Albert Cahen
Albert Cahen portrayed by Pierre-Auguste_Renoir
Albert Cahen (born January 8, 1846 in Antwerp , † February 27, 1903 in La Turbie ) was a French composer .
life and work
Cahen, son of a Belgian-Jewish banking family, was a student of César Franck . Above all, he composed works for the stage.
Of his works, the following are particularly noteworthy: The Poème biblique Jean le précurseur (Paris 1874), the Opéra Comique Le bois (1880), the Poème mythologique Endymion (1875), the Féerie La belle au bois dormant (Geneva 1886), the four-act opera Le Vénitien (Rouen 1890), the Ballet La fleur de neige (Geneva 1888) and the Opéra Comique La femme de Claude (1896). Songs by Cahen were also valued.
swell
- Cahen, Albert . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 265 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Cahen, Albert . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: A – K , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1972, p. 181 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Cahen in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilibald Gurlitt: Albert Cahen. In: Riemann Musiklexikon.
- ^ Carl Dahlhaus: Albert Cahen. In: Riemann Musiklexikon.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cahen, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1903 |
| Place of death | La Turbie |