Jacques Ibert

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Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied under Paul Vidal at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1919, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I, he won the Prix de Rome at his first attempt, his cantata Le poète et la fée. Ibert pursued a successful composing career, writing (sometimes in collaboration with other composers) seven operas, five ballets, incidental music for plays and films, works for piano solo, choral works, and chamber music. He is probably best remembered for his orchestral works including Divertissement (1930) and Escales (1922). In tandem with his creative work, Ibert was the director of the Académie de France at the Villa Medici in Rome from 1937. During World War II he was proscribed by the pro-Nazi government in Paris, and for a time he went into exile in Switzerland. Restored to his former eminence in French musical life after the war, his final musical appointment was in charge of the Paris Opera and the Opéra-Comique. From 1955 to 1957 he directed Paris's Opéra-Comique. He died in Paris. Ibert's music is considered to be typically quite "light" in character, often witty, colourfully orchestrated with attractive melodies. Although he was not a member of Les Six, his music shares some characteristics with theirs. He did not however attach himself to any of the prevalent genres of music of his time, and has been descri

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albums

IBERT: Piano Music (Complete)

Ibert: Petite Suite / Histoires / Les Rencontres

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Petite suite en 15 images: IV. Berceuse aux étoiles

IBERT: Escales / Divertissement / Symphonie marine

Ibert: Orchestral Works

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Ibert: Divertissement, Escales & Flute Concerto (Gemini Series)

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Divertissements

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Flûte Panorama

IBERT: La Ballade de la Geole / Trois Pieces de Ballet / Suite Elisabethaine

Ibert: Escales/Concerto for Flute & Orchestra/Hommage à Mozart/Suite

IBERT: Macbeth / Golgotha / Don Quichotte

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Piano Focus

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