Jean-Théodore Radoux
Jean-Théodore Radoux (born November 9, 1835 in Liège ; † March 20, 1911 there ) was a Belgian composer and bassoonist .
Life
At the age of nine, Jean-Théodore Radoux attended the Liège Conservatory, where he studied counterpoint with Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul . In the following year he already obtained a diploma in music theory. He then took piano and cello lessons for a short time. Discouraged by slow progress in learning these instruments, however, he gave up instrumental lessons. It was only two years later, in 1847, that the bassoon professor Joseph Bacha convinced him to return to the Conservatory. Radoux learned very quickly and received his diploma (premier prix) and soloist diploma (médaille) within a short time.
In the early 1850s Radoux lived for some time in Paris, where he took composition lessons from Fromental Halévy .
After Bacha's death, Radoux took over the bassoon class at the Liège Conservatory in 1856. He broke off his piano studies and took musical notation lessons from Daussoigne-Méhul. In 1857 he performed his Te Deum in Liège Cathedral and in 1859 Radoux won the Belgian Prix de Rome for his cantata Le Juif errant , with the unanimous decision of the jury. In 1860 his symphonic poem "Ahasversus" was performed, which some critics described as too "Wagnerian", at that time an attribute of modern music. After these initial successes, he deepened his knowledge of composition with his teacher Halévy in Paris.
In 1872, Radoux was appointed director of the Conservatory as the successor to Étienne Soubre (1813–1871), a post he held for 40 years until he was 75. He continued the " Concerts du Conservatoire " initiated by his predecessor , which were initially performed by musicians from various theaters. Radoux founded his own conservatory orchestra, which in 1960 became what is now the Liège Philharmonic Orchestra (OPL). During his time as director, the construction period and the inauguration of the conservatory on Boulevard Piercot, which opened in 1887 and has a concert hall with 1150 seats, fell. Radoux was a collector of the works of the Liège composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry . In order to accommodate this musical collection, he was the lead initiator of the founding of the "Musée Grétry" in 1882. His successor as director of the conservatory was Sylvain Dupuis .
His son Charles Radoux-Rogier , born in 1877, was a composer, pianist, music critic and curator of the Liège Grétry Museum; he died in 1952.
Works (selection)
Richard Wagner's influence can be seen in his works ; in his operas he follows the model of Giacomo Meyerbeer .
- Le Juif errant , cantata for soprano, cello and orchestra (1859)
- Le Béarnais , comic opera in 3 acts, (Liège, 1866) libretto by A. Pellier-Quesny
- Les Maîtres flamands , historicizing piece in 4 acts (Brussels, 1868)
- La Coupe enchantée , Comic Opera (Brussels, 1871)
- Caïn , Poème lyrique (oratorio) for soloists, choir and orchestra (1877); based on a text by Pauline Braquaval-L'Olivier
- Patria , Poème lyrique in 3 parts, for soloists, choir and orchestra; based on a text by Lucien Solvay
- Cantate pour l'inauguration de l'Exposition universelle de Liège, 1905 ; composed for the opening ceremony of the 1905 World's Fair in Liège, text by Jules Sauvenière
- Le Printemps for female choir and orchestra
- Ahasversus , symphonic poem
- Le festin de Balthasar , symphonic poem
- Apopee nationale , symphonic overture
- Te Deum
- Lamento for violin, cello and orchestra
- 10 Romances sans paroles for piano
- 12 pièces for piano
- Grande marche international (1877)
- Grande marche national belgium
- Élégie For cello or bassoon and string orchestra
- Nocturne for trombone and string orchestra
- Fraternity! , Anthem international (1869)
Fonts
- Dassoigne-Méhul (1882)
- Henri Vieuxtemps, sa vie et ses œuvres 1891 ( Henri Vieuxtemps , His life and works)
- La musique et les écoles nationales (1896)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Jean-Théodore Radoux in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le Conservatoire de Liège et sa bibliothèque: histoire et architecture ( Memento of October 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Grétry Museum on the cultural pages of the University of Liège
- ↑ Thierry Levaux: Le Dictionnaire des Compositeurs de Belgique du Moyen Age à nos jours , p 514-515, Editions: "Art in Belgium" in 2006, ISBN 2-930338-37-7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Radoux, Jean-Théodore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liege |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1911 |
| Place of death | Liege |