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Encyclopedia > Marguerite Long

Marguerite Long (November 13, 1874 - February 13, 1966) was a French pianist. is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...


Marguerite Marie-Charlotte Long was born in Nîmes. She studied with Henri Fissot at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in 1891, and privately with Antoine Marmontel. Marguerite Long gave the first performances of Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin and Piano Concerto in G major. From 1906 to 1940 she taught at the Paris Conservatoire, her students including Jacques Février,Willem Ibes and Samson François. Nîmes (Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a city and commune of southern France. ... Conservatoire de Paris, or Paris Conservatoire, has been central to the evolution of music in France and Western Europe. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Antoine-François Marmontel (July 16, 1816 - January 16, 1898) was a French pianist and teacher. ... Maurice Ravel. ... Le Tombeau de Couperin is a suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, composed between 1914 and 1917. ... Concerto in G major is a piano concerto by Maurice Ravel composed in the period of 1929–1931. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jacques Février (July 26, 1900 - September 2, 1979) was a French pianist. ... Samson François (May 18, 1924 - October 22, 1970) was a French pianist. ...


The Palestine-Armenian piano pedagogue, Ms. Zvart Sarkissian is one of the last surviving students of Marguerite Long. Some of her notable students include Abdel-Rahman El-Bacha (first-prize winner, 1978 Concours Reine Elisabeth de Belgique), Waleed Hourani, Maria da Penha (third-prize winner, 1945 Busoni Competition), Willem Ibes (Dutch pianist and lecturer at the University of Saint Johns, Minnesota) and Micheline Laudun Denis (Haitian-born pianist currently residing in Petion Ville, Haiti).


Bibliography

  • Dunoyer, Cecilia, Marguerite Long: a Life in French Music, 1874–1966, 1993) (with discography)
  • Long, Marguerite, Au piano avec Claude Debussy, 1960 (Eng. 1972)
  • —, Le Piano, 1959
  • —, La Petite Méthode de piano, 1963
  • —, Au piano avec Gabriel Fauré, 1963 (Eng. 1980)
  • Long, Marguerite and with Pierre Laumonier, Au piano avec Ravel, 1971 (Eng. 1973)
  • Weill, Janine, Marguerite Long: une vie fascinante, 1969

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