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Paul Le Flem
12+ albums
composerfrenchfrancewestern classical music
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Paul Le Flem (March 18, 1881 - July 31, 1984) was a French composer and musician. Born in Brittany, Le Flem studied at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent d'Indy and Albert Roussel, later teaching at the same establishment, where his pupils included Erik Satie and André Jolivet. His music is strongly influenced by his native Brittany, the landscape of which is reflected in most of his work. Before World War I, Le Flem produced several major works, including his First Symphony, a Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, and an opera. The war temporarily put an end to his compositional activities, and in its aftermath he devoted himself to music criticism and choral conducting. In 1938, he began composing once again. Three additional symphonies and a second opera followed before he was finally forced to give up composition in 1976, at the age of 95, due to blindness. He died July 31, 1984 at the age of 103. Some of his dramatic works include the operas Le rossignol de St-Malo (The Nightingale of St Malo) and La magicienne de la mer (The Magician of the Sea), as well as the chante-fable Aucassin et Nicolette. For the Dead and the seven Children's Pieces, both originally written in 1912, were orchestrated some years later. Two of the composer's children died young, and For the Dead is dedicated to their memory. In addition to his symphonies, Le Flem wrote evocative orchestral music such as En mer (At Sea) and La voix du large (The Voice of the Open Sea). Le Flem also composed the music
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7 Pieces Enfantines (7 Children's Pieces): Chatterie (Titbit)
6492Le Flem: Le chant des genêts: No. 4, Pour bercer
2143Le Flem: Le chant des genêts: No. 1, Entrée des binious
414Le chant des genêts: No. 4. Pour bercer
365Le Flem: Le chant des genêts: No. 2, Vers le soir
3267 Pièces enfantines: No. 6. La chapelle
297Piano Quintet in E Minor: I. Lent: Moderement anime
288Piano Quintet in E Minor: II. Lent
269Le Flem: Le chant des genêts: No. 5, Ronde
2310Par Landes
22albums
FLEM: Symphony No. 4 / Le grand jardinier de France / Pour Les Morts
Le Flem: Complete Piano Works
Le Flem, P.: Piano Quintet in E Minor / Violin Sonata in G Minor
Le Flem, P.: Magicienne De Mer (La) / Symphony No. 1 / Fantaisie
Le Flem: Aucassin et Nicolette
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Le Flem-Oeuvres pour piano-Sonate pour piano et violon
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The Key Collection: 3 Centuries of Rare Keyboard Gems
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Le Poète du piano
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Orchestral Works
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Orchestral Works (Pour les morts - Sept pièces enfantines - Symphony No 4 etc)
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Symphony No. 1 / La Magicienne de la mer / Fantaisie
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Symphony no.4 etc. (Rhenish PO, Lockhart, Nopre)