Marguerite Hasselmans
Marguerite Hasselmans (born May 29, 1876 in Paris ; † September 13, 1947 there ) was a French pianist and long-time lover of the composer Gabriel Fauré .
The daughter of the harpist and composer Alphonse Hasselmans trained as a pianist. In 1898 she married André Tracol , who was a violinist in the orchestra of the Paris Conservatory . In 1900 she met Fauré, who was 31 years older than her, and was his constant companion until his death. He furnished her a luxurious apartment on Rue de Wagram, where she also gave piano lessons. Her marriage to Tracol was divorced that same year.
Hasselmans was a valued pianist and also friends with Paul Dukas and Isaac Albéniz . While Fauré never dedicated a work to her, Albéniz dedicated the third book to his Iberia . At a concert with the Societé des Concerts Hasselmans under the direction of her brother Louis Hasselmans , she played Mozart's Piano Concerto in C minor in 1902 with a cadenza that Fauré had composed especially for her. In 1919 she played the world premiere of his Fantaisie (op. 111) in Monte Carlo .
After Fauré's death, Hasselmans honored him with a series of chamber music concerts. She also promoted the establishment of the Société fauréenne in 1938 by his son Philippe Fauré-Fremiet and E. de Stoecklin. A project for a book on the interpretation of Fauré's piano music with Philippe Fauré-Fremiet was not realized.
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- Cecilia Dunoyer: "Marguerite Long: A Life in French Music, 1874-1966" , Indiana University Press, 1993, ISBN 9780253318398 , pp. 37 f
- Jean-Michel Nectoux: "Fauré. Le voci del chiaroscuro" , EDT srl, 2004, ISBN 9788870635317 , p. 291 ff
- Yale University Library - Register to Paul Dukas - Correspondence with Marguerite Hasselmans
- geneanet - Marguerite Hasselmans
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hasselmans, Marguerite |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1947 |
| Place of death | Paris |