François Rauber

François Rauber ( born January 19, 1933 Neufchâteau, France, † 14 December 2003) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and orchestral conductor. He became known in particular through cooperation with Jacques Brel, for which he composed many songs and arranged.

Life

François Rauber studied as a classical pianist at the conservatory in Nancy and attended the local master class. In 1951 he came to Paris, where he worked as a pianist at the French National Assembly, such as musical receptions. He also played in various Parisian cabarets, so La Rose Rouge, L' Ecluse, La Fontaine des Quatre- Saisons and Jacques Canetti Les Trois Baudets, in which he particularly Boris Vian accompanied.

Canetti was also the robbers on July 23, 1956 Jacques Brel brought together when he hired the pianist to accompany Brel during an appearance in the bandstand of Grenoble. It began a collaboration that was only ended by Brel's death in 1978. Various arrangers were on the third record of the cabaret singer in 1958 still active, but Rauber has already taken over the entire B-side. From this time on he was later responsible for the arrangements of Brel songs in collaboration with Gérard Jouannest, and directed the accompanying orchestra. Rauber was the one who influenced Brel, his concerts to dispute no longer with guitar, what the Chansonnier only allowed his typical theatrical performances. Rauber refined the songs from the musical autodidact Brel with his knowledge of chamber music and Fugue and held Brel's tendency to exaggeration in check. This Raubers instrumentations were impressionistic rather loud Olivier Todd, worked with modulation and timbre. Privately, the two different personalities became friends, and Rauber took over the sponsorship of Brel's third daughter.

Among the songs, the music composed by Brel Rauber text templates include Chanson sans paroles, Les du petit matin paumes, Je t'aime, as well as in cooperation with Brel or Jouannest Isabelle, Litanies pour un retour, La statue, J'aimais and L' ivrogne. Other Chansons see discography of Jacques Brel.

Besides Brel Rauber worked with Anne Sylvestre, Barbara, Juliette Greco, Georges Moustaki, Isabelle Aubret, Pierre Selo, Charles Aznavour and Colette Renard. He wrote numerous film scores - again, often with Brel such as in My Uncle Benjamin and the crab louse. In addition, he composed circus music, music for children as well as some classic works. His Violin Concerto Souvenance he dedicated to the memory of Jacques Brel. In 2003, Rauber was awarded the Grand Prix SACEM.