René de Boisdeffre: Morceaux de genre, Op.38: 6 - Villanelle
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2016 · Music
Phillip Sear plays a villanelle by the French composer René de Boisdeffre (1838-1906). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- René de Boisdeffre (1838-1906) came from a military family, and was mainly homeschooled in music. He was encouraged in his compositional work by his friend Saint-Saëns - the dedicatee of the two piano pieces from which the piece in this video comes. He was later a good friend of Massenet. His compositions were mainly chamber and vocal music, with one or two orchestral pieces. You can read more about him in a contemporary account of his life here: http://bit.ly/2bHVMtX . This piece comes from a set of 12 dedicated to Massenet's wife, Louise-Constance "Ninon" de Gressy, whom he had married in 1866. The date of this piece is difficult to judge. It seems to have been first published in 1909, but from the opus number, it probably dates from the 1870s. Thumbnail image created with Wombo Dream ( t.ly/zhJa ). -------------------------------------------------------------- Played by Phillip Sear http://www.psear.co.uk (Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: http://wa.me/441444483794 ) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianogems
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