Charles-Édouard Lefebvre
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Charles-Édouard Lefebvre (19 June 1843 Paris
- 8 September 1917 Aix-les-Bains
, Savoie
) was a French composer.
He studied with Charles Gounod
and Ambroise Thomas
. In 1870, he was awarded the Prix de Rome
together with Henri Maréchal (1842-1924) for Le Jugement de Dieu. He was the son of painter Charles Lefebvre. After completing his studies at the Paris Conservatoire, he would become director of the conservatory's chamber music class in 1895.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 8 September 1917 Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...
, Savoie
Savoie
Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...
) was a French composer.
He studied with Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod
Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette.-Biography:...
and Ambroise Thomas
Ambroise Thomas
Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas was a French composer, best known for his operas Mignon and Hamlet and as Director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871 till his death.-Biography:"There is good music, there is bad music, and then there is Ambroise Thomas."- Emmanuel Chabrier-Early life...
. In 1870, he was awarded the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
together with Henri Maréchal (1842-1924) for Le Jugement de Dieu. He was the son of painter Charles Lefebvre. After completing his studies at the Paris Conservatoire, he would become director of the conservatory's chamber music class in 1895.
Works
- Le Jugement de Dieu (1870)
- Le Chant du cavalier (Duo for Cello (or Bassoon) and Piano (or Organ), 1876)
- op. 46: 3 Pièces (Duos for Cello and Piano, 1877)
- Lucrèce (opera, 1878)
- op. 53: Le Trésor (comic opera in 1 act, libretto by François Coppée, premiered 1883 in AngersAngersAngers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
) - op. 57: Suite (for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon and Horn)
- op. 66: Zaïre (opera in 4 acts, libretto by P. Collin based on the homonymous play by VoltaireVoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
, premiered 1887 in LilleLilleLille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
) - op. 68: Méditation (for Organ and Orchestra, arranged for Harmonium, Piano, Violin and Cello in 1899 by A. Jeanbernat)
- Djelma (opera in 3 acts, libretto by Charles Lomon, premiered on May 25, 1894 at the Théâtre de l'OpéraPalais GarnierThe Palais Garnier, , is an elegant 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier...
in Paris) - Andante (for 2 Celli, 1895)
- op. 98: Sonate pour violoncelle et piano (in a minor, dedicated to Mme. Félix Guyon, 1896)
- op. 118: Fantaisie Caprice (for Clarinet in Bb and Piano)
- Psalm, for choir and orchestra
- Judith, lyrical drama
- Dalila, oratorium
- Melka, oratorium
- Eloa, oratorium
- Sainte-Cécile, oratorium
- La Fille de Jephthe, oratorium
- La Messe du Fantôme, oratorium
- Toggenburg, oratorium
External links
- Charles Edouard Lefebvre at www.operone.de in German