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Max d'Ollone

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Maximilien-Paul-Marie-Félix d'Ollone(13 June 1875 – 15 May 1959)[1]was a 20th-century French composer.

Life and career

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Born inBesançon,d'Ollone started composing very early, entering theParis Conservatoireat 6, winning many prizes, receiving the encouragement ofGounod,Saint-Saëns,Massenet,ThomasandDelibes.[2]His teachers at the Conservatoire wereLavignac,Massenet,GédalgeandLenepveu;he won thePrix de Romein 1897.

He was director of music inAngers,professor at the Paris Conservatoire and director of theOpéra-Comique.His work was part of themusic eventin theart competitionat the1912 Summer Olympics.[3]In 1932 he wrote three important articles forLe Ménestrel(29 July, 9 and 16 December) arguing for a more populist approach to composition.[4]

At the time of the German occupation of France during World War II, d'Ollone was a member of theGroupe Collaboration.[5]

In addition to the works listed below, d'Ollone produced a number of song cycles (including "Les Chants d'Ailleurs"; "Les Chants d'Exil"; "Impressions d'Automne" ), which demonstrate a considerable mastery of the French mélodie. There are several works for orchestra, solo instrument and orchestra, and piano works.

Works

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Stage works

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  • Jean(operain five acts, 1900-1905).
  • Bacchus et Silène(ballet,1901, Béziers).
  • Le Retour(drame lyrique in two acts to his own libretto, 1911, Angers).
  • Les Amants de Rimini(opera in four acts to his own libretto).
  • L'Étrangère(opera in two acts, 1913).
  • Les Uns et les Autres(comédie lyrique in one act with text byPaul Verlaine,6 November 1922, Opéra-Comique).
  • L'Arlequin(comédie lyrique in five acts, 22 December 1924, Paris Opera).
  • George Dandin(opéra comiquein three acts afterMolière,1930).
  • Le Temple abandonné(one-act ballet, 1931, Monte Carlo).
  • La Samaritaine(opera in three acts afterRostand,1937, Paris).
  • Sous les Saules(musical comedy in four acts afterAndersen,1950).
  • Olympe de Clèves(opera in four acts afterDumas,unpublished).

Orchestral

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  • Les villes maudites,symphonic poem (1895).
  • Lamento(1908).
  • Au cimetière,Symphonic Poem (1908).
  • Le Roi des Aulnes,Film score (1930).

Concertante

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  • Fantaisiefor piano and orchestra in E-flat major (1897)
  • Le menetrier,poem for violin and orchestra (published by Heugel, 1911)

Voice and Orchestra

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  • Daphné(cantata composed for thePrix de Rome(1894).
  • Frédégonde,Lyrical Scene afterCharles Morel(1894).
  • Melusine,Lyrical Scene after Beissier (1894).
  • Clarissa Harlowe,Cantata (1895).
  • La Vision de Dante(Lyrical Poem for soloists, choir and orchestra (1899).
  • Saint François d'Assise,Oratorio (1910)
  • Elévation(1912).
  • Hymne du matin,for soprano et orchestra afterLamartine(1943).

Chamber music

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  • String Quartet in D major (1898)
  • Piano Quartet in E minor
  • Fantaisie orientale for clarinet and piano (premiered 1913)
  • Piano Trio in A minor (published 1921)
  • Andante et Allegro en style ancienfor flute and piano (dedicated toPhilippe Gaubert,published 1926)

Vocal music

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  • Frédégonde,winning cantata for the Prix de Rome in 1897

