Louis-Charles Ragué (1744-c.1793) - Sonate pour la harpe avec accompagnement de Violon, Oeuvre XVIII (1792)
Performers: Trio Dаuphine
Further info: Hommage a la Dauphine
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French composer and harp teacher. He received lessons of music when he
was singing in the choirs of Saint-Aubin in Namur. He later deepened his
study of the harp with his father, an organist in Dinant. From 1762 to
1771, he settled in Rome where he studied with Antonio Sacchini. In his
return to Namur, he entered the service of the Bishop François-Marie de
Lobkowitz with whom he accompanied, from 1776 to 1777, to the court of
Frederick II of Prussia. In 1783, he published his first works in
Brussels and then he settled in Paris. Was then when he achieved great
success at the Concert Spirituel, mainly by his symphonies in three
movements, strongly influenced by the Mannheim school. According to
Fétis, Ragué retired to the environs of Moulins in 1792. After 1793, his
trace was definitely lost. As a composer, despite his career was short
on composing terms (1783-1792), his output was extensive and largely
dedicated to the harp, an instrument very fashionable at his time. In
that sense, he wrote 20 works or groups of works bearing opus numbers.
He also left three operas, the oratorio 'Fin de la captivité de
Babylone' (1784), three symphonies and two concertos.
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