Max d'Ollone
Max d'Ollone (born June 13, 1875 in Besançon , † May 15, 1959 in Paris ) was a French composer .
D'Ollone studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Jules Massenet and won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1897 . He worked as music director in Angers, as director of the Opéra-Comique , professor of chamber music at the Conservatoire de Paris and inspector for music lessons. He was also known as a conductor and musicologist.
In addition to eleven operas and a ballet, d'Ollone composed several orchestral works, chamber music and songs. Some of his works have recently been recorded, some for the first time. The Quatuor Parisii with Patrice d'Ollone recorded a number of chamber music works (including Fantaisie Orientale ), the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra under Lawrence Foster (2002–03) its most important orchestral compositions, including Le Ménétrier for violin and orchestra.
Works
- Le Retour , Opera, 1919
- Les uns et les autres , Opera, 1922
- L'Arlequin , Opera, 1924
- George Dandin , Opera, 1930
- La Samaritaine . Opera, 1937
- Jean , opera
- Le temps abandonné , ballet
- Bacchus et Silène , ballet
- Le ménétrier for violin and orchestra
- Lamento for orchestra
- Fantaisie for piano and orchestra
- Andante e scherzo
- Élégie pour violoncello and piano
- Fantaisie orientale for clarinet and piano
- Quatuor pour violon, alto, violoncelle et piano , 1949
- Berceuse du "Petit Marino"
- Piano trio in A minor , 1920
- Romance et tarentelle
- String quartet in D major , 1898
- Nocturne for flute and piano
- Danse de fées for flute and piano
- Andante and Allegro for flute and piano in the old style
- Romance and Tarantella for bassoon and piano
- Petite Suite for Piano
- Coquetterie for violin and piano
- Scènes païennes for violin and piano
- Romanichels for violin and piano
- Elegy for violoncello and piano
- Andante and Scherzo for three cellos
- Fantasy for chromatic harp and string quartet
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SURNAME | Ollone, Max d ' |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Besançon |
DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1959 |
Place of death | Paris |