Jeanne-Marie Darré
Jeanne-Marie Darré (born July 30, 1905 in Givet , France , † January 26, 1999 in Le Port-Marly ) was a French pianist.
She was particularly known for her elegant interpretations of the solo works by Frédéric Chopin , Franz Liszt and Camille Saint-Saëns .
She received a variety of awards, including admission to the Legion of Honor in 1966 and a year later, in 1967, the bestowal of the Order of Arts and Literature .
biography
Darré was born in Givet, France, in 1905. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Marguerite Long and Isidor Philipp and worked a. a. with Gabriel Fauré , Camille Saint-Saëns and Maurice Ravel .
She made her stage debut at the age of 14 and made her first recordings at 16. At the age of 20, Darré had her first appearance in Paris with a wide-ranging program with works by Galuppi , Couperin , Beethoven , Chopin , Liszt , Henselt , Moszkowski , Chabrier , from their teacher Philipp and Schubert / Tausig . At the age of 21 she then gave a spectacular concert in which she played all 5 piano concertos by Camille Saint-Saëns in a single concert with the Orchester Lamoureux under the direction of Paul Paray . This concert style of performing as many works of a genre as possible by a composer together, an approach that was quite challenging for listeners, was also retained later. As in concerts in which they all Chopin - Preludes played and Studies. Her career was mainly in Europe, but Darré also performed worldwide, from 1962 also in the USA , e.g. B. in February 1962 at Carnegie Hall with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Charles Münch .
Between 1958 and 1975 she taught at the Conservatoire de Paris .
In the 1980s she withdrew from concert life.
Jeanne-Marie Darré died on January 26, 1999 in Le Port-Marly, her grave is on the Cimetière Sud in Saint-Mandé .
See also
- Biography of Jeanne-Marie Darré at www.bach-cantatas.com
- Jeanne-Marie Darré in the University Libraries of the University of Maryland
- mp3 file with a recording of the "Black Keys Etude " (No. 5) by Frédéric Chopin (University Libraries of the University of Maryland)
- The Guardian : "Champagne piano"
Individual evidence
- ↑ 88 notes pour piano solo , Jean-Pierre Thiollet , Neva Éditions, 2015, p.91. ISBN 978-2-3505-5192-0
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Darré, Jeanne-Marie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Givet |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1999 |
| Place of death | Le Port-Marly |