Jean Hubeau (22 June 191719 August 1992) was a French

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, composer and

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known especially for his recordings of Gabriel Fauré, Robert Schumann and

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, which are recognized as benchmark versions.

Biography

Admitted at the age of 9 years to the

Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

, he studied composition with

, piano with

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, harmony with Jean Gallon, and counterpoint with

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. He received first prizes in piano and in harmony in 1930 at 13 years.Landormy P. ''La Musique Française après Debussy.'' Gallimard, Paris, 1943, p369-70. Aged 14 he won the first prize for accompanists, and in 1934, he received the second

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with his cantata ''The legend of Roukmani'' (first prize was awarded to

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). The following year, he was honored by

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. With Henry Merckel Hubeau made a highly praised recording of Mozart's violin sonata K454 in 1941. In 1941, when

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was appointed director of the Conservatoire, Hubeau was appointed to the vacancy left by Delvincourt at the head of the Music Academy in Versailles. In addition, he took the post of professor of chamber music of the Paris Conservatory from 1957 to 1982 where he trained many students such as

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, Géry Moutier, Michel Dalberto,

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. Landormy described Hubeau's compositional style as using a simple language, with no revolutionary intent, but displaying a freshness of invention evident in thematic material, rhythm and use of timbres.

Compositions

*''The Legend of Roukmani'', cantata (1934) *''Concerto Héroique'' for piano and orchestra *Concerto for violin and orchestra in C major (1939) *Concerto for cello and orchestra in A minor (also reduction for cello and piano) *''Tableaux hindous'', for orchestra (1935) *''La Fiancée du Diable'', ballet *''Trois Fables de La Fontaine'', ballet *''Un coeur de diamant ou l'Infante'', ballet *Sonata for chromatic trumpet and piano (1943) *Violin sonata *''Rondes pastorales and ballads'' *''Humoresque Sonatina'' for horn, flute, clarinet and piano *''Huit Rondeaux et Ballades de François Villon'' *Piano variations Additional works from: ''Almanach de la musique 1950'', ed Sarnette E. Editions de Flore & La Gazette des Lettres, Paris, 1950

Discography

*Trumpet and piano with

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* Gabriel Fauré - Complete works for solo piano * Gabriel Fauré - Elegie Op.24, Cello Sonatas No.1 Op.109 & No.2 Op.117 (

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, cello) * Claude Debussy -

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(Paul Tortelier, cello) * Camille Saint-Saëns - Works for violin and piano ( Olivier Charlier, violin) * Georges Onslow - Grand Sextet, Op. 77b and Grand Septet, Op. 79 *

- Works for piano *''Jean Hubeau - Quatre Rondels de François Villon'' Mario Hacquard et Claude Collet

References

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