Jean-Baptiste Bréval
Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Bréval (born November 6, 1753 in Paris , † March 18, 1823 ) was a French cellist and composer.
Life
Jean-Baptiste Bréval was born in Paris and studied with François Cupis (1732–1808) and probably Martin Berteau . In 1775 he published his first collection of instrumental music, the " Six quatuors concertants op. 1 ". In 1776 he became a member of the Masonic Lodge " Société académique des enfants d'Appollon ". He gained fame in 1778 with the performance of his own sonata at the Concert Spirituel . From 1781 to 1791 he was a member of the orchestra of this institution. Until 1790 he had numerous appearances there. Among other things, one of his concertante symphonies was performed, in which his brother Stanislas-Laurent Bréval took over a violin part. Around 1791 he stayed in London for several months. After the closure of the Concert spirituel he played in the orchestra of the Théâtre Feydeau until 1800 . He then became managing director of the concert company “ Concerts de la rue de Cléry ”, where Luigi Cherubini worked , among others . Before 1804 he became a member of the Paris Opera Orchestra . Contrary to what François-Joseph Fétis said , Bréval was never a teacher at the Paris Conservatory . Nevertheless, he made a significant contribution to the training of the great virtuoso French cellists of the 19th century.
Works
Bréval was a prolific composer. He composed mainly for his own instrument (seven cello concertos, five cello sonatas, five collections of cell duets), has also created concertante symphonies, numerous chamber music pieces in various formations, including the 25 string quartets, and his comic opera in three acts “ Inès et Léonore ou la Sœur jalouse ”(Versailles, 1788). The cello school Traité du Violoncelle op. 42 (1804) is one of his most important works .
Bréval's brother, Stanislas-Laurent Bréval (* Paris, 1760), was a violinist in the service of the Count of Ogny, and he also played in the Paris Opera Orchestra and the Concert spirituel orchestra .
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Jean-Baptiste Bréval in the International Music Score Library Project
source
- ^ Barry S. Brook, Richard Viano and Valerie Walden: Bréval, Jean-Baptiste Sébastien. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bréval, Jean-Baptiste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bréval, Jean-Baptiste Sebastien (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cellist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1823 |