André Mathieu

René André Rodolphe Mathieu ( born February 18, 1929 in Montreal, † June 2, 1968 ) was a Canadian pianist and composer.

Mathieu was early, encouraged by his father, the composer and pianist Rodolphe Mathieu. At the age of four he composed the Trois Etudes for Piano, and an appearance at the Ritz -Carlton hotel in early 1935 with their own compositions made ​​him famous as a musical prodigy. The following year, he performed with an orchestra under the direction of Jean- Josaphat Gagnier as a soloist in his Concertino No.. 1 for CBC / Radio -Canada on.

A grant from the province of Quebec allowed him to stay in Paris, where he studied from 1936 to 1939 piano with Yves Nat and Elisa Louise Gabrielle Giraud - Latarse and harmony and composition with Jacques de la Presle. Two performances at the Salle Pleyel Chopin (1936) and the Salle Gaveau (1939 ) were enthusiastically received by audiences and critics.

After his return, he moved with his family to New York, where he made his debut as a pianist in 1940 and continued his composition lessons with Harold Morris. In 1942, he appeared at Carnegie Hall and played his works in a concert of the League of Composers. In 1943 he returned to Montreal, where he played in concerts in addition to his own works compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, Maurice Ravel and others.

From 1946 to 1947 studied in Paris Mathieu composition with Arthur Honegger and piano with Jules Gentil. During this time, his third piano concerto, which was played by pianist Neil Chotem in the Canadian film La Forteresse arose. In 1947 he returned to Canada, where he devoted himself to teaching and further composed. His pianistic career ended, however. He participated in Pianothons, piano competitions, which were only made to entertain the audience, fell into depression and got alcohol problems.

For the song of welcome and the official theme of the Summer Olympic Games 1976 parts have been arranged from works Mathieu. In the same year, the Fondation André Mathieu was founded, dedicated to the publication and promotion of his work. At the Collège Montmorency a concert hall in 1978 was named after him, 1987, a street in the district of Pointe- aux- Trembles Montreal.

Works

  • Trois études, 1933
  • Les Gros chars, 1934
  • Procession d' éléphants, 1934
  • Concertino No.. 1 for Piano and Orchestra, UA 1935
  • Trois Pièces pittoresques, 1936
  • Hommage à Mozart enfant, 1937
  • Les Mouettes, 1938
  • Concertino No.. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, UA 1941
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, 1945
  • Les Mains Chères, song, 1946
  • Concerto No.. 3 ( Quebec Concerto ) for piano and orchestra, 1947
  • Le ciel est si bleu, song, 1947
  • Quatre mélodies, 1948
  • Piano Trio, 1949
  • Piano Quintet, 1953
  • Mistassini, symphonic poem, 1954
  • Brésilienne Fantaisie for Violin and Piano
  • Berceuse for Violin and Piano
  • Complainte for Violin and Piano
  • Suite for Two Pianos
  • Les Vague
  • Saisons canadiennes
  • Classic pianist
  • Canadian Composer
  • Born in 1929
  • Died in 1968
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