Alphonse Hasselmans
Alphonse Hasselmans (born March 5, 1845 in Liège , Belgium , † May 19, 1912 in Paris ) was a French harpist , composer and teacher , of Belgian origin.
Life
The son of the composer Joseph Hasselmans , was professor of harp music at the Paris Conservatory from 1884 until his sudden death in 1912 . There he promoted a generation of important French harpists of the 20th century, including Henriette Renié , Marcel Tournier , Carlos Salzedo , Marcel Grandjany , Lily Laskine , Micheline Kahn , Lili Boulanger and Pierre Jamet . His daughter Marguerite Hasselmans (1876–1947) was a concert pianist and long-time lover of Gabriel Fauré . His son Louis Hasselmans (1878–1957) was a cellist and conductor, especially of operas. His career also took him to the United States, at the Chicago Civic Opera and the Metropolitan Opera , before becoming Professor of Music at Louisiana State University . Numerous composers have dedicated Alphonse Hasselman's works. One of them is Choral et Variations for harp and orchestra by Charles-Marie Widor . Hasselmans himself played the solo part at the premiere in March 1900.
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Alphonse Hasselmans composed several dozen works for harp. His most famous composition is a concert étude entitled La Source (The Source). He also arranged many other works for the harp. He also worked on an important collection of etudes by the composer Robert Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, who lived in the 19th century .
Web links
- Works by and about Alphonse Hasselmans in the catalog of the German National Library
- Alphonse Hasselmans: Music For Harp. (Brilliant Classics, 2013). Cat. No. 94625 [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hasselmans, Alphonse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franco-Belgian harpist, composer and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liege , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1912 |
| Place of death | Paris |