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Jean Cras
Person · male · France · Brest · born 1879 · died 1932 · recording since 1995
French composer, Commander of French Navy (1879–1932)
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Also known as Jean-Émile Paul Cras · 让·克哈斯
Timeline
19 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1✦ Award 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1870s
1920s
1930s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: L'œuvre de piano
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
· Album
Album: Sonate pour violoncelle et piano / Trio pour violon, violoncelle et piano
Album
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2010s
2020s
· Album
Album: Échos Du Temps (Voyage À Travers la Musique Française Du 20e Siècle Pour Flûte Et Harpe)
Album
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Biography
English biography1,526 words · 9 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375986042
Biography
Jean Émile Paul Cras (French: [ʒɑ̃ kʁaz]; 22 May 1879 – 14 September 1932) was a 20th-century French composer and career naval officer. His musical compositions were inspired by his native Brittany, his travels to Africa, and most of all, by his sea voyages. As a naval commander he served with distinction in the Adriatic Campaign during World War I.
Life and naval career
Cras was born and died in Brest. His father was a naval medical officer. He was accepted into the navy at the age of seventeen. As a midshipman cadet on the French cruiser Iphigénie, he travelled in the Americas, the West Indies and Senegal. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1908. His mathematical skills led to his proposing a number of innovations in technical practices which were adopted by the navy, including his invention of an electrical selector and a navigational plotter protractor known as Règle Cras (aka Cras ruler, Cras protractor, Cras plotter). (However, it was difficult to operate by some, which inspired the later development of the Breton plotter by Yvonnick Gueret.)
With the outbreak of war in 1914 Cras was appointed as adjutant to Admiral Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère. He later worked in the Submarine Defense Service. In 1916 he was appointed commander of the torpedo boat Commandant Bory. During the Adriatic campaign he sank a submarine and was commended for his bravery in rescuing a sailor who had fallen overboard.
After the war Cras became Chief Secretary to the Chief of General Staff, and was promoted to Commander. He served on several other vessels before being appointed Service Chief on the General Staff for Scientific Research. In 1931 he was appointed Major General of the Port of Brest and promoted to rear admiral. He occupied this position when he died after a short illness.
His daughter, Colette Cras, a concert pianist for whom he wrote his piano concerto, married the Polish-French composer Alexandre Tansman.
Musical career
Cras met the composer Henri Duparc early in his career and the two became lifelong friends. Duparc called Cras "the son of my soul". Though Cras's duties in the French navy left him little time to devote to his musical work, he continued to compose throughout his life, mainly writing chamber music and songs. Much of his most ambitious work, the opera Polyphème, was written and orchestrated during the war; however, most of his output dates from after the war. Today, his string trio and string quartet are his best known works.
His lyric tragedy Polyphème is considered his masterpiece. The opera was acclaimed at its premiere in 1922, giving Cras a burst of notoriety in the French press. The title character is Polyphemus, who, according to Greek mythology, is the eldest Cyclops and son of Poseidon. It tells the well-known story of the attempt by Polyphemus (baritone) to steal Galatea (soprano) from Acis (tenor). In the original myth Polyphemus eventually kills Acis by rolling a rock onto him. Albert Samain, the librettist, humanized Polyphemus by having him become aware of the feelings shared by two lovers and thus decide not to crush them. Ultimately, the cyclops wanders into the sea to find death because the couple's happiness horrifies him. The music is impressionistic, restless, and highly chromatic, in the spirit of Chausson and Duparc. The influence of Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande is also noticeable. (A recording of this opera was released in 2003, with Bramwell Tovey conducting the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and Armand Arapian in the title role.)
Cras's later work developed a more acerbic style comparable to that of Béla Bartók, though formally close to César Franck. He considered chamber music to be his forte, writing that "this refined musical form has become for me the most essential". The String Trio in particular integrates a wide range of styles, including North African influences. It was described as a 'miraculous' work by André Himonet in 1932, achieving "perfectly balanced sonority and a plenitude of expression between which one dare not choose." The Trio for Strings and Piano also blends African and Eastern melodic patterns with Breton musical traditions into a coherent whole. The critic Michel Fleury compares his work to the Japonist style of the artist Henri Rivière revealing "a stylised Breton land, as though it had been passed through the sieve of his varied experiences gained in the four quarters of the globe."
