Élie-Miriam Delaborde (born Eraïm-Miriam Delaborde; 7 February 1839 – 9 December 1913) was a French virtuoso pianist and composer. He was also renowned as a player of the pedal piano.
His birth was registered under the name of his mother Lina Eraïm Miriam, aged 38, of Nantes, and an unnamed father.[1] Delaborde was generally believed to be the illegitimate son of the composer and pianist Charles-Valentin Alkan and one of his high-class married pupils.[2] Delaborde was the maiden name of Antoinette, mother of George Sand, the author and sometime lover of Alkan's friend Frédéric Chopin. Some writers have seen some significance in this. Alkan's withdrawal from public life had also coincided with the birth and upbringing of Delaborde. Alkan and Delaborde also shared several similarities such as their similar skill in playing the pedal piano and both of them being parrot enthusiasts.[3] It was claimed that the pianist Isidor Philipp averred that Delaborde detested his father,[4] but this seems doubtful as Delaborde played Alkan's music and edited his works.
Delaborde was also a close friend of Georges Bizet and his wife, Geneviève. Delaborde may have been indirectly responsible for Bizet's death, which followed a swimming competition between the two, as a result of which Bizet caught a chill.[9] After Bizet's death, Delaborde formed an alliance with Geneviève. Scholars have speculated that Delaborde and Geneviève were having an affair even before Bizet's death.[6] The two had signed a marriage contract in August 1876, but they never got married.[10] In 1901 he became engaged to a much younger pupil, but it also failed to result in marriage.[1]
Deathedit
Delaborde died on 9 December 1913, aged 74, and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery on 11 December.[1]
Compositionsedit
His compositions included a youthful opera Maître Martin,[1] the opéra-comique La Reine dort, the overture Attila, preludes, studies and fantasies for piano (including a Grande Fantaise on Bizet's Carmen),[11] a piano quintet, and songs. There is also a Scherzetto for chromatic harp.[12] He also edited some of Alkan's music.[13][14]
Delaborde's output is significant, but minimal attention has been given to his works. The first acoustic recording in history of one of Delaborde's compositions was Étude d'après une petite Valse de V. Dolmetsch, recorded by Vincenzo Maltempo in 2014, as a part of the Rarities of Piano Music at the "Schloss vor Husum" Festival.
Selected other worksedit
Cadence pour le Finale du concerto pour clavecin en ré mineur de J. S. Bach (1872)
Cadence sur l'Allegro du Concerto en sol, op. 58 de Beethoven. Piano (1878)
Etudes La bémol majeur (1889)
Etudes de concert. Piano. La bémol majeur. No 2 (1872)
Exercices de lecture. Piano. Op. 14, no 4 (1887)
Étude d'après une petite Valse de V. Dolmetsch [nl] (1889)
Fantaisies from 'Carmen' Op. 8 . [Bizet] (1879)
Impromptu-valse Ré bémol majeur (1872)
Ouverture d'Attila (4 mains) (1879)
Paraphrase on Bundeslied Op. 122 [Beethoven] (1872)
^Pratt, Waldo Selden (1924). The New Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Macmillan. p. 309.
^ abWeber, Caroline. Proust's Duchess: How Three Celebrated Women Captured the Imagination of Fin-de-Siecle Paris. United States, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2018.
^Timbrell, Charles. French pianism: a historical perspective. United States, Amadeus Press, 1999.
^Hinson, Maurice (26 October 2018). The Pianist's Dictionary. Indiana University Press. ISBN978-0253216823.
^Minna Curtis, Bizet and his world, 1958, p. 369-70, p. 418
^Macdonald, Hugh. Bizet. United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Elie Miriam Delaborde born Eraim Miriam Delaborde 7 February 1839 9 December 1913 was a French virtuoso pianist and composer He was also renowned as a player of the pedal piano Elie Miriam Delabordebetween 1875 and 1895BornEraim Miriam Delaborde7 February 1839Died9 December 1913 1913 12 09 aged 74 Burial placePere Lachaise CemeteryOccupation s Pianist and composerParentsCharles Valentin Alkan father Lina Eraim Miriam mother Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 3 1 Affairs 4 Death 5 Compositions 5 1 Selected other works 6 Sources 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editHis birth was registered under the name of his mother Lina Eraim Miriam aged 38 of Nantes and an unnamed father 1 Delaborde was generally believed to be the illegitimate son of the composer and pianist Charles Valentin Alkan and one of his high class married pupils 2 Delaborde was the maiden name of Antoinette mother of George Sand the author and sometime lover of Alkan s friend Frederic Chopin Some writers have seen some significance in this Alkan s withdrawal from public life had also coincided with the birth and upbringing of Delaborde Alkan and Delaborde also shared several similarities such as their similar skill in playing the pedal piano and both of them being parrot enthusiasts 3 It was claimed that the pianist Isidor Philipp averred that Delaborde detested his father 4 but this seems doubtful as Delaborde played Alkan s music and edited his works Career editHe was a pupil of Alkan Franz Liszt Ignaz Moscheles and Adolf von Henselt 5 He made successful tours of England Germany and Russia and travelled with Henri Vieuxtemps and Henryk Wieniawski 1 In Spring of 1871 during the Franco Prussian War he escaped from France to London with his 121 parrots and cockatoos as well as two pet monkeys 3 6 146 One of these monkeys he named Isadora in honor of Isidor Philipp 1 In 1873 he was appointed professor at the Conservatoire de Paris where his pupils included Olga Samaroff one time wife of Leopold Stokowski 3 Aline van Barentzen and Marie Poitevin the dedicatee of Cesar Franck s Prelude Chorale and Fugue 7 Personal life editDelaborde was a fencer a passionate athlete a bon vivant and a ladies man He also painted under the pseudonym Miriam and was a close friend of Edouard Manet 2 Camille Saint Saens Piano Concerto No 3 was dedicated to Delaborde 8 He was in the circle of Pauline Viardot Ivan Turgenev and Ernest Guiraud Affairs edit Delaborde was also a close friend of Georges Bizet and his wife Genevieve Delaborde may have been indirectly responsible for Bizet s death which followed a swimming competition between the two as a result of which Bizet caught a chill 9 After Bizet s death Delaborde formed an alliance with Genevieve Scholars have speculated that Delaborde and Genevieve were having an affair even before Bizet s death 6 The two had signed a marriage contract in August 1876 but they never got married 10 In 1901 he became engaged to a much younger pupil but it also failed to result in marriage 1 Death editDelaborde died on 9 December 1913 aged 74 and was buried at Pere Lachaise Cemetery on 11 December 1 Compositions editHis compositions included a youthful opera Maitre Martin 1 the opera comique La Reine dort the overture Attila preludes studies and fantasies for piano including a Grande Fantaise on Bizet s Carmen 11 a piano quintet and songs There is also a Scherzetto for chromatic harp 12 He also edited some of Alkan s music 13 14 Delaborde s output is significant but minimal attention has been given to his works The first acoustic recording in history of one of Delaborde s compositions was Etude d apres une petite Valse de V Dolmetsch recorded by Vincenzo Maltempo in 2014 as a part of the Rarities of Piano Music at the Schloss vor Husum Festival Selected other works edit Cadence pour le Finale du concerto pour clavecin en re mineur de J S Bach 1872 Cadence sur l Allegro du Concerto en sol op 58 de Beethoven Piano 1878 Etudes La bemol majeur 1889 Etudes de concert Piano La bemol majeur No 2 1872 Exercices de lecture Piano Op 14 no 4 1887 Etude d apres une petite Valse de V Dolmetsch nl 1889 Fantaisies from Carmen Op 8 Bizet 1879 Impromptu valse Re bemol majeur 1872 Ouverture d Attila 4 mains 1879 Paraphrase on Bundeslied Op 122 Beethoven 1872 Petite marche villageoise 1872 Prelude Harpe ou piano Do majeur 1903 Preludes Op 13 Promenade de noctambules 1889 Scherzetto Harpe ou piano Fa majeur 1903 Transcriptions Scherzetto Symphonie Marmontel 1879 Menuet from L Arlesienne Bizet 1873 Trois pieces pour harpe chromatique systeme G Lyon ou piano 1903 Valse de concert Harpe ou piano Re bemol majeur 1903 15 Sources editGrove s Dictionary of Music and Musicians 5th ed 1954 Smith Ronald 2000 Alkan the Man the Music 2 vols in 1 London Averill and Kahn References edit a b c d e f Societe Alkan Bulletin 4 March 1987 PDF Retrieved 26 October 2018 a b Alkan Society Bulletin No 75 April 2007 PDF Retrieved 26 October 2018 a b c Eddie William Alexander 26 October 2018 Charles Valentin Alkan His Life and His Music Ashgate Publishing Ltd p 7 ISBN 9781840142600 Smith 2002 II 28 Pratt Waldo Selden 1924 The New Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Macmillan p 309 a b Weber Caroline Proust s Duchess How Three Celebrated Women Captured the Imagination of Fin de Siecle Paris United States Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2018 Timbrell Charles French pianism a historical perspective United States Amadeus Press 1999 Hinson Maurice 26 October 2018 The Pianist s Dictionary Indiana University Press ISBN 978 0253216823 Minna Curtis Bizet and his world 1958 p 369 70 p 418 Macdonald Hugh Bizet United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2014 Artfact DeVoto Mark 26 October 2018 Debussy and the Veil of Tonality Essays on His Music Pendragon Press p 161 ISBN 9781576470909 Buy Sheet Music Alkan free scores com Retrieved 26 October 2018 Ludwig Masters Publications Retrieved 26 October 2018 Eraim Miriam Delaborde 1839 1913 Author Resources from the BnF data bnf fr Retrieved 26 October 2018 External links editFree scores by Elie Miriam Delaborde at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elie Miriam Delaborde amp oldid 1194051279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
