Marcel Labey 1875-1968

[giles.enders]

Marcel Labey  Born 6.8.1875  Le Versinet  Died  25.11.1968 Nancy

His father was a magistrate and Marcel initially studied law, gaining a doctorate.  Always musical he then studied music at La Schola Cantorum, Paris.  His teachers were Breitner, Delaborde,  Lenormande and the college principal, d'Indy.  He also studied organ under Guilmant.  On d'Indy's death he became director of La Schola. As a composer he is regarded as one of d'Indy's disciples.  Apart from composition, he was a conductor and also a teacher of piano.

Orchestral

Symphony No.1  Op.6  1904
Symphony No.2 in A major  Op.10  1908
Symphony No.3  Op.32  1933  dedicated to d'Indy
Symphony No.4  Op.40  1940
Overture to a drama  Op.20  1920
Symphonic Fantasia  Op.3  1900
Symphonic Poem:  'The Monk Knight and Devils in the Abbey'  Op.15
Suite Champetre (Country Suite)  Op.24  1923
Eglogue  Op.44  1943
Triptyque symphonique; Anxiety, Nostalgia, Hope and Joy   Op.50  1947
Symphonietta   1950
String symphony  Op.57  1954
Paysages Marins  Op.55  1952
Lied for cello and orchestra  Op.19 1920
Poeme for piano and orchestra  1957

Chamber

Piano quintet  Op.31  1929
Piano quartet in G minor Op.12  1911 pub. by Durand
Piano trio  Op.22  1922   pub. by Senart
Piano trio in D minor  Op.33  1937   Pub. by Senart
Violin sonata in D minor  Op.5  1901   pub. by E Baudoux
Violin sonata  Op.29  1924  pub. by Rouart
Violin sonata  Op.54  1951   pub. by Rouart
Violin sonata  Op.59  1954
Viola sonata in C major  Op.7  1905   pub. by E Demets
Barcarolle for violin and piano  Op.25  1923
Serious and Gay for violin and piano  Op.64
Viola sonata in C 1904   pub. by Eschig
Cello sonata  Op.46  1944
Air and dance, Story for cello and piano  Op.36
String sextet  Op.61  1959
String quartet in A minor Op.17  1919   pub. by Durand et Fils
String quartet   Op.51  1948
String trio  Op.42  1929
String trio  1942
Wind quintet  Op.24  1922   pub. by Rouart
Suite for clarinet, oboe and bassoon  Op.47  1944
Andante for flute, viola, cello and harp  Op.63
Flute and piano:  Pastorale and dance.  Op.18  1920   pub. by Sporck
Cantilene for four flutes  Op.43

 
Piano

Sonata  Op.1  1899
Petite ronde sur une chanson  Op.8  1904
La Dans au bard du lac  1910
Suite; Prelude, scherzo, interlude, finale  Op.13  1914
Six pieces; In the flower meadow, dance, serious reflection, round, under the big trees, promenade. Op.21  1921
Sonatine  Op.38  1939
Prelude and scherzo  Op.23  1922
Three melodies  1923
Two melodies  1922
Preludes: Allegre, dreamer, mischevious, melancholy, reckless, ardent, conclusive.  Op.48  1944
Berceuse  Op.49  1945
Piano - 4 hands  Op.16/1 For Elaine  Op.16/2 To France

Zither and Harpsichord

Two dances  Op.56

Organ

Des pieces for piano and organ; Offertory, Rise.  1913

Song

Rondel for voice and piano  words by Clement Marot  1898
La Dans au bord de l'eau 'Dance Lake'  for voice, piano and strinq quartet in B flat words by Cyprien Halgan  Op.11  1911

Opera

Berangere, liturgical drama  1911

[eschiss1]

I've seen the Op.5 violin sonata (without Op.#), the viola sonata (likewise) and the string quartet op17 @IMSLP but nothing else by him yet... thanks.

[Alan Howe]

Can't find any recordings...

[Gareth Vaughan]

Maybe of some interest... BL has Henry Wood's score of the Overture to a Drama, and RAM has the cello/piano score of his Lied for Cello & orchestra. Fleisher has score and parts of the latter.

[eschiss1]

I find one so far - a CD with a 2.5 minute Pastorale for flute and harp (http://www.worldcat.org/title/musique-francaise/oclc/42619162)...