Opera
Polyphème, opera in five acts on a lyric drama by Albert Samain (1910–1918, Ed. Salabert) (f.p. Opéra-Comique, Paris, 29 December 1922.)
Published excerpts:
N° 1: «Oh ! qui m'enlèvera...», Polyphème: Act III, scene 1, (1921, Senart)
N° 2: «Il est parti... Pourquoi faut-il que l'heure arrive», Galatée: Act IV, scene 5, (1921, Senart)
Le Sommeil de Galatée, musical interlude from Act I, (1922, Senart)
Vocal compositions
(1892–1896, numerous songs in manuscript, "Album de jeunesse")
Panis angelicus (August 1899, ms.)
Sept mélodies, (poems by Rodenbach, Droin, Verlaine, Baudelaire) for voice and piano (1899–1905, Ed. Salabert)
1. Douceur du soir, poem by Georges Rodenbach (1901)
2. Mains lasses, poem by Georges Rodenbach (1905)
3. L'espoir luit, poem by Paul Verlaine (Sagesse III), (1900, 1st ed.; 1909, éd. mutuelle de la Schola Cantorum)
4. Le Son du cor, poem by Paul Verlaine (Sagesse X), (1900)
5. Rêverie, poem by Alfred Droin, (1903, 1st ed.; 1909, éd. mutuelle de la Schola Cantorum)
6. Nocturne, poem by Alfred Droin, (1903, 1st ed.; 1909, éd. mutuelle de la Schola Cantorum)
7. Correspondances, poem by Charles Baudelaire (1901)
Ave verum, for voice, violin, organ (or harmonium) (1905, ms.)
Deuxième messe à 4 voix a capella (1907–1908, ms.)
1. Kyrie (1907)
2. Gloria (1907)
3. Sanctus (1908)
4. Benedictus (1908)
Regina coeli, voices with organ (1909, pub. 1914, Ed. Schola Cantorum)
Ave Maria, for voice with organ (August 1910, ms.)
Elégies (four poems by Albert Samain), for voice with orchestra (1910, Ed. Durand)
L'Offrande lyrique (seven poems by Rabindranath Tagore, transl. André Gide), for voice with piano (1920/1921, Ed. Salabert)
Image (poem by E. Schneider), for voice with piano (1921, Ed. Salabert)
Fontaines (five poems by Lucien Jacques), for voice & orchestra, or for voice & piano (1923, Ed. Salabert)
Cinq Robaïyats (five Persian quatrains by Omar Khayyam, transl. Franz Toussaint), for voice with piano (1924, Ed. Salabert)
Dans la montagne (poems by Maurice Boucher), five chorales for male quartet (1925, Ed. Salabert)
Hymne en l'honneur d'une Sainte (text by Jean Cras) for female voices with organ (1925, Ed. Salabert)
Vocalise-Etude, for voice and piano (1928, Ed. Leduc)
La Flûte de Pan for voice, Pan-pipes, violin, viola and cello (four poems by Lucien Jacques), (1928, Ed. Salabert)
Soir sur la mer (poem by Virginie Hériot), for voice and piano (1929, Ed. Salabert)
Trois Noëls (poems by Léon Chancerel), for voices and chorus with piano (1929, Ed. Salabert)
Trois chansons bretonnes (poems by Jean Cras), for voice and piano (1932, Ed. Salabert)
Deux chansons: le roi Loudivic, Chanson du barde, extracts from Chevalier étranger by Tanguy Malmanche, for voice and piano (1932, Ed.Salabert)
Chamber music
Voyage symbolique (premier trio), for piano, violin & cello (1899, ms.)
L'Esprit (première sonate), for violin & piano (1900, ms.)
L'Âme (deuxième sonate), for viola & piano (1900, ms.)
