Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Fiona Talkington explores the life and music of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a virtuoso violinist and composer known in 18th-century Paris as the 'Black Mozart'.
Fiona Talkington looks at the life and music of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) - the son of a French plantation owner and his slave mistress - who became a virtuoso violinist and composer, close friend of Queen Marie Antoinette, and was known in 18th-century Paris as "The Black Mozart".
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Quartet in G minor Op.14`6: 1st movement
Ensemble: Quatuour Les Adieux.- NAIVE.
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Joseph Bologne De Saint-Georges
String Quartet In G Minor Op.14 No.6
Ensemble: Quatuour Les Adieux.- NA脧VE : V5062.
- 狈础脧痴贰.
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Joseph Bologne De Saint-Georges
L'autre jour a l'ombrage
Performer: David Schrader. Singer: Patrice Michaels.- CDR.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
L'autre jour a l'ombrage
Performer: David Schrader. Singer: Patrice Michaels.- CDR.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Concerto in D major Op.3`1 for violin and orchestra
Performer: Zhou Qian. Ensemble: Toronto Camerata.- Naxos.
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Joseph Bologne De Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in D Major Op.3 No.1
Performer: Zhou Qian. Orchestra: Toronto Camerata. Conductor: Kevin Mallon.- NAXOS : 8.557322.
- NAXOS.
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Marie Antoinette
C'est mon ami
Singer: Isabelle Poulenard. Performer: Sandrine Chatron.- AMBROISE.
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Marie Antoinette
C'est mon ami
Singer: Isabelle Poulenard. Performer: Sandrine Chatron.- AMBROISE.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Aria con variazioni
Performer: Jean鈥怞acques Kantorow. Performer: Brigitte Haudebourg.- ARION.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Aria con variazioni in G major
Performer: Jean鈥怞acques Kantorow.- ARION.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Ernestine: Scena
Singer: Faye Robinson. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- Columbia.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Ernestine: Scena
Singer: Faye Robinson. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- COLUMBIA : M-32781.
- COLUMBIA.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G major Op.11`1: 2nd and 3rd movements
Ensemble: Orchestre de chambre de Versailles. Conductor: Bernard Wahl.- ARION.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Symphony in G major Op 11 No 1
Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Versailles. Conductor: Bernard Wahl.- ARION : ARN 55434.
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Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Oct 2016 14:00成人快手 Radio 3
- Sun 7 Jan 2018 14:00成人快手 Radio 3
- Sun 1 Dec 2019 14:00成人快手 Radio 3
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