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Albéric Magnard
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Lucien Denis Gabriel Albéric Magnard (born in Paris, June 9, 1865, died in Baron, Oise, September 3, 1914) was a French composer, sometimes referred to as the "French Bruckner." The son of François Magnard, bestselling author and editor of Le Figaro, Albéric could have chosen to live the comfortable life his family's wealth afforded him. But he disliked being called "fils du Figaro," and decided to have a career in music based entirely on his talent and without any help from family connections. After military service and graduating from law school, he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied counterpoint with Théodore Dubois and went to the classes of Jules Massenet. There he met Vincent d'Indy, with whom he studied fugue and orchestration for four years, writing his first two Symphonies under d'Indy's tutelage. Magnard dedicated his Symphony No. 1 in C minor to d'Indy. François Magnard did what he could to support Albéric's career while trying to respect his son's wish to make it on his own. This included publicity in Le Figaro. With the death of his father in 1894, Albéric Magnard's grief was complicated by his simultaneous gratitude to and annoyance with his father. In 1896, Magnard married Julie Creton, became a counterpoint tutor at the Schola Cantorum (recently founded by d'Indy) and wrote his Symphony No. 3 in B-flat minor. Around this time, Magnard started suffering loss of hearing. Magnard published many of his own compositions at his own expense, from O
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Suite d'orchestre dans le style ancien, Op. 2: II. Sarabande. Mesto
30,1232Suite d'orchestre dans le style ancien, Op. 2: I. Française. Allegro giocoso
4073Symphony No. 3 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 11: III. Pastorale. Modere
3404Magnard: Promenades, Op. 7: II. Bois de Boulogne
3005Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4: IV. Molto energico
2206Symphony No. 3 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 11: II. Danses. Très vif
1677Suite d'orchestre dans le style ancien, Op. 2: III. Gavotte. Allegro
998Symphony No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 21: II. Vif
869Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4: III. Presto
8010Hymne à la justice, Op. 14
79albums
Magnard: Orchestral Works
Magnard: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor / Symphony No. 3 in B-Flat Minor
Magnard: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Magnard: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Magnard, A.: Hymne A La Justice / Suite D'Orchestre Dans Le Style Ancient / Chant Funebre / Ouverture
Magnard: Symphonies Nos. 2 And 4
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Magnard: Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 18 & Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 13
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Magnard: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3, Hymne à la justice & Ouverture
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Magnard: Cello Sonata, Op. 20, Piano Trio, Op. 18
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Magnard: Guercœur, Op. 12
Magnard: Guercoeur
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Magnard: Chant funèbre, Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4