La Chair (troisième sonate), for cello & piano (1900, Ed. Durand)
Trio en ut pour piano, violon et violoncelle (1907, Ed. Durand)
À ma Bretagne, string quartet (1909, Ed. Salabert)
Quintette, for flute, harp, violin, viola, & cello, or for piano and string quartet (1922, Ed. Salabert)
Prélude et danse: Demain, saxophone quartet (1924–1926, ms.)
Deux Impromptus pour harpe (1925, Ed. Salabert)
Trio pour violon, alto et violoncelle (1926 Spring; 1927, Senart)
Quatre petites pièces pour violon et piano:
1. Air varié (1926, Ed. Salabert)
2. Habanera (1927, Ed. Salabert)
3. Evocation (1928, Ed.Salabert)
4. Epilogue (1929, Ed. Salabert)
Suite en duo, for flute & harp, or for violin & piano (1927, Ed. Salabert)
Quintette pour harpe, flûte, violon, alto et violoncelle (1928, Ed. Salabert)
Légende, for cello & piano (reduction of work for cello & orchestra) (1930, Senart)
Piano works
Impromptu pastoral (1900, ms.)
Petite pièce en fa mineur (1901, ms.)
Valse en mi majeur (1904, ms.)
Cinq poèmes intimes pour piano: (1912, E. Demets)
1. En Islande (1902, Ed. Eschig)
2. Preludio con fughetta (1902, Ed. Eschig)
3. Au fil de l'eau (1911, Ed. Eschig)
4. Recueillement (1904, Ed. Eschig)
5. La maison du matin (1911, Ed. Eschig)
Deux Paysages: Paysage maritime, Paysage champêtre, piano solo (1917, Ed. Durand)
Danze (1917, Rouart, Lerolle et cie.)
Quatre Danze: Danza morbida, Danza scherzosa, Danza tenera, Danza animata, piano solo (1917, Ed. Salabert)
Âmes d'enfants, pour 6 petites mains, piano six hands (1917, ms.), piano four hands (1922, Senart), also orchestrated (1918, Ed. Salabert)
Premier anniversaire, «A mon petit Jean-Pierre» (1 May 1919, ms.)
First string quartet, version for piano, 4 mains, (1921, Rouart, Lerolle et cie.)
Deux impromptus, for piano or harp, (1926, Senart)
Organ
Chorale (1904, ms.)
Grande marche nuptiale pour orgue (1904, Ed. Schola Cantorum)
Orchestral works
Andante religieux (1901, ms.)
Âmes d'enfants, orchestration of work for «piano et 6 petites mains» (1921, Senart)
Journal de bord, Suite symphonique (1927, Ed. Salabert)
Légende pour violoncelle et orchestre (1929, Ed. Salabert)
Concerto pour piano et orchestre (1931, Ed. Salabert), (reduction for 2 pianos, 1932, Senart)
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 | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | -63 | 6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 15 studio albums)
Albums · 15
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:06:46
1Danze : I. Danza morbida9:042Danze : II. Danza scherzosa4:423Danze : III. Danza ténera6:234Danze : IV. Danza animata8:265Paysages: I. Maritime4:446Paysages: II. Terrestre6:187Poèmes Intimes: I. En Islande4:178Poèmes Intimes: II. Preludio con fughetta4:449Poèmes Intimes: III. Au Fil de l'eau5:5010Poèmes Intimes: IV. Recueillement5:3411Poèmes Intimes: V. La Maison du matin6:441996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:24:48
Disc 11Journal de bord: Quart de 8 à 128:402Journal de bord: Quart de 12 à 46:473Journal de bord: Quart de 4 à 88:124Âmes d'enfants: Pures5:105Âmes d'enfants: Naïves5:196Âmes d'enfants: Mystérieuses7:13Disc 21Légende, violoncelle & orchestre14:172Concerto pour piano: Lent – Modéré – Animé10:283Concerto pour piano: Très lent9:004Concerto pour piano: Très animé9:422003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 2:39:27
