Adolphe Blanc
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Adolphe Blanc (24 June 1828 – May 1885) was a French composer of chamber music.
Blanc was born in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. At the age of 13 he was sent to study violin at the Paris Conservatoire. Though he studied under Fromental Halévy, and though his one-act comic opera Les Deux Billets was performed in 1868, Blanc's refined music lies in the Romantic Viennese tradition of hausmusik for private performance, music that was essentially peripheral to the public musical life of contemporary Paris, which was centered on opera, and as a result Blanc has been largely overlooked. There are three string trios, four string quartets, seven string quintets of various configurations, 15 piano trios, piano quartets and quintets as well as settings and arrangements, songs, pieces for piano and violin, choral works and some orchestral works.
He was conductor at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris, 1855 – 1860, and died in Paris.
None of his music, save perhaps the Septet opus 40, can be called familiar. The following have been recorded:
Trio for piano, clarinet and cello op. 23
Quintet for piano, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon op. 37
Septet for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass, op. 40 (1860)
Sonatine concertante for two pianos, op. 64
String quintets numbers 3 (op. 21), 4 (op. 22) and 7 (op. 50)
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- Les nuits d'ete op.7, Villanelle - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- LLes nuits d'ete op.7, Le spectre de la rose - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Les nuits d'ete op.7, Sur les lagunes - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Les nuits d'ete op.7, Absence - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Les nuits d'ete op.7, Au cimetière - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Les nuits d'ete op.7, L'ile inconnue - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Sonate pour cor et piano, Allegro - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Sonate pour cor et piano, Scherzo - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Sonate pour cor et piano, Romance - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Sonate pour cor et piano, Finale - Evenings with the French Horn - Adolphe Blanc
- Marche nuptiale, Op. 5 - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Méditation, Op. 75 - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Berceuse (Arr. for Harmonium & Piano) - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Lamento, Op. 45 - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Sonata for Piano & Harmonium, Op. 55: I. Allegro - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Sonata for Piano & Harmonium, Op. 55: II. Méditation. Andante - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Sonata for Piano & Harmonium, Op. 55: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Sonata for Piano & Harmonium, Op. 55: IV. Rondo. Allegro - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Albumblatt - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Causerie, Op. 23 - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Polonaise - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Fantaisie sur l'hymne national russe (Arr. for Harmonium & Piano) - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, Op. 28: Prélude - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, Op. 28: Fugue - À la française - Adolphe Blanc
- Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96: I. Lento - Allegro - Reicha: Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96 - Blanc: Septet in E Major, Op. 40 - Adolphe Blanc
- Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96: II. Adagio - Reicha: Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96 - Blanc: Septet in E Major, Op. 40 - Adolphe Blanc
- Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96: III. Allegro - Reicha: Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96 - Blanc: Septet in E Major, Op. 40 - Adolphe Blanc
- Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96: IV. Finale. Allegro - Reicha: Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96 - Blanc: Septet in E Major, Op. 40 - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in E Major, Op. 40: I. Allegro - Reicha: Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96 - Blanc: Septet in E Major, Op. 40 - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in E Major, Op. 40: II. Andante - Reicha: Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96 - Blanc: Septet in E Major, Op. 40 - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in E Major, Op. 40: III. Tarantella - Reicha: Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96 - Blanc: Septet in E Major, Op. 40 - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in E Major, Op. 40: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro - Reicha: Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 96 - Blanc: Septet in E Major, Op. 40 - Adolphe Blanc
- Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 16: I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 16: II. Andante con moto - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato (Quasi menuetto) - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 16: IV. Allegro vivace - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 68: I. Allegro grandioso - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 68: II. Adagio cantabile - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 68: III. Scherzo. Allegro impetuoso - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 68: IV. Finale. Allegretto - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: I. Allegro - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: II. Andante - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: III. Tarantella - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro moderato - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in B-Flat Major: I. Adagio. Allegro molto - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in B-Flat Major: II. Poco adagio - Prestissimo - Adagio - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- Septet in B-Flat Major: III. Finale. Allegro con spirito - Goetz: Piano Quintet - Onslow: String Quintet No. 27 - Berwald & Blanc: Septets - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 21: I. Allegro moderato - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 21: II. Moderato quasi andante - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 21: III. Allegro - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro risoluto - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Andante quasi adagio - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Allegro risoluto - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Finale. Allegro - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 7 in E Major, Op. 50: I. Allegro - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 7 in E Major, Op. 50: II. Andante - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 7 in E Major, Op. 50: III. Scherzo tarantelle. Allegro vivace - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
- String Quintet No. 7 in E Major, Op. 50: IV. Finale. Andante maestoso – Allegro moderato - Adolphe Blanc: String Quintets Nos. 3, 4 & 7 - Adolphe Blanc
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