Search results for: “American in Paris”

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Gabriel Fauré

    …and exquisitely crafted. Teaching and Leadership Roles In 1896, Fauré was appointed the chief organist at the Madeleine Church in Paris and a professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire….

  • Chopin – La Dame Aux Camélias, Performed by the Paris Opera Ballet

    Chopin – La Dame Aux Camélias, Performed by the Paris Opera Ballet

    …set in Paris. The ballet features beautiful music by Chopin and showcases the talented dancers of the Paris Opéra Ballet. This lavish production was filmed live at the Palais Garnier…

  • Telemann Paris Quartet – 5th Movement

    Telemann Paris Quartet – 5th Movement

    Telemann’s Paris Quartet VI, fifth movement, Distrait performed by Concerto Amabile with an animated score. The performers are members of Concerto Amabile and viola da gambist Margriet Tindemans. The recording…

  • Telemann’s Third Paris Quartet, First Movement – Concerto Amabile

    Telemann’s Third Paris Quartet, First Movement – Concerto Amabile

    Telemann’s Paris Quartet III, first movement performed by Concerto Amabile with an animated score. The performers are members of Concerto Amabile accompanied by Margriet Tindemans. The full recording can be…

  • Telemann – Third Paris Quartet, First Movement With Animated Score

    Telemann – Third Paris Quartet, First Movement With Animated Score

    Concerto Amabile performs the first movement of Telemann’s third Paris Quartet, accompanied by an animated score. The performers include Kathleen Kraft, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Elisabeth Le Guin, Phebe Craig, and Margriet…

  • Samuel Barber

    Samuel Barber

    …by literary allusions and characterized by tonality, resonate with an inherently American feel while showcasing a strong penchant for traditional romanticism. Barber’s composition style, underscored by emotive warmth and restraint,…

  • Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    …shaping how harmony was understood in Western music. His theoretical ideas would influence composers for generations to come. Arrival in Paris and Opera Breakthrough In 1723, Rameau moved to Paris,…

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Christoph Willibald Gluck

    …on opera based on the mythological story of Paris and Helen of Troy. The Paris Years and the Gluck-Piccini Rivalry In 1773, Gluck moved to Paris to further his reformist…

  • Hector Berlioz

    Hector Berlioz

    …reluctantly moved to Paris to attend medical school. He found the experience horrific, particularly the sight of human cadavers, and soon abandoned medicine to pursue his passion for music. This…

  • Claude Debussy

    Claude Debussy

    …and she later recommended him to the prestigious Paris Conservatoire. In 1872, a ten-year-old Debussy entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he spent the next 11 years honing his skills in…

  • Camille Saint-Saëns

    Camille Saint-Saëns

    …six decades. Teaching Career and Musical Development After leaving the Paris Conservatoire in 1853, Saint-Saëns accepted the position of organist at the ancient Parisian church of Saint-Merri near the Hôtel…

  • Telemann – Paris Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, TWV 43

    Telemann – Paris Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, TWV 43

    Telemann’s Paris Quartet No. 6 in E minor, TWV 43:e4 performed by ARCANGELO….