Édouard Colonne

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Edouard Judas Colonne (July 23, 1838–March 28, 1910) was a French conductor and violinist. He was born in Bordeaux (southwest France).

Colonne studied at the Conservatory in Paris where he won first prizes in both harmony and violin. In 1858–67 he was first violinist at the Opéra in Paris. In 1873, Colonne, along with music publisher G. Hartman, founded the "Concert National" at the Odéon Théatre[1]. Two years later, in 1875, the venue changed to the Théatre du Châtelet and the name of the enterprise was changed to The Association Artistique du Châtelet. The Association eventually became known as "Colonne Concerts".

He was noted for his interest in Berlioz (who was then more highly regarded in the English- and German-speaking countries than in France) and for his support of Wagner's and Mahler's music. He was also the first conductor of eminence to make commercial gramophone (phonograph) records (for the Pathé company, 1906).

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  1. ^  There is some potential confusion between the sources here. The text on the Morrison Foundation website [2] indicates that the Concert National was first conducted by Georges Hartmann, but the InfoPlease[3] website claims that Colonne founded the Concert National (and presumably conducted it).
  2. ^  http://www.morrisonfoundation.org/Ambroise%20Thomas.htm
  3. ^  http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0812932.html
  4. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia of 1907

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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