Marios Varvoglis

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Marios Varvoglis ( Greek Μάριος Βάρβογλης ; * December 10, 1885 in Brussels , † July 30, 1967 in Athens ) was a Greek composer .

Varvoglis studied from 1904 in Paris at the Conservatoire and the Schola Cantorum with Xavier Leroux , Georges Caussade and Vincent d'Indy . During his stay in Paris, which lasted until 1920, he was friends with Maurice Ravel , Alfredo Casella , Edgar Varèse and the painter Amedeo Modigliani , who portrayed him as Le beau Marius .

From 1924 he was a teacher of composition and music history at the Athens Conservatory , which he led from 1937 together with Antiochos Evangelatos .

In addition to an opera , he composed several orchestral pieces, a suite for strings, a Greek Caprice for cello and orchestra, chamber music works, piano pieces, songs and drama music.

Works

  • Puppet Serenade , 1905
  • The festival , 1906-09
  • Pastoral Suite , 1912
  • St. Barbara , 1912
  • Capriccio , 1914
  • Homage to César Franck , 1922
  • 14 children's pieces , 1922
  • Greek Rhapsody , 1922
  • Sonatina , 1927
  • Canon, chorale and fugue on BACH , 1930
  • The afternoon of love , 1944
  • Laurels and Cypress Trees , 1950
  • Prelude and Fugue on a Byzantine Subject , 1953
personal data
SURNAME Varvoglis, Marios
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Βάρβογλης, Μάριος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1967
Place of death Athens