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In the spotlight
On that day 16 July
Works
José-Maria
Plus connu pour sa fortune que pour ses ouvrages, Jules Cohen est déjà l’auteur de musiques de scène (Athalie, Esther) et de deux opéras (Maître Claude, Les Bleuets) lorsqu’il entreprend la compositio...
Persons
Eugène YSAŸE
A violinist, conductor and composer born in Liège, Eugène Ysaÿe’s first music teacher was his father. In 1874, a bursary enabled him to study with Wieniawski in Brussels and Vieuxtemps in Paris. A sol...
Persons
Hector MONRÉAL
Hector-Joseph Rieunier dit Monréal. Parolier, auteur dramatique et acteur français.
Persons
Émile MARCELIN
Émile Planat, dit MArcelin. Caricaturiste, illustrateur et lithographe. Travaille pour Le Journal amusant, Le Rire, L'Illustration, Le Journal pour rire. Fondateur de La Vie parisienne.
Focus
Pianistic Virtuosity
Inspired by the example of Paganini’s violin playing, Romantic composers made the piano the premier instrument of virtuosity.
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