Charles-Alexis Chauvet
Charles-Alexis Chauvet (born July 7, 1837 in Marines , † January 28, 1871 in Argentan ) was a French organist and composer .
Life
Chauvet was born in Marines in the Val-d'Oise department in 1837 . He studied under François Benoist and Ambroise Thomas at the Paris Conservatory , where he received first prize in the organ subject in 1860 . In 1860 he became the organist of Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (Paris) , then of Saint-Bernard de la Chapelle and the Église Saint-Merri (Paris) . In 1868 he became titular organist of La Trinité (Paris) , where he stayed until his death (respiratory disease) at the age of 33 in 1871. He was succeeded by Alexandre Guilmant .
Works
- Andante en si majeur
- Marche
- musette
- Quatre Morceaux de genre
- Romance en si bémol mineur
- scherzo
- Grand Chœur en Ut
Discography
- Chauvet: Organ Works. 1998, EMA 9502 (CMA 2502), CD (Carolyn Shuster plays on the organ of the Cathedral of Versailles and others).
literature
- Orpha C. Ochse: Organists and Organ Playing in Nineteenth-Century France and Belgium . Indiana University Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0-253-21423-2 , pp. 72-73 .
- Norbert Dufourcq : Alexis Chauvet . In: Les Amis de L'Orgue (ed.): Cahiers et mémoires de l'orgue . No. 46 . Paris 1982.
Web links
Commons : Charles-Alexis Chauvet - collection of images, videos and audio files
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Titular organist of the Église de la Sainte-Trinité 1868–1871 |
Alexandre Guilmant |
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| SURNAME | Chauvet, Charles-Alexis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chauvet, Alexis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marines |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1871 |
| Place of death | Argentan |