Cécile Chaminade

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)   One of the relatively few women composers of her time to achieve great popularity, Cécile Chaminade was a child prodigy; she began playing the piano very early, and her first compositions date from the age of eight. Her father wouldn't allow her to attend the Paris Conservatoire, but she did work privately with many instructors, including Benjamin Godard, with whom she studied composition. She gave her first public recital at age 18, and from then on appeared frequently as a pianist all over the world, often playing her own music. She was a regular on British concert stages from the early 1890s, and was a guest of Queen Victoria during one of her British tours. Chaminade made her American debut in 1908, playing her Concertstück, Op. 40 (written around 1896) with the Philadelphia Orchestra. She was a big hit in America, and within a few years many Chaminade clubs sprang up around the country. In 1913 she was the first woman to receive the Legion of Honor from the French government. A large percentage of Chaminade's nearly 400 compositions were published during her lifetime. About half of those are short piano pieces, some of which, like the Scarf Dance and The Flatterer, were once quite popular. She also wrote about 125 songs, as well as a few larger, more ambitious pieces like the ballet Callirhoë (1888), the comic opera La Sevillane, and the dramatic symphony Les amazones for chorus and orchestra (1888). She also composed two orchestral suites and a handful of chamber works, including two trios. La Morena (Caprice Espangole) op. 67  7:32 Automne, concert etude for piano, Op.35, No.2 5:05 Laurel Zucker – Cecile Chaminade - Concertino For Flute And Piano op. 107 – Flute Music By French Composers 8:07 Dr. Andrew Weil & Joshua Leeds – Chaminade Serenate   – Deep Calm 6:24 Dr. Andrew Weil & Joshua Leeds – Chaminade La Lisonjera (The Flatterer)Op.50– Deep Calm 7:13 Cecile Chaminade – Chaminade: "Scarf Dance"  Valery Lloyd-Watts – Romantic Classic Piano 2:34 Anne Sofie von Otter – Chaminade: Viens, Mon Bien-Aimé - Les beaux jours vont enfin renaitre Anne Sofie von Otter & Bengt Forsberg & Nils-Erik Sparf & Peter Jablonski – Chaminade: Songs; Chamber Music 1:52 Anne Sofie von Otter – Chaminade: L'Été - Ah, chantez, chantez, as above  2:41 Cecile Chaminade – Guitare, Op. 32  : The Hall Collection, Vol. 1 (1901-1927) 3:11 Cecile Chaminade – Portrait Valse Chantee for Soprano, flute and piano by Cecile Chaminade: Portrait Valse Chantee for Soprano, flute and piano (Composed by Cecile Chaminade)  Jules Benedict – The Nightingale Sings 4:09 Cecile Chaminade – American March Op.131 Various Artists – Masters Of The Roll - Disc 22 3:09 Cecile Chaminade – 6 Pieces humoristiques, Op. 87: No. 4. Autrefois Eric Parkin – Chaminade: Works for Piano Macalester Trio – Chaminade: Trio For Piano, Violin, & Cello In G Minor Op. 1 - 1. Allegro 2. Andante 3. Presto 4. Allegro Molto  – Chamber Works By Women Composers Vox Box 2 CDs 24:11 http://youtu.be/RwZQRcYHmGg Konzertstuck Op. 40 Pianist: Rosario Marciano Orchestra: Radio Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Louis De Froment 15:39 http://youtu.be/_SG2OkKHyvE Toccata Enid Katahn 3:45 http://youtu.be/ylUw8CkBzAw Pieces Romantiques (Op. 55) by Cecile Chaminade performed by Julia Mortyakova and Valentin Bogdan  1. Primavera 2. La Chaise a Porteurs 3. Idylle Arabe 4. Serenade d'Automne 5. Danse Hindoue 13:52 http://youtu.be/U9-odkDGvc4 Seth Watring Colette Cecile Chaminade 1:59