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French composer and conductor (1872—1973)
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2022-07-22 17:04:14
Debussy’s Petite Suite was published in its original piano four-hands version in 1889, and transcriptions for solo piano and for violin and piano appeared in 1906. What catapulted it to true popularity, however, was its 1907 adaptation for chamber orchestra by Henri Büsser (1872-1973). Throughout his long life of 101 years, Büsser played an important supporting role in French musical life, remaining sharp and involved to the very end. As a youngster he had studied organ with César Franck and composition with Gounod, Massenet, and Guiraud. In 1905 he was named chief conductor of the Paris Opéra, and in 1939
2022-02-10 04:13:40
2022 is a big anniversary year for composers? It marks the 250th of the birth of Domenico Puccini (grandfather of Giacomo) on April 5; the 200th of Franz Strauss on Feb. 26 (father of Richard), Joachim Raff on May 27, and César Franck on Dec. 10; the 150th of Scriabin on Jan. 6, Paul-Henri Büsser on Jan. 16, [...]
2022-01-21 00:00:00
Invitation to the Dance:1.01. - 1.04. Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, op.67 1.05. Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor1.06. Maurice Ravel - Boléro1.07. Mauric Ravel - Alborado del gracioso2.01. - 2.19. Adolph Adam (ed. Busser): Giselle2.20. Carl Maria von Weber (arr. Berlioz): Invitation to the Dance, op.652.21 - 2.23 Manuel de Falla: The Three-cornered Hat. Three DancesParis Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Albert WolffDecca Eloquence 4802388 [recorded September 1954 to November 1958; digital download released 2010] [digital download; flacs, cover scan - no booklet. Total time: 143 minutes] Recording venues: La Maison de la Mutalitie & La Maison de la Chimie, ParisRecording engineers: Roy Wallace, James Brown, Kenneth Wilkinson & Ken CressProducers: John Culshaw, Victor Olof, Ray Minshull & Michael Williamson This compilation contains the contents of three LPs - "Invitation to the Dance", "The Seasons" and "Giselle" plus the Liszt makeweight from 1954. Download from Mega.
2019-03-18 08:13:16
Not heard since its 1956 premiere: Eugene Bozza's Le chant de la mine, with its hints of Florent Schmitt and Honegger, makes a fascinating revival
Eugene Bozza Le chant de la mine; Orchestre Valentiana, Nicolas Bucher; IndeSens Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 13 March 2019 Star rating: 3.0 (★★★) With hints of Honegger and Florent Schmitt, Bozza's oratorio from the 1950s receives a rare revivalEugene Bozza is not a particularly well known composer outside of his native France, though his output was large with significant amounts of wind chamber music alongside five symphonies, operas, ballets and more.Born in Nice to an Italian violinist father and a French mother, he trained at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, and at the Paris Conservatoire with Henri Busser (in fact his third period of study at the conservatoire having previously studied violin and then conducting). He won the Prix de Rome in 1934. From 1950 he was director of the Ecole Nationale de Musique in Valenciennes and it is during this period that, in […]
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