Jean-Delphin Alard
Jean-Delphin Alard (born March 8, 1815 in Bayonne , † February 22, 1888 in Paris ) was a French violinist and composer .
Life
Jean-Delphin Alard stunned audiences in his hometown when he performed a violin concerto by Giovanni Battista Viotti at the age of 10 . Alard studied from the age of 12 with François-Antoine habeneck at the Paris Conservatory , where he received his diploma in just three years. He took composition lessons from François-Joseph Fétis. After Niccolò Paganini heard the 16-year-old play in a polonaise by habeneck, he was so enthusiastic that he said: " If the students play like this, how do the teachers have to play ". In 1843 Alard succeeded Pierre Baillot at the Conservatory, a position he held until 1875. In 1850 he was made knight of the Legion of Honor and in 1858 solo violinist of the Chapelle impériale Napoleon III. called. During his professional life he founded several chamber music formations with which he made the entire chamber music of Mozart and Beethoven known to the Paris audience.
As one of the most famous violinists in France at the time, he was a sought-after teacher, his most important student was Pablo de Sarasate .
Alard was the son-in-law of the violin maker Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume and received two violins from him as a gift, a Guarneri del Gesù from 1742 and a Stradivarius from 1715, both of which are now known as "Alard". At the same time, he was a competent advisor in Vuillaume's experiments to fathom and copy the ideal sound of the old Italian violins.
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Jean-Delphin Alard left behind a large number of works for violin, including numerous etudes, two violin concertos, three concertante symphonies for two violins and orchestra and numerous fantasies for violin and piano. A collection of 56 pieces published under the title Maitres classiques du violon . He also created a progressive violin school with 24 capriccios, all of which are set in different keys. François-Joseph Fétis saw in him the most important representative of the highly romantic French violin playing.
Instruments
Various instruments that Alard played or owned.
- Antonio & Girolamo Amati from 1603
- Nicolò Amati from 1645
- Nicolò Amati, the "Alard Amati" from 1649
- Antonio Stradivari , the "Alard-Baron Knoop Stradivari" from 1715
- Antonio Stradivari, the "Messiah Stradivari" from 1716
- Giuseppe Guarneri "Alard Guarneri del Gesù" 1742
- Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, copy of the Alard Stradivari from 1860
literature
- Wilibald Gurlitt , Carl Dahlhaus (ed.): Riemann Music Lexicon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Alard, Jean Delphin. 12th completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 17 (first edition: 1882).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Reference in the " Base Léonore " of the French Ministry of Culture, accessed on November 16, 2012
- ^ François-Joseph Fétis: Biography universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alard, Jean-Delphin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French violinist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayonne |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1888 |
| Place of death | Paris |