Émile Mathieu (composer)
Émile Mathieu (1844-1932) was a Belgian composer of classical music.
His best known work today is "Freyhir", an hour-long choral tone poem written in 1883 on the theme of deforestation around Ardennes where the composer grew up. Freyhir is the legendary name of the forest.[1]
His compositions include 7 operas, 3 symphonic poems, concertos for piano and violin, a Ta Deum and choral works.[2]
He headed the Louvain Conservatory from 1881, and the Ghent Conservatory from 1898.[2]
Recordings
- Freyhir. Patrick Delcour, Marc Laho, Christine Solhosse, Veronique Solhosse, Choeur symphonique de Namur, Brussels Choral Society, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege et de la Communaute Wallonie-Bruxelles / Jean-Pierre Haeck. Cypres
Notes
- ^ Le Conservatoire royal de musique de Gand: Étude sur son histoire ... Charles Bergmans - 1901 Freyhir, c'est le nom légendaire de la forêt d'Andenne. C'est elle que M. Emile Mathieu, poète et musicien, a chantée, comme il avait chanté déjà le Hoyoux, poursuivant ainsi la composition d'une sorte de cycle, consacré tout ..
- ^ a b The History of Music by Waldo S. Pratt
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1844 |
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1932 |
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