René de Boisdeffre

René de Boisdeffre
Born	René Le Mouton de Boisdeffre 3 April 1838 Vesoul
Died	25 November 1906(1906-11-25) (aged 68) Vézelise
Occupation	Composer

René de Boisdeffre (3 April 1838 – 25 November 1906) was a 19th-century French composer. He is the author of some 60 pieces of chamber music as well as a few pieces for piano and vocal music. General de Boisdeffre was his cousin.

Quite conservative in his style, Boisdeffre seems to owe much to Gounod and Massenet regarding his vocal music, while his instrumental scores were influenced by Lalo and Saint-Saëns.^[1]

In May 1883, Boisdeffre was awarded the prix Chartier for his works of chamber music.^[2]

Instrumental music

• Premier recueil de Trois Romances sans paroles for piano, op. 1
• Deuxième recueil de Trois Romances sans paroles for piano, op. 2
• Sérénade for violin, organ and piano, op. 5
• Mélodie in A major for viola and piano, op. 6
• Deux pièces for piano, op. 7
• Scherzo-sérénade for two pianos, op. 9
• Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 10
• Piano Quintet in D minor, op. 11
• Sonata No. 1 in A major for violin (or clarinet) and piano, op. 12
• Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 13
• Marche religieuse for orchestra arranged for piano four hands, op. 14
• Six pièces for cello and piano, op. 15
• Suite poétique for violin and piano, op. 19
• Trois pièces for clarinet (or violin) and piano, op. 20
• Romance et canzonetta for violin and orchestra, op. 21
• Suite romantique for violin and piano, op. 24
• Piano Quintet in D major (piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass), op. 25
• Trois pièces for oboe and piano, op. 26
• Trois pièces for flute and piano, op. 31
• Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, op. 32
• Berceuse for viola and piano, op. 34
• Epithalame for violin, cello, harp and organ, op. 36
• Méditation et Cantilène for cello and piano, op. 37
• Douze morceaux de genre for piano, op. 38
• Trois pièces for clarinet (or viola) and piano, op. 40 (1873)
• Suite orientale for cello (or violin) and piano, op. 42
• Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major for piano, string quartet and double bass (ad. lib.), op. 43
• Pièces symphoniques pour piano à quatre mains, op. 44
• Septet in B-flat major for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and double bass ad. lib., op. 49
• Sonata No. 2 in E minor for violin and piano, op. 50
• Lamento et chant d'Automne for cello and piano, op. 51
• Trois pièces for trio with piano, op. 54
• Rêverie for viola d'amore (or violin, or viola, or cello) and string orchestra with harp or piano, op. 55 (1890?) ; J. Hamelle
• Suite for cello and piano, op. 56
• Sonata in F major for cello and piano, op. 63
• Trois pièces for piano quartet (piano, violin, viola, cello), op. 64
• Sonata No. 2 in G major for violin and piano, op. 67
• 2 Idylles for violin and piano, op. 75
• Deux pièces for violin and piano, op. 77
• Sextet No. 2 in A minor for piano, string quartet and double bass, op. 81
• Suite in D major for piano trio, op. 83
• Sérénade for flute, violin and piano, op. 85
• Scènes villageoises for oboe and piano, op. 86
• Poème pastoral for violin (or oboe), cello and piano, op. 87
• Chant d'église for violin with organ or piano accompaniment, op. 89 (Hamelle, c.1898)
• Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, op. 91
• Trois pièces pittoresques for cello and piano, op. 93

Vocal music

• Six mélodies for voice and piano, op. 3
• O Salutaris for baritone, op. 4
• Deux idylles for voice and piano, op. 8
• Le Cantique des Cantiques (biblical scene), lyrics by Elie Cabrol, op. 16
• Les Martyrs, sacred drama in three parts by Louis Gallet, inspired by Chateaubriand, op. 17
• Moïse sauvé des eaux (biblical scene for soloists and choir), poem by Paul Collin, op. 18
• Latone (lyric scene for oneself and choir), poem by Paul Collin, op. 22
• Printemps d'amour, collection of five songs, lyrics by Paul Collin, op. 23
• L'Abeille, choir for female voice and tenor, poem by Chantepie, op. 27
• Ewa la folle, Norwegian legend for soloist and choirs, poem by Paul Collin, op. 28
• Jeanne d'Arc prisonnière, scene for soprano, lyrics by Paul Collin, op. 29
• First collection of six melodies for voice, op. 30
• Les Saisons, choir for female voices, lyrics by Paul Collin, op. 35(?)
• Ave Maria, for two voices with organ accompaniment, op. 35
• Second collection of six melodies for voice, op. 39
• Dans la Forêt, ode symphony for solo and choirs, poem by Edouard Guinand, op. 41
• Third collection of six melodies for voice, op. 45
• Les Lendemains de la Vie, ode for soloists and choirs, lyrics by d'Edouard Guinand, op. 46

Orchestral music

• Au bord d'un ruisseau, sérénade champêtre for orchestra, op. 52

Discographie

• 2016 : Acte Préalable AP0362 – René de Boisdeffre - Works for violin and piano 1
• 2017 : Acte Préalable AP0379 – René de Boisdeffre - Works for flute and piano

Bibliography

• François de Boisdeffre, Les Le Mouton, Paris, 2007.
• François Joseph Fétis, Biographie universelle des musiciens, Paris, 1867, tome 8, p. 404.
• Hugues Imbert, Nouveaux profils de musiciens, Paris, 1892, p. 3-42.
• Frédéric Robert, « Boisdeffre, René le Mouton de », dans : Blume, Fr. (éd.), Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Munich & Kassel, 1989, vol. 15, col. 904-905.

References

External links

• René de Boisdeffre sur Musica et memoria
• Free scores by René de Boisdeffre at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• Partitions de René de Boisdeffre sur Gallica
• René de Boisdeffre on data.bnf.fr