Disc 11Polyphème: Act I: Introduction3:012Polyphème: Act I Tableau 1: Scene 1: Nymphes des bois et des rivières (Un Sylvain, Une Nymphe, Choeur)18:363Polyphème: Act I Tableau 1: Scene 2: Ah! c'est toi, mon petit (Polyphème, Lycas)6:414Polyphème: Act I Tableau 1: Interlude4:585Polyphème: Act I Tableau 2: Scene 1: Elle dort… (Polyphème, Galatee)21:53Disc 26Polyphème: Act II: Introduction2:527Polyphème: Act II Tableau 3: Scene 1: Il est loin maintenant (Galatée)4:308Polyphème: Act II Tableau 3: Scene 1: J'ai du garder la ferme, ou le travail est rude (Galatée, Acis)4:309Polyphème: Act II Tableau 3: Scene 1: Tiens, mords a meme (Galatee, Acis, Lycas)12:0510Polyphème: Act III: Prelude3:5911Polyphème: Act III Tableau 4: Oh! qui m'enlèvera mon éternel ennui! (Polyphème)7:3212Polyphème: Act III Tableau 4: Scene 2: Lycas! (Polyphème, Lycas)7:50Disc 313Polyphème: Act IV Tableau 5: Scene 1: Mes cheveux sont défaits…(Acis, Galatée)8:3914Polyphème: Act IV Tableau 5: Scene 2: Nymphes des bois, nymphes des eaux (Acis, Galatée, Nymph, Choeur)9:4915Polyphème: Act IV Tableau 5: Scene 3: Les feux du jour sont apaisés (Choeur)12:2816Polyphème: Act IV Tableau 5: Scene 4: Que fais-tu? (Acis, Galatée, Polyphème)9:5217Polyphème: Act IV Tableau 5: Scene 5: Il est parti…(Galatée)5:3418Polyphème: Act IV Tableau 5: Scene 6: Lycas!… Lycas!…(Polyphème, Lycas)14:382004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:00:26
15 Robaiyats: No. 1. Chaque matin (Each Morning)1:3025 Robaiyats: No. 2. Pourquoi (Why?)2:0035 Robaiyats: No. 3. Nuit. Silence (Night. Silence)2:1245 Robaiyats: No. 4. Quand tu chancelles sous le poids de la douleur (When You Waver Under the Weight of Sorrow)1:4555 Robaiyats: No. 5. Serviteurs, n'apportez pas les lampes (Servants, Do Not Bring the Lamps)1:466La Flûte de Pan: No. 1. Invention de la flûte6:187La Flûte de Pan: No. 2. Don de la flûte2:398La Flûte de Pan: No. 3. Le Signal de la flûte2:169La Flûte de Pan: No. 4. Le Retour de la flûte10Fontaines: No. 1. Hommage a la fontaine2:0411Fontaines: No. 2. De bon matin0:4112Fontaines: No. 3. Offrande1:1413Fontaines: No. 4. Reste1:0914Fontaines: No. 5. L'antique fontaine2:5015L'Offrande Lyrique: No. 1. Cueille cette frêle fleur2:3716L'Offrande Lyrique: No. 2. Si tu ne parles pas2:4717L'Offrande Lyrique: No. 3. Si le jour est passé2:5218L'Offrande Lyrique: No. 4. A mes côtés il est venu1:5319L'Offrande Lyrique: No. 5. Oui, je te sais2:5420L'Offrande Lyrique: No. 6. Lumiere!2:4921Douceur du Soir2:3922Soir sur la Mer8:0523Image2:33242 Chansons: No. 1. Le roi Loudivic1:00252 Chansons: No. 2. Chanson du barde1:53Quatuor / Quintette Avec Piano
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:14:13
1Quintette Pour Piano Et Cordes: Clair Et Joyeux (Assez Animé)10:342Quintette Pour Piano Et Cordes: Calme Et Paisible (Lent)7:543Quintette Pour Piano Et Cordes: Alerte Et Décidé (Assez Animé)6:544Quintette Pour Piano Et Cordes: Ardent Et Fier (Modéré)9:215Quatuor À Cordes: Lent: Allegro12:316Quatuor À Cordes: Calme8:497Quatuor À Cordes: Vite Et Léger; Modéré7:138Quatuor À Cordes: Lent; Allegro Molto10:572007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:05:12
