Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French… Read Full Bio ↴Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French composer from Montaud, France, who was best known for his operas.
His compositions were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and he ranks as one of the greatest melodists of his era. Soon after his death, Massenet's style went out of fashion, and many of his operas fell into almost total oblivion. Apart from Manon and Werther, his works were rarely performed. However, since the mid-1970s, many operas of his such as Thaïs and Esclarmonde have undergone periodic revivals.
Massenet's operas shared the opera vogue of nineteenth century France with Wagner's, their direct opposite. Massenet's twenty-five were of the Meyerbeer-Offenbach type, that is, light and popular, rather than "grand". Some of them helped to ensure the success of Oscar Hammerstein's opera experiment in New York. Manon is a typical Massenet opera. Its immediate appeal is strong, thanks to its extremely singable melodies.
Massenet wrote operas with one eye on the prima donna who was to sing them. This habit was not discouraged by his wife, who knew that prima donnas were his bread and butter. She encouraged him to send them operas rather than pearl necklaces.
He studied under Ambroise Thomas at the Conservatoire, and traveled his full three years as a Prix de Rome winner, making the acquaintance of the ubiquitous Liszt while in Rome. He returned to Paris in time to shoulder a gun during the siege of 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War. He then settled down to teaching counterpoint at the Conservatoire, writing operas, and enjoying the footlight existence of the opera composer. His personal charm and the style of the particular kind of operas he wrote, at the particular time he wrote them, brought him wide popularity. When he died in his apartment in Paris, there were many more than the bereft prima donnas to mourn his loss.
His compositions were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and he ranks as one of the greatest melodists of his era. Soon after his death, Massenet's style went out of fashion, and many of his operas fell into almost total oblivion. Apart from Manon and Werther, his works were rarely performed. However, since the mid-1970s, many operas of his such as Thaïs and Esclarmonde have undergone periodic revivals.
Massenet's operas shared the opera vogue of nineteenth century France with Wagner's, their direct opposite. Massenet's twenty-five were of the Meyerbeer-Offenbach type, that is, light and popular, rather than "grand". Some of them helped to ensure the success of Oscar Hammerstein's opera experiment in New York. Manon is a typical Massenet opera. Its immediate appeal is strong, thanks to its extremely singable melodies.
Massenet wrote operas with one eye on the prima donna who was to sing them. This habit was not discouraged by his wife, who knew that prima donnas were his bread and butter. She encouraged him to send them operas rather than pearl necklaces.
He studied under Ambroise Thomas at the Conservatoire, and traveled his full three years as a Prix de Rome winner, making the acquaintance of the ubiquitous Liszt while in Rome. He returned to Paris in time to shoulder a gun during the siege of 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War. He then settled down to teaching counterpoint at the Conservatoire, writing operas, and enjoying the footlight existence of the opera composer. His personal charm and the style of the particular kind of operas he wrote, at the particular time he wrote them, brought him wide popularity. When he died in his apartment in Paris, there were many more than the bereft prima donnas to mourn his loss.
meditation aus thais
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Meditation from Thais THAIS (Newman Levy) One time in Alexandria, in wicked Alexa…
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Tadamitu Yasida
若い いい男がなんで、こんなくすんだ音を出すんだろう。
素人の思った事ですご容赦願います。
出てくる音楽は深すぎず、鳴きすぎず自然で素晴らしい。
まるで、故郷の大事な歌を大切に、大切に奏でているよう。
Chausson: Poèmeを聞いても、やはり遥か彼方への郷愁を感じる。
或いは、永遠（過去～未来）とも言えるかもしれない。
楽器の音と、演奏者の成せる業なのであろう。
でも、やっぱり持ち替えての明るく楽しい歌も聴きたい。
notaire2
Wunderschöne und detaillierte Aufführung dieses romantischen Konzertstücks mit süßem doch gut phrasiertem Ton der genialen Solovioline sowie gut harmonisierten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen der anderen Instrumente. Der intelligente und ebenso geniale Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im relativ langsamen Tempo und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrlich faszinierend!
M M
Eine der schönsten Kompositionen brilllant gespielt.
Gratuliere Emmanuel ! 💐
LeonhardiFilm
So umwerfend schön! Ein großes Kompliment nicht nur an die Musikerinnen und Musiker, auch und besonders an das Team um Tonmeister Philipp Knop! Die Harfe klingt wunderschön dunkel heraus...
alexander suvorov
Замечательное исполнение и с тонким музыкальным смыслом, Bravissimo!
L. G.
Wow what a wonderful performance, it invites oneself to meditate on beauty!
Luis Alvarez
Such a beautiful piece, very well played... Thanks!
Ron Don
When I see him, I understand that moving is unnecessary.
How much pain and emotion in one such special person.
The best I've seen so far.
Danny MoonStar
I can't move..music from heaven..❤
Laura Sarchi
Esiste la perfezione ? Si . Magnifica esecuzione . Stpenda👏👏👏❤
Elisa Jandete Garcia
Gracias a cada elemento de la Orquesta por compartir tan bella ejecución.