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Cécile Chaminade
Person · female · France · Paris · born 1857 · died 1944 · recording since 1991
French composer and pianist (1857-1944)
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Also known as Cecile Chaminade · Cécile Chaminade · Cécile Chamnade · Cécile Louise Charminade · Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade · 塞西莉·夏米娜德
Timeline
21 events▣ Album 17◦ Birth 1✦ Award 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1850s
1910s
1940s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Piano Works
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 70: Beach: Piano Concerto, op. 45 / Chaminade: Concertstück in C-sharp minor, op. 40 / Howell: Piano Concerto in D minor
Album
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2020s
· Album
Album: Simon: Piano Concerto in A-flat major / La Revue de nuit / Danse de Bayadère / Plainte élégiaque / Deux Danses de Don Quixote / Chaminade: Suite no. 1 for Orchestra
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Biography
English biography1,139 words · 11 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374834954
Biography
Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer.
Biography
Born in Batignolles (a village then outside Paris), Chaminade was raised in a musical family. She received her first piano lessons from her mother. Around age 10, Chaminade was assessed by Félix Le Couppey of the Conservatoire de Paris, who recommended that she study music at the Conservatoire. Her father forbade it because he believed it was improper for a girl of Chaminade's class. Her father did, however, allow Chaminade to study privately with teachers from the Conservatoire: piano with Le Couppey, violin with Martin Pierre Marsick, and music composition with Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard and Benjamin Godard.
Chaminade experimented in composition as a young child, composing pieces for her cats, dogs and dolls. In 1869, she performed some of her music for Georges Bizet, who was impressed with her talents. In 1878, Chaminade gave a salon performance under the auspices of her professor, Le Couppey, consisting entirely of her compositions. This performance marked the beginning of her emergence as a composer and became the archetype for the concerts she gave for the rest of her career in which she only performed her own works.
During the 1870s and 1880s several of her works were programmed by the prestigious Société nationale de musique. In her early years, she gave recitals throughout France, Switzerland, Belgium and Holland. In 1892, she debuted in England, where her work was popular. Isidor Philipp, head of the piano department at the Conservatoire de Paris, championed her works. She repeatedly returned to England in the 1890s, premiering her compositions with such singers as Blanche Marchesi and Pol Plançon. She visited England again in 1907 and performed at the Aeolian Hall in London, and in Bath. Queen Victoria was known to enjoy Chaminade's music and in 1901 at her funeral, the Prélude for Organ, Op. 78, by Chaminade was played.
Chaminade married a music publisher from Marseille, Louis-Mathieu Carbonel, in 1901. Given his advanced age, it was rumored to be a marriage of convenience and Chaminade prescribed strict marriage conditions: they were to live separately (he in Marseille and she near Paris) and their marriage was to remain platonic. Carbonel died in 1907 from a lung disease. Chaminade never remarried.
In 1908, she performed concerts in twelve cities in the United States. Her compositions were tremendous favorites with the American public, and such pieces as the "Scarf Dance" or the Ballet No. 1 were to be found in the music libraries of many lovers of piano music of the time. She composed a Konzertstück for piano and orchestra, the ballet music to Callirhoé and other orchestral works. Her songs, such as "The Silver Ring" and "Ritournelle", were also great favorites.
Chaminade was the recipient of numerous honours, both in France and abroad. In 1888 and 1892, she was honoured by the Académie Française. In 1897, she was honoured by Queen Victoria and given the Jubilee Medal. She received the Laurel Wreath from the Athens Conservatory and the Order of the Chefakat by Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire. In 1913, she was elected a Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, a first for a female composer.
In London in November 1901, she made gramophone recordings of seven of her compositions for the Gramophone and Typewriter Company; these are among the most sought-after piano recordings by collectors, though they have been reissued on compact disk. Before and after World War I, Chaminade recorded many piano rolls, but as she grew older, she composed less and less, dying in Monte Carlo on 13 April 1944, where she was first buried. Chaminade is now buried in Passy Cemetery in Paris.
