For most of the twentieth century, the music of Cécile Chaminade was overlooked or dismissed by those who persisted in maintaining an elitism in music. It was easier to play than say, Liszt. It not only was widely published, but it sold well in both Europe and America. Amateurs performed it regularly. It was written by a woman. However, hearing some of her piano music played by Peter Jacobs, the impression is that it isn't very different from the shorter works of Schumann, Mendelssohn, Grieg, or many other more famous ...
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For most of the twentieth century, the music of Cécile Chaminade was overlooked or dismissed by those who persisted in maintaining an elitism in music. It was easier to play than say, Liszt. It not only was widely published, but it sold well in both Europe and America. Amateurs performed it regularly. It was written by a woman. However, hearing some of her piano music played by Peter Jacobs, the impression is that it isn't very different from the shorter works of Schumann, Mendelssohn, Grieg, or many other more famous composers. In fact, some of the works in this first volume of Jacobs' anthologies dedicated to Chaminade's music, seem to have more substance than some of Grieg's dances or Mendelssohn's songs without words. In less than five minutes, the Études de Concert, Op. 35, reach for the ostentation of Liszt (probably not meant for amateur pianists), and pieces like Pêcheurs de nuit pack in a lot of character and narrative. The Spanish-inflected La lisonjera (The Flatterer, one of her most famous...
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