Marcel Chadeigne
Alexis Marcel Félicien Chadeigne (2 January 1876[1] – 2 January 1926[2]) was a French classical pianist and composer.
He was composer Alain Bernaud's grandfather.
Life
Born in the
Chadeigne died one year later on his fiftieth birthday and was buried in the strictest privacy
Career
Apart from a few piano transcriptions of works for orchestra, there are no known original creations by Marcel Chadeigne or, at least, they have not been preserved.[10] Between 1895 and 1925, he divided his time between a career as a concert performer, a singing master at the Opera, a professor of solfege at the Conservatory and a jury member in piano competitions. As a pianist, he is best known for his interpretations of works by Emmanuel Chabrier, Maurice Ravel and overall Claude Debussy who loved "the persuasive style and intelligent musicality[11] of his performer.
His wife,[12] Camille Mouveau[13] singer at the Opera, led a career as a contralto with her husband sometimes accompanying her on stage. Their daughter Odette (1902-2002) was also a lyrical singer under the name "Miss Chadeigne".
Awards
- Ordre des Palmes Académiques (3 January 1904 Ministerial decree)[14]
References
- ^ birth certificate n° 31 (view 6/31). On-line archives of the City of Paris, civil registry of the 18th arrondissement, birth register of 1876.
- ^ deaths certificat n° 11 (view 2/31). On-line archives of the City of Paris, civil status of the 16th arrondissement, 1926 death register.
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- ^ Alain Pâris, Le Nouveau Dictionnaire des interprètes, 2015 ([1])
- ^ Pierre Guillot, Déodat de Sévérac: la musique et les lettres, 2002, p. 235
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- ^ Marriage certificate no. 848 (view 7/31). On-line archives of the City of Paris, civil status of the 6th arrondissement, 1901 marriage register.
- ^ In the press of the time, she was referred to as "Camille Chadeigne, "Mme Chadeigne" or "Mme Marcel Chadeigne.
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