Mathieu Crickboom
Mathieu Crickboom (born March 2, 1871 in Verviers (Hodimont), † October 30, 1947 in Brussels ) was a Belgian violinist , violin teacher and composer.
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Mathieu Crickboom, son of a textile worker, received his first lessons in violin and piano at the Verviers Conservatory, where he became a lifelong friend with Guillaume Lekeu . From 1887 he studied with Eugène Ysaÿe at the Brussels Conservatory. He dedicated his 5th sonata for solo violin to him; Ernest Chausson wrote his string quartet for him. Crickboom was second violinist in the Quatuor Ysaÿe .
He worked in Barcelona for around ten years, where he led a violin class at the Conservatory and was concertmaster of the “Philharmonic Society”. He also met Pablo Casals and Enrique Granados here , with whom he gave numerous trio concerts. In 1897 the "Quatuor Crickboom" was founded here with Pablo Casals as cellist, Josep Rocabruna (2nd violin) and Rafael Gálvez (viola).
When he returned to his native Belgium, he took on a professorship at the Liège Conservatory and from 1919 until his retirement in 1936 he taught at the Brussels Conservatory. He returned here between 1940 and 1944 to represent Maurice Raskin , who had emigrated to London during this period .
His merit as editor lies in the extensive new editions of the great violin literature, which he phrased and fingered according to the zeitgeist. His main work was the method for learning to play the violin, with parallel technique etudes, duos and songs that were adapted to the respective progress of the learner, a task with which he wanted to complete and supplement the violin school of Charles-Auguste de Bériot . He borrowed many of the etudes and duos from important violin teachers and composers of the 19th century. He put together a collection of studies that appeared under the title Les Maitres du Violon .
The Sonata op. 11 for violin and piano is one of Crickboom's few compositions of his own. It was premiered on April 15, 1896 by Eugène and his brother Théo Ysaÿe .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ IMSLP: Les Maitres du Violon (Book 1)
- ↑ Christophe Pirenne: in "Nouvelle Biographie Nationale" 2001 - Volume 6, pp. 91–94
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Crickboom, Mathieu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian violinist, violin teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verviers |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1947 |
| Place of death | Brussels |