Chaminade was relegated to obscurity for the second half of the 20th century, her piano pieces and songs mostly forgotten, with the exception being the Concertino for flute and orchestra in D major, Op. 107, composed for the 1902 Conservatoire de Paris flute competition; it is her most popular piece today.
Chaminade's sister married Moritz Moszkowski, also a well-known composer and pianist like Cécile.
Critical reception
Many of Chaminade's piano compositions received good reviews from critics, some of her other endeavours and more serious works were less favourably evaluated, perhaps on account of gender prejudices.
Ambroise Thomas said in 1878, "C'est n'est pas une jeune fille qui compose, c'est un compositeur" ("This is not a young girl who composes, this is a composer"). This is also quoted as "Ce n'est pas une femme compositeur, c'est un compositeur femme." ("This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman.")
Most of her compositions were published during her lifetime and were financially successful.
Compositional style
Chaminade affiliated herself with nationalist composers such as Camille Saint-Saëns and Charles Gounod. Her musical style was rooted in both Romantic and French tradition throughout her career and her music has been described as tuneful, highly accessible and mildly chromatic. In describing her own style, Chaminade wrote, "I am essentially of the Romantic school, as all my work shows."
Orchestral
Op. 20 Suite d'Orchestre (1881)
Op. 26 Symphonie Dramatique Les Amazones (1884)
Op. 37 Callirhoë, ballet symphonique (1888)
Op. 40 Konzertstück in C-sharp minor for piano and orchestra (1888)
Op. 107 Concertino for flute and orchestra in D major (1902)
Choral
Op. 44 Les Feux de la Saint-Jean for soloists, women's chorus and piano (1890)
Op. 45 Sous l'Aile Blanche des Voiles for soloists, women's chorus and piano (1890)
Op. 46 Pardon Breton for soloists, women's chorus and piano (1890)
Op. 47 Noce Hongroise for soloists, women's chorus and piano (1890)
Op. 48 Noël des Marins for soloists, women's chorus and piano (1890)
Op. 49 Les Filles d'Arles for soloists, women's chorus and piano (1890)
Piano
Op. 21 Piano Sonata in C minor (1893)
Op. 35 Six Études de Concert (1886)
Op. 39 Toccata (1887)
Op. 54 Lolita. Caprice espagnol (1890)
Op. 60 Les Sylvains (1892)
Op. 61 Arabesque (1892)
Op. 89 Thème varié (1898)
Op. 120 Variations sur un thème original (1906)
Op. 117 Duo Symphonique for 2 pianos (1905)
Op. 123 Album des enfants, première série (1906)
Op. 126 Album des enfants, deuxième série (1907)
Piano duets
Op. 55 Six Pièces Romantiques, Op. 55 (1890)
Two pianos, four hands
Op. 59 Andante et Scherzettino (from Callirhoë) (1889)
Op. 73 Valse Carnavalesque (1894)
Op. 117 Duo Symphonique (1905)
WU 19 Marche Hongroise (1880), unpublished
Solo instrument with piano
Op. 18 Capriccio for violin and piano (1890)
Op. 19 Trois Morceaux for violin and piano (1885)
Op. 97 Rondeau for violin and piano (1899)
Op. 107 Concertino for flute and Piano (1902)
Op. 142 Sérénade aux étoiles for flute and piano (1911)
Chamber music
Op. 11 Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor (1880)
Op. 34 Piano Trio No. 2 in A minor (1886)
Other languages
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 34 | 92.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | -47 | 6.7th |
| Genres | 9 | 95.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (19 release groups · 17 studio albums)
Albums · 17
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:04:56
