Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi
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Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (2 October 1877, Marseille
, France
1 February 1944, London
, England
) was a music writer and music critic of Greek
descent.
Calvocoressi studied music in Paris, however he was mostly self-educated. He also studied in the social sciences. He moved to London
in 1914 writing music criticism for French journals. He mastered the Russian language and was a fervent proponent of Russian music. He also was responsible for the translation of Russian and German songs into English and French. He was also a member of the Apaches
music society.
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
, France
France
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1 February 1944, London
London
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, England
England
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) was a music writer and music critic of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
descent.
Calvocoressi studied music in Paris, however he was mostly self-educated. He also studied in the social sciences. He moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1914 writing music criticism for French journals. He mastered the Russian language and was a fervent proponent of Russian music. He also was responsible for the translation of Russian and German songs into English and French. He was also a member of the Apaches
Les Apaches
Les Apaches or was a group of French musicians, writers and artists which formed around 1900. Members of the group included:* Edouard Benedictus, painter and composer* M.D...
music society.
Selected books
- La Musique russe (Paris, 1907)
- The Principles and Methods of Musical Criticism (London, 1923; rev. 1933)
- Musical Taste and How to Form It (London, 1925)
- Musicians’ Gallery: Music and Ballet in Paris and London (London, 1933)
- Masters of Russian Music (London, 1936), with Gerald AbrahamGerald AbrahamGerald Ernest Heal Abraham, CBE, FBA was an English musicologist; he was President of the Royal Musical Association, 1970-74.- Career :* Assistant Editor, Radio Times, 1935–39* Deputy Editor, The Listener, 1939–42...
.
Monographs
- LisztFranz LisztFranz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
(Paris, 1906) - MussorgskyModest MussorgskyModest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as 'The Five'. He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period...
(Paris, 1908) - GlinkaMikhail GlinkaMikhail Ivanovich Glinka , was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music...
(Paris, 1911) - SchumannRobert SchumannRobert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
(Paris, 1912) - DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
(London, 1941); - Mussorgsky (London, 1946), a new extensive biography of Mussorgsky posthumously published.
- Mussorgsky (London, 1956)