1Hymne en l'honneur d'une sainte6:222Panis angelicus3:233Mass in D Minor: Kyrie4:114Mass in D Minor: Gloria7:095Mass in D Minor: Sanctus2:376Mass in D Minor: Benedictus3:377Mass in D Minor: Agnus Dei4:418Ave verum4:559Dans la montagne: No. 1. L'appel de la cloche2:2310Dans la montagne: No. 2. La Route1:5211Dans la montagne: No. 3. Un jeune sapin se balance3:1412Dans la montagne: No. 4. Soir2:5513Dans la montagne: No. 5. Nuit2:5214Ave Maria2:3515Regina coeli8:2916Marche nuptiale3:57Sonate pour violoncelle et piano / Trio pour violon, violoncelle et piano
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:10:25
1Sonate pour violoncelle et piano : I. Allegro12:092Sonate pour violoncelle et piano : II. Adagio8:043Sonate pour violoncelle et piano : III. Vif9:584Trio pour violon, violoncelle et piano : I. Modérément animé12:015Trio pour violon, violoncelle et piano : II. Lent8:026Trio pour violon, violoncelle et piano : III. Très vif4:567Trio pour violon, violoncelle et piano : IV. Très vif7:478Largo, pour violoncelle et piano7:282009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:04:04
1Élégies: I. Désir5:132Élégies: II. Dans le parc3:523Élégies: III. Soir3:354Élégies: IV. Arrière-saison3:585Trois Mélodies: I. Douceur du soir5:476Trois Mélodies: II. Mains lasses2:317Trois Mélodies: III. L'Espoir luit4:398L'Offrande lyrique: I. Cueilles cette frèle fleur2:399L'Offrande lyrique: II. Si tu ne parles pas2:3110L'Offrande lyrique: III. Si le jour est passé3:0811L'Offrande lyrique: IV. À mes côtes il est venu s'asseoir..1:5212L'Offrande lyrique: V. Oui, je le sais bien...2:2913L'Offrande lyrique: VI. Lumière...!2:4014Fontaines: I. Hommage à la fontaine1:5515Fontaines: II. De bon matin0:4316Fontaines: III. Offrande1:1717Fontaines: IV. Reste1:0718Fontaines: V. L'Antique Fontaine2:3619Image2:2720Trois Noëls: I. La Plainte d'Adam3:1721Trois Noëls: II. La Mauvaise Auberge2:1522Trois Noëls: III. L'Adoration des bergers3:332010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:08:32
1Trio à cordes: 1er Mouvement7:402Trio à cordes: Lent6:533Trio à cordes: Animé4:124Trio à cordes: Très animé5:165Deux Impromptus pour harpe: Lent5:476Deux Impromptus pour harpe: Animé3:327Suite en duo: Préambule (Modéré)1:508Suite en duo: Modéré3:509Suite en duo: Assez lent5:1210Suite en duo: Dans à onze temps (Très animé)3:3711Quintette pour flûte, harpe et cordes: Assez animé5:2712Quintette pour flûte, harpe et cordes: Animé5:4613Quintette pour flûte, harpe et cordes: Assez lent5:2614Quintette pour flûte, harpe et cordes: Très animé4:042012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:10:01
1Âmes d'enfants (version for piano 6 hands): I. Pures4:072Âmes d'enfants (version for piano 6 hands): II. Naïves4:543Âmes d'enfants (version for piano 6 hands): III. Mystérieuses5:204Premier Anniversaire5:335Air varié3:326Habanera3:517Évocation5:168Églogue3:449Trois Chansons bretonnes: No. 1. La Rencontre2:2210Trois Chansons bretonnes: No. 2. L'Aveu2:1111Trois Chansons bretonnes: No. 3. La Mort4:4712Piano Concerto: I. Lent - Modéré - Animé9:2913Piano Concerto: II. Très lent6:0914Piano Concerto: III. Très animé8:462012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:00:21
1Suite en duo (version for violin and piano): I. Préambule1:502Suite en duo (version for violin and piano): I. Modéré3:303Suite en duo (version for violin and piano): III. Assez lent5:074Suite en duo (version for violin and piano): IV. Dans à onze temps. Très animé3:305Air varié4:186Habanera3:587Évocation5:198Églogue4:5895 Poèmes intimes: 1. En Islande4:33105 Poèmes intimes: 2. Preludio con fughetta4:51115 Poèmes intimes: 3. Au fil de l'eau5:11125 Poèmes intimes: 4. Recueillement6:30135 Poèmes intimes: 5. La Maison du matin6:462018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:13:03
