Alexis de Castillon (1838-1873)
- Quintette avec piano, Op.1 (1864)
Performers: Laurent Martin (piano); Satie Quartet
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French composer. He was born into an old aristocratic family from
Languedoc. He received piano lessons with Charles Delioux in a years he
also met and befriended a young Camile Saint-Saëns. In 1856 his family
sent him to the military academy of Saint Cyr where he remained until
1861, the year he decided to dedicate himself to music. Shortly after,
he continued his training with Victor Massé. His first public appearance
as a composer was in Pau where he befriended the Marquis d'Angosse. At
the end of 1869 he met César Franck in an event that would become
pivotal in his career. Later, he served during the Franco-Prussian War.
After the war ended, he founded the Société Nationale de Musique with
Saint-Saëns at a time he composed his Piano Concerto, Op.12 (1872)
although its first performance went unnoticed. In 1872 he began the
composition of Paraphrase du psaume lxxxiv, Op.17 considered his most
outstanding work. However, his health was fastly decaying and on his
return to Paris he died in March 1873.
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