote himself to his career as a virtuoso. He became a touring pianist, with performances in France, Spain and Russia. His whirlwind tours were highly acclaimed, and his compositions were immensely popular with his fans. At the same time he acquired an excellent reputation as a music teacher." Indeed, some parts of this caprice are virtuosic and difficult to perform. Played on my really bad keyboard somewhat over an hour after first sight. You will hear LOTS of imperfections, but this channel is not about me. I just want to make these pieces and artists more known. Go and play (better) in your concerts! :)
Erik Satie Hélène Jourdan Morhange Morhange Isabelle Faust Alexandre Tharaud 1717 1914 1917
Piece for violin and piano inspired by Watteau's painting (1717), displayed at the Musée du Louvre. This work is mentionned in letters to the violonist Hélène Jourdan-Morhange (march 1917) and may have been intended as a companion piece to the "Choses vues à droite et à gauche (sans lunettes)" (1914). As I do not own the score of this work, it is the Watteau's painting which appears in the video. violin: Isabelle Faust pf: Alexandre Tharaud
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