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Pierre Dervaux
12+ albums
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Pierre Dervaux (born 3 January 1917 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, France; died 20 February 1992 in Marseilles, France) was a French operatic conductor, composer, and pedagogue. At the Conservatoire de Paris, he studied counterpoint and harmony with Marcel Samuel-Rousseau and Jean and Noël Gallon, as well as piano with Isidor Philipp, Armand Ferté, and Yves Nat. He also served as principal conductor of the Opéra-Comique (1947–53), and the Opéra de Paris (1956–72). In this capacity he directed the French première of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. He was also Vice-President of the Concerts Pasdeloup (1949–55), President and Chief conductor of the Concerts Colonne (1958–92), Musical Director of the Orchestre des Pays de Loire (1971–79) as well as holding similar posts at the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (1968–75), where he collaborated with concertmaster Hidetaro Suzuki, and the Nice Philharmonic (1979–82). He taught at the École Normale de Musique de Paris (1964–86), the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (1965–72) and was also president of the jury of the international conducting competition in Besançon. Dervaux composed two symphonies, two concertos, a string quartet, a trio and several songs. In addition to the Légion d'honneur, Dervaux also received the Ordre national du Mérite. Selected recordings: His recordings include: L'Enfance du Christ (Berlioz) in 1959, Les pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) in 1961, and Istar, Wallenstein and La Forêt enchantée (d'Indy) in 1975. Cam
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Les Pêcheurs de perles (1988 Digital Remaster): Au fond du temple saint (Act 1)
1192Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles, Act 1: "Au fond du temple saint" (Nadir, Zurga)
993Les Pêcheurs de perles, Act 1: "Au fond du temple saint" (Nadir, Zurga)
764Les Pêcheurs de perles: Zurga, quand tous deux....Au fond du temple saint (Nadir, Zurga)
635Au Fond Du Temple Saint
396Les Pêcheurs de perles: Je crois entendre encore (Nadir)
397Les Pêcheurs de perles: Prelude
338Les Pêcheurs de perles: Act I: Sur la grève en feu (Fishermen, Villagers)
339Mercure - Poses Plastiques En Trois Tableaux - 1er Tableau : Ouverture (Remasterisé En 1990)
3210Dialogue des Carmélites (2004 Digital Remaster), Premier Acte, Premier tableau: Où est Blanche?
29albums
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Pierre Dervaux - Hérold, Boieldieu, Von Suppé, Glinka, Saint-Saëns, Von Weber, Brahms, Wagner, Rossini, Nicolai, Dukas, Strauss (Recorded 1957-1961)
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100 Best Film Classics
Bizet: Les Pecheurs de perles
Poulenc: Dialogue des Carmélites
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Carmen
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Satie: Parade; Relache; Mercure - Poses plastiques en trois tableaux; Messe des pauvres etc
Bizet : Les Pêcheurs de perles
Poulenc: Dialogue des Carmelites
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Dukas: La Péri - Schmitt: La tragédie de Salomé
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Rediscovering French Operas, Vol. 14
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Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles