Founded in 1861 by Jules Pasdeloup with the name Concerts Populaires, it is the oldest orchestra still in existence in Paris. Aimed at an audience hitherto absent from evening concerts, the orchestra presented cheap Sunday concerts in the vast rotonda of the Cirque d'hiver in Paris. The opening concert (27 October 1861), with an orchestra of 80 musicians, consisted of the following programme:
Rehearsals took place on Tuesday and Thursday at the Conservatoire and on Saturday at the Cirque d'hiver (musicians were paid 15 francs per concert with rehearsals). The first leader was Lancien, of the orchestra of the Paris Opéra. Early concerts included music by Berlioz and Wagner.[2]
The enterprise was a great success and the Concerts Populaires became a genuine institution, playing a lead role in forming a new audience through making known the Austro-German repertoire and also by influencing the creation of French symphonic works.
Pasdeloup continued his activity until 1884 and tried in vain to restart in 1886 by mounting a festival devoted to César Franck (which was a success).
The orchestra started up again in 1919, under the guidance of Serge Sandberg, with the title Orchestre Pasdeloup.
André Caplet was the deputy chief conductor from 1922 to 1925. Since 1990, the orchestra has not had a permanent principal conductor and has been run by a committee; from 2000 this has been chaired by the violinist Marianne Rivière.
Patrice Fontanarosa is the current artistic advisor for the orchestra, while Jean-Christophe Keck oversees the direction of the Offenbach concerts. Conductor Wolfgang Doerner has regularly lead the orchestra each season since 1987.
Richard Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils, Piero Coppola[3]
External linksedit
Official website
Referencesedit
^Cinquante Ans de Musique Française de 1874 à 1925. Les Éditions Musicales de la Librairie de France, Paris, 1925.
^Cinquante Ans de Musique Française de 1874 à 1925. Les Éditions Musicales de la Librairie de France, Paris, 1925.
^Darrell R D. The Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music. The Gramophone Shop Inc, New York, 1936.
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pasdeloup, orchestra, also, referred, orchestre, concerts, pasdeloup, oldest, symphony, orchestra, france, rehearsal, cirque, hiver, john, singer, sargent, museum, fine, arts, boston, contents, history, principal, conductors, premieres, discography, external, . The Pasdeloup Orchestra also referred to as Orchestre des Concerts Pasdeloup is the oldest symphony orchestra in France Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d Hiver by John Singer Sargent Museum of Fine Arts Boston Contents 1 History 2 Principal conductors 3 Premieres 4 Discography 5 External links 6 ReferencesHistory editFounded in 1861 by Jules Pasdeloup with the name Concerts Populaires it is the oldest orchestra still in existence in Paris Aimed at an audience hitherto absent from evening concerts the orchestra presented cheap Sunday concerts in the vast rotonda of the Cirque d hiver in Paris The opening concert 27 October 1861 with an orchestra of 80 musicians consisted of the following programme Overture to Oberon by Carl Maria von Weber Beethoven s Pastoral Symphony Mendelssohn s Violin Concerto with Jean Alard the Emperor s Hymn by Joseph Haydn 1 Rehearsals took place on Tuesday and Thursday at the Conservatoire and on Saturday at the Cirque d hiver musicians were paid 15 francs per concert with rehearsals The first leader was Lancien of the orchestra of the Paris Opera Early concerts included music by Berlioz and Wagner 2 The enterprise was a great success and the Concerts Populaires became a genuine institution playing a lead role in forming a new audience through making known the Austro German repertoire and also by influencing the creation of French symphonic works Pasdeloup continued his activity until 1884 and tried in vain to restart in 1886 by mounting a festival devoted to Cesar Franck which was a success The orchestra started up again in 1919 under the guidance of Serge Sandberg with the title Orchestre Pasdeloup Principal conductors editJules Pasdeloup 1861 1887 Rhene Baton 1919 1933 Albert Wolff 1925 1928 and 1934 1970 Desire Emile Inghelbrecht 1928 1932 Gerard Devos 1970 1990 Andre Caplet was the deputy chief conductor from 1922 to 1925 Since 1990 the orchestra has not had a permanent principal conductor and has been run by a committee from 2000 this has been chaired by the violinist Marianne Riviere Patrice Fontanarosa is the current artistic advisor for the orchestra while Jean Christophe Keck oversees the direction of the Offenbach concerts Conductor Wolfgang Doerner has regularly lead the orchestra each season since 1987 Premieres editGeorges Bizet Symphony Roma 1869 3 movements only L Arlesienne Suites No 1 and 2 1872 Patrie overture 1874 Camille Saint Saens Le Rouet d Omphale 1872 Edouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole 1875 Le Roi d Ys overture 1876 Henri Duparc Leonore 1877 Louis Aubert Habanera 1919 Maurice Ravel Alborada del gracioso 1919 Le tombeau de Couperin 1929 Lili Boulanger D un matin du printemps and D un soir triste 1920 Darius Milhaud Les Choephores concert version 1927 Concerto for piano No 1 1931 Georges Migot Symphony No 1 1922 La Jungle 1932 Pierre Capdevielle Incantation pour la mort d un Jeune Spartiate 1933 Raymond Loucheur Symphony No 1 1935 Albert Roussel Symphony No 2 1922 Symphony No 4 1935 Marcel Landowski Rythmes du monde 1941 Concerto for piano No 1 1942 Symphony No 1 1949 Les Noces de la Nuit 1962 Jean Martinon Symphony No 2 1945 Henri Tomasi Chant pour le Viet Nam 1969 Henri Sauguet Symphony No 4 1971 Jacques Charpentier Symphony No 5 1977Discography editBerlioz La Damnation de Faust Op 24 slightly abridged with Marguerite Mireille Berthon Jose de Trevi Charles Panzera Louis Morturier conducted by Piero Coppola Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia Desire Emile Inghelbrecht Charpentier La Vie du Poete conducted by the composer Debussy La Damoiselle elue with Odette Ricquier Jeanne Guyla Piero Coppola Petite Suite Desire Emile Inghelbrecht Dukas L apprenti sorcier Desire Emile Inghelbrecht Franck Symphony Rhene Baton Mozart Piano Concerto No 26 in D major K 537 Magda Tagliaferro conducted by Reynaldo Hahn Offenbach Le Financier et le Savetier conducted by Jean Christophe Keck Richard Strauss Dance of the Seven Veils Piero Coppola 3 External links editOfficial websiteReferences edit Cinquante Ans de Musique Francaise de 1874 a 1925 Les Editions Musicales de la Librairie de France Paris 1925 Cinquante Ans de Musique Francaise de 1874 a 1925 Les Editions Musicales de la Librairie de France Paris 1925 Darrell R D The Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music The Gramophone Shop Inc New York 1936 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pasdeloup Orchestra amp oldid 1004065387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
