Nadia Boulanger Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre

[mirrors1]

Great teacher and great composer

[shishirth]

A fine work and nice painting as well!

[Caramellatta]

It makes me really sad to think of Nadia's unfulfilled genius as a composer. She stopped writing after Lili died, and she once told Fauré, who disapproved of her decision, "If there is one thing of which I am certain, it is that my music is worthless." Dear Nadia, may your soul rest in peace. You continue to exist in the countless people you have taught and inspired, all the lives you have touched, talents you have unleashed and great music you helped fulfill.

[JosephBrodtan]

@Caramellatta AMEN!

[aydin84000]

Magnifique!



[MsVerlinden]

le traducteur google anglais vers français donne de droles de resultats "score" vient regulierement mais reste non compris

[marclebarbare]

Je découvre cette compositrice (en découvrant qu'elle a aussi formé tous les compositeurs américains du XXè!!), c'est vraiment dommage qu'elle n'ait pas plus composé que cela. Merci pour toutes ces musiques.

[PiscaCPT]

Bravo! Cheers from Brazil

[Nijmegen1955]

I'm always confused: Nadia and Lili Boulanger were sisters: Nadia was 92 y.o. as I remember when she died, but Lili died very young, alas.

This is WONDERFUL music, JCHBONNET !!!

Thanx so much... you made my day (a quiet sunday afternoon - alone at home and listening to music).

Many greetings,

Peter.

[JCHBONNET]

Basically, Lili was the composer and Nadia the teacher. However, Nadia composed a few works when she was young but as she was not satisfied with the results she completely stopped composing afterwards.

Anyway thanks for your comments and enjoy the music.

Cheers from sunny Toulouse.

Jean-Christian

[Nijmegen1955]

@JCHBONNET

Toulouse... la France ! Pays merveilleux de mes rêves... I hope this is good French.

Merci beaucoup Jean-Christian, pour nous Hollandais la France est une oase de culture, des lettres et de la musique (et certainement: la cuisine !!!).

[JCHBONNET]

It is good French ! 

[longuemar]

@JCHBONNET Quels sont les interprètes de cette belle fantaisie pour piano de N. Boulanger ?

[JCHBONNET]

@longuemar, il s'agit de David Greilsammer avec l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France sous la direction de Steven Sloane.

[VespasianMusic]

How fascinating to hear a major work from one the 20th Century's most influential musicians. Do you know anything about the score used for this recording? My understanding is that Mme. Boulanger's revisions and rewrites were so extensive (she was never happy with the piece) as to make it unplayable.

[JCHBONNET]

No, I have no clue and I was unaware that this work had been so extensively revised !

[VespasianMusic]

@JCHBONNET Drat. Nonetheless . . . it's a fine performance! Thanks for posting.

[zaswer1]

Thanks for rarely composer and music!Great

[drksenior]

Thank you! This music connects me to my past because my jazz piano teacher Fred Valdez studied with Nadia Boulenger in Paris just after WWII while he was stationed there with the U.S. Army. He spent several lessons on Debussy's Clair de Lune, and we, in turn, spent time in breaking down the music harmonically and rhythemically. The Rhapsody on your site has brought her full circle in my life. Many thanks!

drksenior

[drksenior]

Thank you! This music connects me to my past because my jazz piano teacher Fred Valdez studied with Nadia Boulenger in Paris just after WWII while he was stationed there with the U.S. Army. He spent several lessons on Debussy's Clair de Lune, and we, in turn, spent time in breaking down the music harmonically and rhythemically. The Rhapsody on your site has brought her full circle in my life. Many thanks!

[Epogdous]

This is very interesting. Madame Boulanger has been a seminal teacher for so many composers. Thank you so much.

[razegfx]

awesome. who are the performers of this wonderful piece?

[JCHBONNET]

David Greilsammer (piano), Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio France, Steven Sloane.