Edouard Ganche
Édouard Ganche [edwaʁ ɡɑ̃ːʃ] (born October 13, 1880 in Baulon , Département Ille-et-Vilaine , † March 31, 1945 in Lyon ) was a French musicologist, writer and editor. He has made a particular contribution to researching the life and work of Frédéric Chopin .
Life
He was born as the son of the doctor Auguste Ganche (1850-1893) in the small town of Baulon and was strongly influenced by the early death of his father. In 1909 he published a collection of macabre stories called Le Livre de la mort ( The Book of Death ). He initially studied medicine, but eventually devoted himself entirely to music and became one of Frédéric Chopin's leading experts .
In 1911 he founded with Maurice Ravel and Camille Le Senne in Paris the Société Chopin à Paris . His edition of Chopin's works, which he developed on the basis of a collection of French first editions compiled by Jane Stirling , appeared in Oxford University Press from 1928 to 1932 . In 1928 he acted as historical advisor to the Chopin film La Valse de l'adieu by director Henry Roussel .
His extensive collection of original scores, letters and objects related to Chopin's life and work was sold against his will in 1942 in Germany-occupied Poland and is now in the Biblioteka Jagiellońska in Krakow . His private archive came to the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
Works
- Le Livre de la mort, à l'hôpital, à l'amphithéâtre, à la morgue, au cimetière , Paris: Société des auteurs-éditeurs, 1909 - New edition La Clef d'Argent, 2012
- La Vie de F. Chopin in son œuvre , Société des auteurs-éditeurs, 1909
- Frédéric Chopin. Sa vie et ses œuvres 1810–1849 , Paris: Mercure de France, 1913; 10th edition 1923
- La Pologne et Frédéric Chopin , G. Morelli & Cie, 1917
- Dans le souvenir de Frédéric Chopin , Paris: Mercure de France, 1925
- Voyages with Frédéric Chopin. Illustrations et documents inédits , Paris: Mercure de France, 1934
- Souffrances de Frédéric Chopin. Essai de médecine et de psychologie , Paris: Mercure de France, 1935
- Mon début dans la médecine. Un médecin de campagne en 1889 , Paris: Denoël et Steele, 1936
- L'Ordre de la mort , La Clef d'Argent, 2017
Sheet music editions
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The Oxford original edition of Frédéric Chopin , edited from the original ms. by Edouard Ganche, 3 volumes, London: Oxford University Press, New York: Carl Fischer, 1928–1932
- Volume 1, Preludes. Études, Valses, Nocturnes, Polonaises
- Volume 2, Ballades, Impromptus, Scherzos, Fantaisie, Rondeaux, Berceuse, Barcarolle, Variations, Sonates
- Volume 3, Mazurkas, Morceaux de Concert, Concertos, Rondeau pour deux pianos
literature
- Lettre de M. Édouard Ganche à André Gide au sujet des notes sur Chopin , Paris: L'Arche, 1949
- Jean-Michel Nectoux and Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger : Edouard Ganche et sa collection Chopin . In: Revue de la Bibliothèque Nationale No. 7 March 1983, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris 1983, ISSN 0249-7344.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ganche, Édouard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French musicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baulon , Ille-et-Vilaine department |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1945 |
| Place of death | Lyon |