Personalities | Cécile Chaminade | Late Romantic | Classical
(Sa-sel’ Sha-me-nad’) 1857–1944
French composer
At the turn of the century, Chaminade’s tuneful songs and piano pieces were extremely popular, partly due to her tireless promotion of her own music in performances throughout Europe and the US. The best known of these works is the wistful and dramatic piano piece ‘Automne’ from her Etudes de Concert op. 35 (1886). She was also the highly regarded composer of large-scale works such as the comic opera La Sévillane (1882), the choral symphony Les Amazones (1888) and a Concertino for flute and orchestra (1902). In 1913 she became the first female composer to be awarded the Légion d’Honneur.
Recommended Recording:
Piano Music, Peter Jacobs (Hyperion)
Introduction | Late Romantic | Classical
Personalities | Ernest Chausson | Late Romantic | Classical
AUTHORITATIVE
An extensive music information resource, bringing together the talents and expertise of a wide range of editors and musicologists, including Stanley Sadie, Charles Wilson, Paul Du Noyer, Tony Byworth, Bob Allen, Howard Mandel, Cliff Douse, William Schafer, John Wilson...
CURATED
Classical, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and more. Flame Tree has been making encyclopaedias and guides about music for over 20 years. Now Flame Tree Pro brings together a huge canon of carefully curated information on genres, styles, artists and instruments. It's a perfect tool for study, and entertaining too, a great companion to our music books.
David Bowie
Fantastic new, unofficial biography covers
his life, music, art and movies, with a
sweep of incredible photographs.