Louis Gregh

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Louis Gregh (March 16, 1843 Philippeville, now Skikda, Algeria - January 21, 1915 Sainte Mesme, Seine-et-Oise, now Yvelines) was a French composer and music publisher.

His family was of Maltese origin. He is the author of operettas, ballets, numerous popular songs, and over one hundred and fifty pianoforte pieces for two, four, and six hands.

His son Fernand Gregh (1873-1960) was a philosopher, literary critic and poet, member of the Académie Française.

[edit] Works

  • Le Chant du Séraphin (impromptu for piano, 1875)
  • Le Bon pasteur (song with lyrics by L. Capet, 1876)
  • La Cage du pinson (song with lyrics by Villemer and Delormel, 1876)
  • Grande marche solennelle (for piano, 1876)
  • Je n'ai rien osé lui dire! ("récit-naïveté" poetry by A. Queyriaux, 1876)
  • La Leçon de charité (song with lyrics by Capet and Carel, 1876)
  • Lettre d'une pensionnaire (found by Villemer and Delormel, 1876)
  • Minuit à Venise (barcarola with lyrics by A. Queyriaux, 1876)
  • La Plainte de l'exilé (song with lyrics by Villemer and Delormel, 1876)
  • Les Roses mortes (song with lyrics by Villemer and Delormel, 1876)
  • op. 5: Les Bergers Watteau (dance aria in Louis XV style, for piano, for 4 hands 1876, for 2 hands ca. 1880)
  • op. 6: 1ère mazurka de salon (piano piece, ca. 1877)
  • op. 10: Élégie pastorale (piano piece, 1876)
  • op. 11: Les Farfadets (scherzo-galop for piano, 1877)
  • Connaissez-vous mon amie? (song with lyrics by Villemer and Delormel, 1877)
  • Dora (polka brillante for piano, 1877)
  • Études de mécanisme et d'expression (for piano, 1877)
  • Les Joyeux papillons (capriccio for piano, 1877)
  • Le Pays du bon vin (Toast à la France) (song with choir ad-libitum, lyrics by L. Labarre and A. Queyriaux, 1877)
  • En troïka! (Russian mazurka song with lyrics by G. de Loyat and A. Queyriaux, 1878)
  • L'Etoile de la France (patriotic song with lyrics by L. Raimon and J. Dorsay, 1878)
  • Fatma ("réponse à la Ballade arabe" with lyrics by Henry Drucker, 1878)
  • Pastorale Louis XV (piano piece, 1878)
  • Retour des moissonneurs (village sketch for piano, 1878)
  • op. 14: Perles et fleurs, 2e mazurke brillante de salon (for piano, 1877)
  • op. 15: L'Immensité (suite of waltzes, 1880}
    • L'Immensité (waltz with French lyrics by Jules Ruelle, Italian translation by Cesare da Prato, 1880)
  • op. 16: Rêverie (piano piece, 1878)
  • op. 17: Chant du souvenir (nocturne for piano, 1879)
  • op. 19: Les Phalènes (capriccio for piano, 1880)
  • op. 20: La Mandoline (musical dialogue, great concert polka, 1880)
  • op. 21: Au petit trot (pianopiece, 1880)
  • Un Lycée de jeunes filles (operetta, 1881)
  • Le Présomtif (operetta, 1884)
  • Le Capitaine Roland (operetta, 1895)
  • Arlette (ballet)
  • Parais à ta fenêtre (serenade)
  • op. 53: Repose