French Piano Music

[WCosand]

I compiled this suite from Gallica's most recent digitising. Let's see whether I can make a link that will work.

http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Co ... nnette.pdf

[klavierelch]

Another little gem by Berthe Marx-Goldschmidt (1859-?).......bio details given earlier in this thread. Zapateado after Sarasate....whom she performed in concert with on a number of occassions.

Malcolm

Thanks, Malc.
She died in 1925 as can be seen on the German bio Jean-Seb has already pointed to (http://mugi.hfmt-hamburg.de/A_lexartike ... d=marx1859).

[HTIEKFR]

A piece by LOUIS DIEMER (1843-1919).

LOUIS DIEMER - ORIENTALE.pdf

[lebowl]

I'm looking for for Poulenc's Melancolie. According to a post at pianosociety it has been already posted at Pianophilia but I could not find it by searching. Here's the performance where I discovered this beautiful piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIsG4BO1cAE

THANKS A LOT!

[lito valle]

Poulenc
Mélancolie

Poulenc - Melancolie.pdf

Enjoy!

[Richard0428]

I'm looking for for Poulenc's Melancolie. According to a post at pianosociety it has been already posted at Pianophilia but I could not find it by searching. Here's the performance where I discovered this beautiful piece:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIsG4BO1cAE

THANKS A LOT!

IMHO one of the most affecting and beautiful of all Poulenc's piano pieces, dedicated to his lover (and chauffeur if I remember rightly) Raymond Destouches. It's light years away from the flippancy of Les Six, and in a fair world deserves to be a staple of the recital repertoire.

[mballan]

Jean Émile Auguste Bernard. Born 1843, Marseille: died 1902, Paris. French Romantic composer and organist. Bernard studied at the Paris Conservatoire; his organ teacher was François Benoist and his piano teacher was Antoine François Marmontel. He was organist at the Notre Dame des Champs from 1885 until his retirement in 1895.

His Fantasy and Fugue won the 1877 prize of the Société de Compositeurs de Paris. His Violin Concerto was dedicated to and performed by Pablo de Sarasate in 1895 at the Conservatoire. Other works include a Suite for Violin and Piano, a Concertstück for Piano and Orchestra, a Rondo for Cello and Orchestra, and a Divertissement for Doubled Wind Quintet (Op. 36) which was first written for the Société des Instruments à Vent.

I have posted his Three Etudes de Concert [thank you Mr P].

Bernard E - Trois Etudes de Concert.pdf

Malcolm

[mballan]

I was a little uncertain where to place this chap....Camille-Marie Stamaty. Born Rome, 1811: died 1870, Paris. His French mother took him back to France when he was 7 years old and as he spent much of his life in France, this seem the logical thread to place him. Initial studies were with his mother, followed by Kalkbrenner in Paris and 1836 he went to Leipzig to study with Mendelssohn. He returned to Paris the following year and remainded there, gaining much recognition as a teacher - his students included Saint-Saens and Gottschalk. Published a number of studies for the piano, as well as three piano sonatas, a piano trio, and a piano concerto.

I have posted his 1st sonata Op 8.

Stamaty C - Sonata No. 1 Op 8.pdf

Malcolm

[Nogbert]

I was a little uncertain where to place this chap....Camille-Marie Stamaty. Born Rome, 1811: died 1870, Paris. His French mother took him back to France when he was 7 years old and as he spent much of his life in France, this seem the logical thread to place him. Initial studies were with his mother, followed by Kalkbrenner in Paris and 1836 he went to Leipzig to study with Mendelssohn. He returned to Paris the following year and remainded there, gaining much recognition as a teacher - his students included Saint-Saens and Gottschalk. Published a number of studies for the piano, as well as three piano sonatas, a piano trio, and a piano concerto.

I have posted his 1st sonata Op 8.

Malcolm

Thanks very much for this, Malcolm. There seems to be very little Stamaty in circulation. I enquired some time ago whether anybody - especially Thal - had a copy of the piano concerto. Alas, no - if even he doesn't have it, thern I guess there's little hope!

Jo

[Jean-Séb]

I was a little uncertain where to place this chap....Camille-Marie Stamaty. Born Rome, 1811: died 1870, Paris. [...]
I have posted his 1st sonata Op 8.
Malcolm

He is definitely French. His father was French, although of Greek origin, and was French Consul in Italy. That's why Camille was born in Italy.
Thank you very much for the rare sonate.
I repost some etudes I had already posted on the old PiPhi or on GFF.

Stamaty op 21 Etudes pittoresques 7-12.pdf

Stamaty op 21 Etudes pittoresques 1-6.pdf

Jean-Séb