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Alexandre Pierre François Boëly
12+ albums
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Alexandre Pierre François Boëly (Versailles, April 19, 1785 - Paris, December 27, 1858) was a French composer, organist, and pianist. Born into a family of musicians, Boëly received his first music lessons from his father, Jean François, who was a countertenor at the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and a composer and harp teacher at the court of Versailles. He also studied under the Tyrolian pianist Ignaz Ladurner, who introduced him to the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and Joseph Haydn , which Boëly would champion in his adult career. Besides mastering the piano and organ, Boëly was also a talented violist. As the Romantic movement swept through Europe during the 19th century, Boëly was shunned by the official mainstream of musical life in Paris because of his Classical sensibilities and his "elitist" fidelity to writing serious music. Boëly regarded with distaste the music that was written and feted by many of his contemporaries. The most popular standards during the Napoleonic period were compositions that swelled with patriotism or operatic intensity. Entrenching his reactionary reputation, he used his appointment as organist at Saint Germain l'Auxerrois in 1840 to promote the works of dead composers who were now only scantily appreciated by the public. These included Girolamo Frescobaldi , François Couperin , and most importantly of all, the supposedly impenetrable, unplayable Bach. Such efforts did not win Boëly popular favor, for he was dismissed from his position in 1851
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24 Pièces, Op. 20: No. 1, Valse
270224 Pièces, Op. 20: No. 17, Andante
2303Canone a l'octave
2264Allegro ma non troppo
1865Suite No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 16 "Dans le style des anciens maîtres": III. Polacca
1126Toccata en si mineur
337Fantaisie et fugue en si bémol
328Suite No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 16 "Dans le style des anciens maîtres": I. Fuga à 2 soggetti
23924 Pièces, Op. 20: No. 3, Andantino
211024 Pièces, Op. 20: No. 5, Prélude
20albums
Boëly: Piano Music, Vol. 1
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Boëly: Pièces d'orgue & musique sacrée (Orgue Riepp / Orgue de la Collégiale Notre-Dame de Dole et orgue de Notre-Dame de la Daurade à Toulouse)
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Widor: Toccata
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Boëly: Selected Organ Works (Historical Organ Junglinster, Luxembourg)
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Boëly : Un Versaillais à Paris
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Französische Orgelmusik (Movimentos Edition)
Boëly : Pange Lingua : Les Douze Pièces avec pédale obligée opus 18 Grands Solennels - Vol.6
Boëly : Pange Lingua : Le temps de Noël - Vol.1
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Boely, A.P.F.: Piano Sonatas, Op. 1 / 30 Caprices Ou Pieces D'Etude (Excerpts)
Boëly : Pange Lingua : Pièces en Style moderne et maîtres anciens - Vol. 7
Boëly: Pange Lingua: L'année liturgique - Vol.2
Boëly : Pange Lingua : L'année liturgique de la Sainte-Trinité au Jour des Morts - Vol. 3