Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont Born Caen 1.3.1878 Died 1.8.1914
The son of Achille Dupont an organist, from whom he received his first music education. He later enrolled at the Paris Conservatoire where he became a pupil of Charles-Marie Widor, Andre Gedalge and Jules Massenet. He came second in The Prix de Rome, beating Ravel into third place. He won the prestigious Sonzogno prize in Milan with his first opera, 'La Cabrera'. For most of his adult life he suffered from ill health (TB) which prevented him taking up any official post.
Orchestral
Hymne a Aphrodite symphonic poem
Chante de la destinee symphonic poem 1907 pub. by Heugel & Cie
Chamber
Peome for piano and string quartet pub. by Heugel & Cie
Jour de Printemps for violin and piano 1905 pub. by Alphonse Leduc
String quartet
Piano
La Maison dans les Dunes 10 pieces; pub. by Heugel & Cie
1. Dans le dunes
2. Voiles sur l'eau
3. La maison sur du sosouvenir
4. Mon frere le vent et ma soeur la pluie
5. Malancolie du bonheur
6. Le soleil se joue dans les vagues
7. Le soir dans le pins
8. Le briossement de la mer, la nuit
9. Clair d'etoiles
10. Houles
Deux, Air de ballet 1895
Feuillets d'album; Valse, Fughette, Berceuse, Air de danser. pub. by E Gallet 1897
Les Heures dolentes 14 pieces; 1904
1. Epigraph
2. Le Soir tombe dans la chambre
3. Du Soleil au jardin
4. Chanson de la pluie
5. Apres-midi de dimanche
6. Le Medicin
7. Une amie est venue avec des fleures
8. La Chanson au vent
9. Au coin du feu
10. Coquetteries
11. La mort rode
12.Des enfants jouent dans le jardin
13. Nuit blanche-hallunicasions
14. Calme
Song
Poems d'Automne; ( All symbolist poets) pub by Astruc et Cie 1904
1. Si j'ai aime words by Henri de Regnier
2. Ophelia words by Arthur Rimbaud
3. Au temps de la mort des marjolaines words by Stuart Merrill
4. La Fontaine de pitie words by Henri Bataille
5. La Neige words by Paul Verlaine
6. Le Silence de l'eau words by Fernand Gregh
7. Douceur du Soir! words by Georges Rodenbach
8. Sur le vieux banc words by leon Dierx
Chansons normandes; Les Marchandes defleurs, Feuilles Morts, Ronde du lilas etde la Rose. for 2 voices, female choir and piano. words by Emile Blemont. pub by Alphonse Leduc
Mandoline words by Paul Verlaine1901 pub. by Alphonse Laduc
Le Foyer words by Paul Verlaine pub. by Alphonse Leduc
Le Jour des Mortes words by George Vanour pub. by E Demets
Monsieur Destin words by G. Vanour
La Chanson de Myrrha words by F Breissier
A la nuit words by Auguste Lacaussade
En aimant! words by Paul Armande Silvestre
Les effarcs words by Arthur Rimbaud pub. by E Demets
Crepuscule d'ete words by C Perin
Chanson des noisettes words by Tristan Klingsor
Beziers
2 Melodies words by Jean Richepin
2 poems; Pieusement, O triste, tritste. words by Emile Verhaeren & Paul Verlaine pub. by Heugel & Cie
2 poems; Chanson, Serenade a Ninon 1910 words by Alfred de Musset pub. by Heugel & Cie
Les Carless words by Jean Richepin
Chanson des six petits oiseaux words by Jean Richepin
Organ
Piece en forme de Canon 1897 pub. by Aplhonse Leduc
Elevation 1902 pub. by H.Delpine
Meditation pub. by Alphonse Laduc
Offertore pub. by Les Editions Outremontara
Sortie-coral in E major pub. by H.Delepine
Voice & Orchestra
Clarisse Harlowe for choir and orchestra
Alcyone - cantata 1902
Hymn to Aphrodite for choir and orchestra
Opera
La Cabrera 1902
La Glu pub. by Heugel & Cie
La Farce du Cuvier pub. by Heugel & Ciel
Autar pub. by Huegel & Cie 1914
QuotePeome
Featuring Peter Sellers, no doubt ;)
Don't get the Peter Sellers quip but then I was never a fan.
Apologies, Giles. I was referring to his mangling of English/French in the Pink Panther films - I'm assuming that Peome is a misspelling of 'Poème' - and that Sellers would probably have mis-pronounced it as 'Perme' - as in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc_Ycnqm1Cc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc_Ycnqm1Cc)
And with that, back to Mr Bridge...
Never seen PP and for the record, I am dyslexit.
Me two.
See this:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8546573--gabriel-dupont-complete-symphonic-works (New)
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8077516--dupont-g-la-cabrera
(Artistically and acoustically of the usual Bongiovanni level, but, at least, it's a live recording of a concert - and not of a staged performance. Singers are rather OK and the chorus is so so la la - The extended liner notes are excellent).
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7969086--dupont-poeme-la-maison-dans-les-dunes
and several other CDs with Dupont's piano music and songs...
His "Poème" (quintet for piano and strings) is a gorgeous and monumental piece. It has an extremely dramatic first movement and is in the style of César Franck's Piano Quintet, but with more daring harmonies. Highly recommendable!
I once recorded his opera "Antar" from Deutschlands Radio Kultur. Can't see it anymore in the downloads archive, but if anyone is interested, I can upload it again. This title is still on cpo's waiting list.
There was already a discussion on this composer in an earlier thread, as far as I can remember.
In this recording of Antar, the interlude to Act III is apparently omitted.