1Pierrette, op. 41: Allegretto2:412Contes bleus no.2, op. 122: Andante sostenuto3:053Minuetto, op. 23: Allegro3:044Danse créole, op. 94: Allegretto2:155Sérénade, op. 29: Moderato3:176Air de ballet, op. 305:057Six romances sans paroles, op. 76: No.1. Souvenance: Andantino1:598Six romances sans paroles, op. 76: No.3. Idylle: Allegro Moderato3:239Six romances sans paroles, op. 76: No.6. Méditation: Lento3:3010Autrefois (No. 4 From Six piéces humoristiques, op. 87): Andante - Allegro vivo - Tempo 12:5211Guitare, op. 32: Allegretto3:3212Sous le masque, op. 1163:1713Pas des sylphes: Intermezzo. Andante - Piú mosso, Quasi allegretto - Andante - Tempo 12:5514Automne (No. 2 From Six études de concert, op. 35): Lento: Con Fuoco: Tempo 14:4715La Lisonjera, op. 50 (L’Enjoleuse): Moderato molto capriccioso2:1416Air Á Danser, op. 164: Ben Tranquillo2:5717Pas des Écharpes, op. 37 (Troisiéme Air De Ballet): Mouvement modéré de valse - Andantino - A tempo I - Allegro - Mouvement modéré de valse4:3318Toccata, op. 39: Presto3:4019Valse Arabesque (No.4 From Feuillets d’Album, op. 98): Allegro vivo capriccioso ben cantando3:1620Lolita (Caprice espagnol), op. 54: Allegro vivo2:34Piano Music by Cécile Chaminade
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:11:19
1Chaconne, op. 82:322Autrefois, no. 4 of Pièces humoristiques, op. 873:223Callirhoë - Air de Ballet1:564Solitude, no. 2 of Poèmes provençales, op. 1273:515Romance in D major, op. 1373:036L'Ondine, op. 1013:557Scherzo in C major, no. 1 of Études de concert, op. 353:098Automne, no. 2 of Études de concert, op. 356:579Thème varié in A major, op. 895:0910Sérénade in D major, op. 293:2111Souvenance, no. 1 of Romances sans paroles, op. 762:2312Elévation in E major, no. 2 of Romances sans paroles, op. 763:0613Étude mélodique in G-flat major, op. 1183:4514Étude pathétique in B minor, op. 1243:4715La lisonjera2:2416Valse romantique, op. 1154:1617Pêcheurs de nuit, no. 4 of Poèmes provençales, op. 1274:3718Deuxième valse, op. 774:5719Étude scholastique, op. 1394:49Piano Music by Cécile Chaminade 2
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:12:40
1Arlequine, op. 533:072Pièce romantique, op. 9 no. 12:463Chanson bretonne, no. 5 of Romances sans paroles, op. 762:174Divertissement, op. 1052:235Consolation, no. 5 of Pièces humoristiques, op. 874:556Passacaille, op. 1303:227Nocturne, op. 1654:448Scherzo-Valse, op. 148 (d'après op. 126 no. 6)2:549Sous bois, no. 2 of Pièces humoristiques, op. 873:1910Étude symphonique, op. 285:3011Élégie, op. 98 (Feuillets d'album no. 3)3:0912Gigue, op. 433:3813Au pays dévasté, op. 1556:3914Pastorale, op. 1144:5515Libellules, op. 242:2716Valse tendre, op. 1193:5317Tristesse, op. 1044:0218Impromptu, no. 5 of Études de concert, op. 353:5719Tarantelle, no. 6 of Études de concert, op. 354:43Piano Music by Cécile Chaminade 3
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:13:46
1Prelude in D minor, no. 3 of Préludes, op. 844:592Rigaudon, no. 6 of Pièces romantiques, op. 553:043Les Sylvains, op. 604:074Valse-Ballet, op. 1123:085Inquiétude, no. 3 of Pièces humoristiques, op. 872:186Arabesque, op. 614:327Troisième valse brillante, op. 805:208Sonata in C minor, op. 21: I. Allegro appassionato6:449Sonata in C minor, op. 21: II. Andante9:1510Sonata in C minor, op. 21: III. Allegro2:5111Idylle, no. 1 of Album des enfants, op. 1261:2712Gavotte, no. 5 of Album des enfants, op. 1231:0513Rondeau, no. 4 of Album des enfants, op. 1230:5214Orientale, no. 9 of Album des enfants, op. 1231:2215Aubade, no. 2 of Album des enfants, op. 1261:2516Patrouille, no. 9 of Album des enfants, op. 1261:4017Villanelle, no. 10 of Album des enfants, op. 1262:0118Tarantelle, no. 10 of Album des enfants, op. 1231:1919Le Passé, no. 3 of Poèmes provençales, op. 1274:3220Sérénade espagnole, op. 1502:4021Quatrième valse, op. 914:5222Cortège ("Fragment"), op. 1434:132002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 31 tracks · 1:16:10