1Piano Quintet: I. Clair et joyeux9:292Piano Quintet: II. Calme et paisible7:583Piano Quintet: III. Alerte et decidé6:554Piano Quintet: IV. Ardent et fier9:095String Quartet No. 1: I. Lent. Allegro12:106String Quartet No. 1: II. Calme8:327String Quartet No. 1: III. Vite et léger. Modéré7:348String Quartet No. 1: IV. Lent. Allegro molto11:162019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:09:09
1La Flûte de Pan: I. Invention de la flûte6:002La Flûte de Pan: II. Don de la flûte2:533La Flûte de Pan: III. Le Signel de la flûte2:024La Flûte de Pan: IV. Le Retour de la flûte2:455Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto et violoncelle: I. Clair et joyeux9:456Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto et violoncelle: II. Calme et paisible8:217Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto et violoncelle: III. Alerte et décidé6:498Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto et violoncelle: IV. Ardent et fier8:519Quintette pour harpe, flûte, violin, alto et violoncelle: I. Assez animé5:2410Quintette pour harpe, flûte, violin, alto et violoncelle: II. Animé6:4211Quintette pour harpe, flûte, violin, alto et violoncelle: III. Assez lent sans trainer5:2612Quintette pour harpe, flûte, violin, alto et violoncelle: IV. Très animé4:11Échos Du Temps (Voyage À Travers la Musique Française Du 20e Siècle Pour Flûte Et Harpe)
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:04
1Sonate No. 1, For Flute And Harp: I. Allegro Moderato6:512Sonate No. 1, For Flute And Harp: II. Andante Con Moto6:203Sonate No. 1, For Flute And Harp: III. Allegro Vivo3:064Sonate No. 1, For Flute And Harp: IV. Adagio - Presto3:185Divertissement Grec Op. 23, For Flute And Harp: I. Lydienne4:546Divertissement Grec Op. 23, For Flute And Harp: II. Dorienne3:427Divertissement Grec Op. 23, For Flute And Harp: III. Phrygienne4:008Pavane À Cinq Temps, For Flute And Harp4:359Suite En Duo, For Flute And Harp: I. Preambule: Modéré2:3510Suite En Duo, For Flute And Harp: II. Modéré4:0611Suite En Duo, For Flute And Harp: III. Assez Lenz5:5212Suite En Duo, For Flute And Harp: IV. Dans A Onze Temps: Tres Anime3:452024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:04:20
1Cello Sonata: I. Allegro11:522Cello Sonata: II. Adagio8:073Cello Sonata: III. Vif10:344Cello Sonata in A minor: I. Capriccio. Allegro moderato6:065Cello Sonata in A minor: II. Intermezzo. Allegro4:396Cello Sonata in A minor: III. Rondo. Molto vivace3:527Cello Sonata in F-sharp minor: I. Allegro moderato9:048Cello Sonata in F-sharp minor: II. Nocturne6:079Cello Sonata in F-sharp minor: III. Allegro vivo3:59
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jean Cras head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | -63 | 6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Officer of the Legion of Honour | won |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Crasbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Cras
Why this artist is in the database
- List of composers by name
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Unidentified photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1685459 · MusicBrainz: dd8b965d-7e2a-421b-88ed-d38918aa7407
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