Fernand Halphen
Fernand Gustave Halphen (born February 18, 1872 in Paris , † May 16, 1917 ) was a French composer.
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Fernand Halphen came from a wealthy Parisian Jewish family: his father, Georges Halphen (1832–1906), was a diamond dealer, banker and director of the “ Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord ”. His mother, Henriette Antonia Stern (1836–1905), came from the Stern banking family . In 1880 he was portrayed by Auguste Renoir . After taking lessons from Gabriel Fauré as a child , he studied composition with Ernest Guiraud at the Paris Conservatory and from 1892 with Jules Massenet . In 1896 he won the Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata Mélusine .
Halphen composed a. a. a symphony performed in Paris and Monte Carlo, an orchestral suite , a pantomime ( Hagoseida ), a ballet ( Le Réveil du faune ) and chamber music works. From 1907 he had the Château Mont-Royal built for himself and his wife at La Chapelle-en-Serval , which he lived in from 1911. Halphen fell during World War I as the captain of the thirteenth land infantry regiment.
His wife Alice de Koenigswarter (1873–1963) founded the Halphen Foundation , which was dedicated to supporting composition students at the Paris Conservatory with the publication and performance of their works.
Discography
- Mélodies, pieces for piano and music from the room . With Jeff Cohen, piano; Alexis Galpérine, violin; François Le Roux, vocals; Clara Novakova flute; Sonia Weider-Atherton, violoncello. 2010, CD Patrimoines Juifs de France
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Fernand Halphen in the International Music Score Library Project
- Alice et Fernand Halphen Foundation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halphen, Fernand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halphen, Fernand Gustave (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1917 |