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Charles Kœchlin

Charles-Louis-Eugène Koechlin (French: [ʃaʁl lwi øʒɛn keklɛ̃]; 27 November 1867 – 31 December 1950), commonly known as Charles Koechlin, was a French composer, teacher and musicologist. Among his better known works is Les Heures persanes, a set of piano pieces based on the novel Vers Ispahan by Pierre Loti and The Seven Stars Symphony, a 7 movement symphony where each movement is themed around a different film star (all Silent era stars) who were popular at the time of the piece's writing (1933).

He was a political radical all his life and a passionate enthusiast for such diverse things as medieval music, The Jungle Book of Rudyard Kipling, Johann Sebastian Bach, film stars (especially Lilian Harvey and Ginger Rogers), traveling, stereoscopic photography and socialism. He once said: "The artist needs an ivory tower, not as an escape from the world, but as a place where he can view the world and be himself. This tower is for the artist like a lighthouse shining out across the world."

Birth and Death Data: Born November 27, 1867 (16th arrondissement of Paris), Died December 31, 1950 (Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-6202 12-in. 5/18/1908 Si tu le veux Emma Eames Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BS-83174 10-in. 7/3/1934 Le thé Conrad Thibault Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Gramophone 0B6680 10-in. 5/6/1933 L'hiver (Winter) Povla Frijsh ; Elof‏ Nielsen Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4854 10-in. 5/4/1934 Si tu le veux Joseph Benvenuti ; Joseph Rogatchewsky Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kœchlin, Charles," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102573.

Kœchlin, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102573.

"Kœchlin, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102573

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