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Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
Episode 3 of 4: The Apprentice

The Chabriers take a trip to Spain where the dances and rhythms fascinate Emmanuel, inspiring him to write his biggest ever hit, Espana.

Chabrier must surely be one of the most likeable fellows to have graced this earth. It seems no-one had a bad word to say about him. His wide circle of friends included all the leading musicians, writers, poets and painters of the day. Chabrier owned a remarkable collection of impressionist paintings including several by Manet, who produced the best known portrait of the composer.

Emmanuel Chabrier's life slots into a fascinating point in French musical history. When he was born in 1841, Berlioz was already thirty-eight and famous, Saint-Saëns was six, while the rising stars of the future, Massenet and Fauré, were not yet born. Despite Wagner's dominance, and indeed Chabrier's own reverence for the German composer, Chabrier's music retains a staunchly Gallic individuality, with critics subsequently paying tribute to him as a "direct forerunner of the modern school." The reason for this may well relate, at least in part, to his studies. Chabrier was largely self-taught, and although he was better educated than most musical amateurs, he never followed the accepted route into the Paris Conservatoire or a similar institute. He trained first in law, only taking up full time composition in his thirties.

The Chabriers' holiday in Spain is vividly documented in Emmanuel Chabrier's delighted correspondence with all his friends back home in Paris. Today Donald Macleod dips into those letters for an insight into the sights and experiences that inspired Chabrier to produce a uniquely Gallic take on Spanish rhythms, much loved everywhere except Spain!

00:00
Emmanuel Chabrier
Espana - rhapsody
Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
Performer: Ulster Orchestra.

00:08
Emmanuel Chabrier
5 Pieces posthumes for piano
Performer: Allan Schiller.

00:13
Emmanuel Chabrier
Fisch-Ton-Kan - operetta
Conductor: Roger Delage.
Performer: Christian Mehn.
Performer: Collegium Musicum Strasbourg.
Performer: Mireille Delunsch.

00:26
Emmanuel Chabrier
3 Valses romantiques, arr. Cortot for 2 pianos [orig. for 2 pianos]
Performer: Elizabeth Burley.
Performer: Kathryn Stott.

00:41
Emmanuel Chabrier
La Sulamite for mezzo-soprano, female chorus & orchestra
Conductor: Michel Plasson.
Performer: Susanne Mentzer.
Performer: Midi-Pyrenees Regional Chorus.
Performer: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra.

First broadcast: 31 Dec 2014 (b04vdswj)
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