1Ronde d'amour1:492La Lune paresseuse2:323Sombrero1:354Mignonne2:305L'Anneau d'argent1:406Ma première lettre2:127L'Amour captif1:298Attente (Au pays de Provence)2:009Voisinage1:3510Bonne humeur1:3211Alleluia1:3312Malgré nous1:2113Nice-la-belle2:3514Menuet1:5215Te souviens-tu?1:5816Auprès de ma mie1:2417Viens ! mon bien-aimé !1:5218Si j'étais jardinier1:5919Villanelle2:0720Mots d'amour2:0921Écrin1:5022Espoir2:1723Chanson triste2:2324Je voudrais...1:4925L'Été3:4126Sérénade espagnole, op. 1501:5927Rondeau, op. 973:0528Capriccio, op. 185:1229Valse carnavalesque, op. 736:0830Pas des cymbales, op. 36 no. 25:1731Danse païenne, op. 1584:452012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:12:13
1Trio no. 2 en la mineur, op. 34 : Allegro moderato8:552Trio no. 2 en la mineur, op. 34 : Lento8:333Trio no. 2 en la mineur, op. 34 : Allegro energico6:134Trio en sol majeur : Andantino con moto. Allegro9:155Trio en sol majeur : Scherzo. Intermezzo3:226Trio en sol majeur : Andante espressivo4:177Trio en sol majeur : Finale. Appassionato6:108Trio en sol mineur, op. 30 : Allegro7:079Trio en sol mineur, op. 30 : Andante6:1610Trio en sol mineur, op. 30 : Prestissimo6:0311Trio en sol mineur, op. 30 : Allegro6:022012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 47:11
1Piano Trio no. 1 in G minor, op. 11: I. Allegro7:482Piano Trio no. 1 in G minor, op. 11: II. Andante4:433Piano Trio no. 1 in G minor, op. 11: III. Presto leggiero3:554Piano Trio no. 1 in G minor, op. 11: IV. Allegro molto agitato5:375Mazurk' suedoise, op. 583:566Piano Trio no. 2 in A minor, op. 34: I. Allegro moderato7:557Piano Trio no. 2 in A minor, op. 34: II. Lento7:128Piano Trio no. 2 in A minor, op. 34: III. Allegro energico6:052014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:05:29
1La Lisonjera, op. 504:192Étude mélodique, op. 1183:533Étude romantique, op. 1326:074Piano Sonata in C minor, op. 21: I. Allegro appassionato6:465Piano Sonata in C minor, op. 21: II. Andante7:046Piano Sonata in C minor, op. 21: III. Allegro2:557Étude pathétique, op. 1244:028Étude symphonique, op. 285:3996 Études de concert, op. 35: No. 1, Scherzo. Allegro3:16106 Études de concert, op. 35: No. 2, Automne. Lento5:11116 Études de concert, op. 35: No. 3, Fileuse. Allegro5:09126 Études de concert, op. 35: No. 5, Impromptu. Andante4:0013Les Sylvains, op. 603:53146 Pièces humoristiques, op. 87: No. 4, Autrefois3:152017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:09:31
1Piano Concerto in D minor19:332Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 45: Allegro moderato16:513Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 45: Scherzo (Perpetuum mobile): Vivace5:384Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 45: Largo5:045Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 45: Allegro con scioltezza7:186Concertstück in C-sharp minor, op. 4015:07Piano Trios, op. 11 & 34 / Works for Violin, Cello & Piano
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:12:32
