Gabriel Grovlez
Gabriel Grovlez (born April 4, 1879 in Lille , † October 20, 1944 in Paris ) was a French conductor and composer .
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Gabriel Grovlez studied at the Paris Conservatory with Albert Lavignac , André Gédalge and Fauré . He taught piano at the Paris Schola Cantorum for 10 years. In addition, he was choir conductor and deputy conductor at the Opéra-Comique from 1905 to 1908. From 1911 to 1913 he was musical director of the performances of Jacques Rouché at the Thêatre des Arts. From 1914 to 1933 he was director of the Opéra. Despite this position, he found time to conduct in Monte Carlo , Cairo , Lisbon and New York . He also worked as a music critic from 1916–1917 and 1937–1939. From 1939 until his death, he led a chamber music class at the Conservatoire in Paris.
His importance as a conductor lies on the one hand in world premieres of works by contemporary composers, including Faurés Dolly , Albert Roussel's Le Festin de l'Araignée and Maurice Ravel's Ma Mère l'Oye . In the field of early music, he has performed operas by Jean-Baptiste Lully , Claudio Monteverdi , Christoph Willibald Gluck and Jean-Philippe Rameau again. As a composer he has been forgotten today despite numerous works.
literature
- Guy Ferchault: "Grovlez, Gabriel Marie", in: Music in Past and Present 5 (1st ed.), Sp. 972ff.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grovlez, Gabriel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lille |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1944 |
| Place of death | Paris |