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Demersseman Jules-Auguste Edouard
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Concert Solo n°6 for flute and piano in E Major, No 6, Op. 82
Concert Solo n°6 for flute and piano in E Major, No 6, Op. 82
J. Demersseman: "Solo de Concert No 6" (Sixième Solo de Concert) for flute and piano, Op. 82 was written most likely around the 1860s. The piece was first published posthumously in 1884 by Richault in Paris.
The piece is also known as "Concerto Italien" since Demersseman used a Neapolitan folk song in the middle movement. The work concludes with a spirited Saltarello, a lively Italian dance.
Demersseman was a student of Jean-Louis Tulou and shared his teacher's disdain for the modern "Boehm system" flute. Consequently, this piece was written for the "simple system" flute, focusing on extreme technical agility, rapid articulations, and wide intervallic leaps. Nevertheless, Demersseman was also one of the first French composers to write music for the newly developed saxophone, thanks to his close friendship with Adolphe Sax.
During the late 1850s, Demersseman was a star soloist in Paris, known for his "velocity, lightness, and ardour". In 1859, he composed the operetta La Princesse Kaïka. He died at the young age of 33 in December 1866, presumably from tuberculosis.
Seoul virtuosi orchestra, Patrick Gallois (conductor), 2017, concert at the Seoul Arts Center
6ieme Solo de Concert
Demersseman Jules-Auguste Edouard
Jules Auguste Demersseman (1833-1866) was a brilliant French flute virtuoso and composer of the Romantic era. Known during his lifetime as the "Sarasate of the Flute," he was celebrated for his staggering technical velocity and his role as a pioneer for the newly invented saxophone.
Born in Bernaville, France, near the Belgian border, he went to study flute with Jean-Louis Tulou at the Conservatoire de Paris at age 11. He was a phenomenal student, winning the prestigious Premier Prix (First Prize) for flute at just 12 years old.
He rapidly established a massive reputation as a soloist in Paris, known for a style characterized by "fire, lightness, and extreme brilliance." His compositions were primarily "showpieces" designed to display this agility.
Even though he did not favor the modern type of transverse flute designed by Theobald Böhm (which cost him a professorship at the Conservatoire de Paris), Demersseman was one of the first French composers to write music for saxophone. He was only 33 years old when he died, presumably from tuberculosis.