1Piano Trio in G minor, op. 11: Allegro7:202Piano Trio in G minor, op. 11: Andante4:193Piano Trio in G minor, op. 11: Presto leggiero3:534Piano Trio in G minor, op. 11: Allegro molto agitato5:405Capriccio, op. 185:216Trois morceaux, op. 31: Nr. 1. Andantino4:407Trois morceaux, op. 31: Nr. 2. Romanza. Andante4:508Trois morceaux, op. 31: Nr. 3. Bohémienne. Allegretto6:099Piano Trio in A minor, op. 34: Allegro moderato8:5110Piano Trio in A minor, op. 34: Lento7:4411Piano Trio in A minor, op. 34: Allegro energico6:3412Romanza appassionata3:4013Sommeil d’enfant3:312018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:13:55
1Pierette, air de ballet, op. 412:2326 etudes de concert, op. 35 : I. Scherzo3:0436 etudes de concert, op. 35 : II. Automne6:1746 etudes de concert, op. 35 : III. Fileuse4:3556 etudes de concert, op. 35 : IV. Appassionato2:5366 etudes de concert, op. 35 : V. Impromptu3:3776 etudes de concert, op. 35 : VI. Tarentelle3:598Les Sylvains in d major, op. 603:179Arabesque no. 1, op. 614:3310Poème provençal, op. 127 : I. Dans la lande3:1411Poème provençal, op. 127 : II. Solitude4:1012Poème provençal, op. 127 : III. Le Passé3:3413Poème provençal, op. 127 : IV. Pêcheurs de nuit4:1814La lisonjera, op. 503:28156 romances sans paroles, op. 76 : I. Souvenance2:07166 romances sans paroles, op. 76 : II. Elévation2:31176 romances sans paroles, op. 76 : III. Idylle2:40186 romances sans paroles, op. 76 : IV. Eglogue2:27196 romances sans paroles, op. 76 : V. Chanson brétonne1:53206 romances sans paroles, op. 76 : VI. Méditation4:3621Thème varié in a major, op. 894:192020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 36 tracks · 3:47:36
Disc 11Danse de Bayadère, op. 347:382Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: I. Allegro maestoso11:543Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: II. Adagio non troppo7:094Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: III. Allegro molto energico6:595La Revue de nuit, op. 3615:046Deux danses de Don Quixote: I. Souvenir de bal2:097Deux danses de Don Quixote: II. Danse espagnole2:088Plainte élégiaque, op. 38 no. 26:039Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: I. Marche in G minor: Impromptu4:2410Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: II. Intermezzo in A-flat major: Pas des Sylphes4:1311Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: III. Scherzo in B minor: Colombine3:4912Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: IV. Choral in D major: Les Noces d’or4:22Disc 21Danse de Bayadère, op. 347:382Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: I. Allegro maestoso11:543Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: II. Adagio non troppo7:094Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: III. Allegro molto energico6:595La Revue de nuit, op. 3615:046Deux danses de Don Quixote: I. Souvenir de bal2:097Deux danses de Don Quixote: II. Danse espagnole2:088Plainte élégiaque, op. 38 no. 26:039Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: I. Marche in G minor: Impromptu4:2410Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: II. Intermezzo in A-flat major: Pas des Sylphes4:1311Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: III. Scherzo in B minor: Colombine3:4912Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: IV. Choral in D major: Les Noces d’or4:22Disc 31Danse de Bayadère, op. 347:382Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: I. Allegro maestoso11:543Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: II. Adagio non troppo7:094Piano Concerto in A-flat major, op. 19: III. Allegro molto energico6:595La Revue de nuit, op. 3615:046Deux danses de Don Quixote: I. Souvenir de bal2:097Deux danses de Don Quixote: II. Danse espagnole2:088Plainte élégiaque, op. 38 no. 26:039Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: I. Marche in G minor: Impromptu4:2410Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: II. Intermezzo in A-flat major: Pas des Sylphes4:1311Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: III. Scherzo in B minor: Colombine3:4912Suite no. 1 for Orchestra, op. 20: IV. Choral in D major: Les Noces d’or4:22Paris 1900: The Art of the Flute