Recordings

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  • Cantates et chœurs pour le prix de Rome;Brussels Philharmonic, Flemish Radio Choir, Hervé Niquet;Palazzetto Bru Zane;Ediciones Singulares, 2013.
  • Les Villes Maudites,for orchestra; Brussels Philharmonic, Flemish Radio Choir, Hervé Niquet; Palazetto Bru Zane; Ediciones Singulares, 2013.
  • Le Ménétrier,for violin and orchestra (1910); Mark Kaplan, Orchestra Simfonica de Barcelona i National de Catalunya, Lawrence Foster, Claves 2003.
  • Lamento,for orchestra (1908); Orchestra Simfonica de Barcelona i National de Catalunya, Lawrence Foster, Claves 2003.
  • Fantaisiefor piano and orchestra (1999); François-Joël Thiollier, Orchestra Simfonica de Barcelona i National de Catalunya, Lawrence Foster, Claves 2003.
  • La Samaritaine,opera (1937); Berthe Monmart, soprano; Tony Aubin, direction; Orchestre Lyrique de la Radio Diffusion Française et des Choeurs de la RTF, 1955, INA.
  • Le Retour,opera (1912);Alain Pâris,direction; Choeur et orchestre Lyrique de Radio France, 1975.
  • Mélodies vol. 1, including the cycle In Memoriam, Didier Henry, baryton, Patrice d'Ollone, piano, Maguelone.
  • Mélodies Vol. 2, Elsa Maurus, mezzo-soprano; Didier Henry, baryton; Patrice d'Ollone, piano; Maguelone.
  • Trio for piano, violin and cello (1920); Quatuor Athenæum Enesco and Patrice d'Ollone, piano; éd. disques Pierre Verany, Arion, 1999.
  • Quartet for piano and strings (1949); Quatuor Athenæum Enesco and Patrice d'Ollone, piano; DiscsPierre Verany,Arion, 1999.
  • String quartet (1898); AthenæumEnesco Quartet;Disques Pierre Verany, Arion, 1999.
  • Trio for piano, violin and cello (1920); Trio Anima Mundi, Melbourne.
  • Trio pour piano, violin and cello (1920); Dimitris Saroglou, piano;Gérard Poulet,violin; Dominique de Williencourt, cello; Europe et Art, 2011.
  • Chamber music; Alessandro Carbonare, clarinet; Philippe Pierlot, flute; Régis Poulain, bassoon; Elisabeth Glab, violin; Jean-Luc Bourré, Emmanuel Petit, Emma Savouret, Stéphane Manent, cello; Isabelle Perrin, harp;Parisii Quartet;Patrice d'Ollone, piano; Angéline Pondepeyre, piano; Maguelone, 2005.
  • Fantaisie orientale(1913);Sylvie Hue,clarinet;Roger Boutry,piano, REM.
  • Andante et scherzo,for three cellos (1933); Gürzenich Cello Trio, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln, ANA records.
  • Andante et scherzo,for three cellos (1933); Members of Orchestra Simfonica de Barcelona i National de Catalunya, Claves 2003.
  • Romance et tarentelle(1928); Régis Poulain, bassoon; and Angeline Pondepeyre, piano; Maguelone, 1996.
  • Etudes de concert(1904); Dimitris Saroglou, piano; Europe et Art, 2011.

References

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  1. ^Smith, R. Langham "Max d'Ollone". InNew Grove Dictionary of Opera.London and New York: Macmillan, 1997.
  2. ^Landormy, Paul.(1943)La musique française après Debussy.Paris: Gallimard.
  3. ^"Max d'Ollone".Olympedia.Retrieved22 July2020.
  4. ^Landormy (1943)
  5. ^Karine Le Bail (2016).La musique au pas.Paris: CNRS Editions.

Biographies

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  • Alexandre Dratwicki and Patrice d'Ollone: Max d'Ollone and thePrix de Rome(Venise, Palazetto Bru-Zane, 2013).
  • Georges Favre: Silhouettes du Conservatoire: Charles-Marie Widor, André Gédalge, Max d'Ollone (La Pensée universelle, 1986).
  • Henri Rabaud: Correspondance avec Daniel Halévy et Max d'Ollone et écrits de jeunesse.
  • Euridyce Jousse and Yves Gérard: Lettres de compositeurs à Camille Saint-Saëns (Symétrie, 2009).
  • Julia Lu and Alexandre Dratwicki: Le concours du prix de Rome de musique (Symétrie et Palazetto bru-Zane, 2011).
  • Brigitte François-Sappey and Gilles Cantagrel: Guide de la mélodie et du lied (Fayard,1994).
  • René Dumesnil: La musique en France entre les deux guerres, (Editions du milieu du monde, 1946).
  • Karine Le Bail: La musique au pas, être musicien sous l'occupation (CNRS Editions, 2016).
  • Yannick Simon: Composer sous Vichy (Symétrie, 2009).
  • Rose-Noëlle Lenain: Max d'Ollone ou les partances vaines, mémoires de musicologie (Université Paris-Sorbonne, 1989).
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