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:19:12
1Six épigraphes antiques : Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été2:372Six épigraphes antiques : Pour un tombeau sans nom3:403Six épigraphes antiques : Pour que la nuit soit propice2:144Six épigraphes antiques : Pour la danseuse aux crotales2:105Six épigraphes antiques : Pour l’Egyptienne3:166Six épigraphes antiques : Pour remercier la pluie au matin2:297Sonate pour flûte et piano en ut dièse mineur, op. 64 : Andantino con moto5:508Sonate pour flûte et piano en ut dièse mineur, op. 64 : Scherzo-Vivace1:599Sonate pour flûte et piano en ut dièse mineur, op. 64 : Adagio5:3510Sonate pour flûte et piano en ut dièse mineur, op. 64 : Finale-Moderato3:5611Scherzo (Final), opus posthume 1874:2212Sicilienne, op. 78 : Allegretto molto moderato3:3313Morceau de Concours : Adagio non troppo2:3314Joueurs de flûte : Pan3:2315Joueurs de flûte : Tityre1:1416Joueurs de flûte : Krishna3:1317Joueurs de flûte : Monsieur de la Péjaudie2:0018Andante et Scherzo, op. 51 : Andante2:3319Andante et Scherzo, op. 51 : Allegro con spirito2:3320Aria : Andante2:1821Pièce en forme d’Habanera : Presque lent et avec indolence2:5022Deux pièces : Rêverie4:2823Deux pièces : Petite valse2:3524Concertino, op. 1077:512022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:08:50
1L’Ondine, Op. 1013:032Pas des echarpes, 3me air de ballet, Op. 372:2236 Pièces humoristiques, Op. 87: I. Réveil4:0646 Pièces humoristiques, Op. 87: II. Sous bois4:2456 Pièces humoristiques, Op. 87: III. Inquiétude2:0766 Pièces humoristiques, Op. 87: IV. Autrefois3:2276 Pièces humoristiques, Op. 87: V. Consolation6:2686 Pièces humoristiques, Op. 87: VI. Norwégienne5:359Guitare, Op. 323:3210Au pays dévasté, Op. 1553:1411Danse créole, 2me havanaise, Op. 944:1112Étude romantique, Op. 1325:3213Étude pathétique, Op. 1244:1914Étude mélodique, Op. 1182:3915Étude humoristique, Op. 1382:4216Étude symphonique, Op. 282:0317Étude scolastique, Op. 1393:2218Sérénade, Op. 293:5919Lolita, caprice espagnol, Op. 541:522024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:13:19
1Concertino pour flûte et piano8:232La Fille aux cheveux de lin2:163Sonate pour flûte et piano: I. Andantino con moto5:004Sonate pour flûte et piano: II. Scherzo. Vivace1:575Sonate pour flûte et piano: III. Adagio con espres - Allegretto ma non troppo - Poco più lento - Adagio5:336Sonate pour flûte et piano: IV. Finale. Moderato - Grazioso3:587Bilitis (Six épigraphes antiques): I. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été2:288Bilitis (Six épigraphes antiques): II. Pour un tombeau sans nom3:269Bilitis (Six épigraphes antiques): III. Pour que la nuit soit propice2:0410Bilitis (Six épigraphes antiques): IV. Pour la danseuse aux crotales2:2811Bilitis (Six épigraphes antiques): V. Pour l'Égyptienne3:1812Bilitis (Six épigraphes antiques): VI. Pour remercier la pluie au matin1:3613Sonatine pour flûte et piano: I. Allegro moderato2:3914Sonatine pour flûte et piano: II. Andantino1:4315Sonatine pour flûte et piano: III. Presto2:0016Syrinx2:4417Miroir pour flûte et piano9:5918Sonate pour flûte et piano: I. Allegro malinconico4:2719Sonate pour flûte et piano: II. Cantilena3:5420Sonate pour flûte et piano: III. Presto giocoso3:26Nostalgia: Piano Music of Cécile Chaminade, Vol. 2
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:05
1Thème varié, op. 895:472Toccata, op. 393:493Callirhoë, op. 37: III. Pas des écharpes (Arr. for Piano by Anonymous)2:004Arlequine, op. 533:265Scherzo-Étude in A Major, op. 32:126Nocturne in B Major, op. 1654:377Novelette, op. 1104:198Barcarolle, op. 73:359Presto in G‐Sharp Minor, op. 23:4410Poèmes provençaux, op. 127: no. 1, Dans la lande4:1511Poèmes provençaux, op. 127: no. 2, Solitude3:2712Poèmes provençaux, op. 127: no. 3, Le passé3:1513Poèmes provençaux, op. 127: no. 4, Pêcheurs de nuit5:1514Capriccio appassionato, op. 524:2615Feuilles d’automne, op. 1464:2316Scaramouche, op. 563:4417Variations sur un thème original, op. 1208:512025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:10:49
1The Colorado Trail, op. 284:392Pastels du vieux Japon, op. 47: I. Berceuse du vent dans les cerisiers2:363Pastels du vieux Japon, op. 47: II. Le koto chante pour l’absent1:334Pastels du vieux Japon, op. 47: III. Le danseur au sabre1:415Valse d’automne4:026Près du ruisseau, op. 93:137Sonate pour harpe: I. Allegretto3:138Sonate pour harpe: II. Lento3:469Sonate pour harpe: III. Perpetuum mobile3:1810Le jardin mouillé6:1011Contemplation4:2312Rhapsodie8:0913Danse sacrée et danse profane, L. 103: Danse sacrée5:0114Danse sacrée et danse profane, L. 103: Danse profane5:2115Introduction et allegro, M.4611:1216L’éternel rêveur2:32
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2021 | Six Romances sans paroles, op. 76: VI. Meditation (WL)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 6:031Six Romances sans paroles, op. 76: VI. Meditation (WL)6:03 | 3 December 2021 |
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| — | Masters of the Roll: Rare Original Recordings From the Reproducing Piano by the Great masters of Classical Piano 1904 - 1935: A 32 CD Catalogue: Disc 22Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:13:191Brides & Butterflies Waltzes5:10 2Murillo, op. 1386:44 3My Solitudes, op. 36 no. 15:17 4Tales from Vienna Woods, op. 3257:41 5Romance, op. 268:01 6Overture from "Orpheus in the Underworld"9:40 7American March, op. 1313:09 83rd Concert Waltz, op. 805:37 9Gavotte no. 5, op. 1623:54 10Elevation, op. 76 no. 22:47 11Autumn Leaves, op. 1463:27 12Fauns, op. 603:29 13Guitar, op. 323:05 14Autumn, op. 355:18 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Cécile Chaminade head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 34 | 92.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | -47 | 6.7th |
| Genres | 9 | 95.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Knight of the Legion of Honour | won | |
| — | officier d'académie | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cecile_chaminade.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c10ff66-b763-411c-b4de-65c2cf710938discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c10ff66-b763-411c-b4de-65c2cf710938core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236438seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cile_Chaminadebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cile_Chaminadebiography—wikipedia-fr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9cile_Chaminade
Why this artist is in the database
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Tier rule: historic figure (34 language versions, career ended)
Image: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q236438 · MusicBrainz: 3c10ff66-b763-411c-b4de-65c2cf710938
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