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ALINE VAN BARENTZEN (BORN ALINE HOYLE; SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 17 JULY 1897 – PARIS, FRANCE, 30 OCTOBER, 1981)

 

 

 

 

Van Berentzen was born in Somerville, Massachusetts and gave her first concert at the age of four. At a young age, her mother took her to Paris to pursue formal music training. At age seven, she played Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and, at nine, she entered the Conservatoire de Paris. There, her teachers were Marguerite Long, Mrs. Marcou and Élie-Miriam Delaborde. In 1909, at only eleven years of age, she was awarded a First Prize at the Paris Conservatory piano competition, a record that still holds today (Le Matin 10 July 1909):

Of all, Miss Van Barentzen indisputably distinguished herself by her age (eleven years eleven months) and her impeccable technique. It is assured that for the comprehension of musical texts, she still has much to learn, but that this being acquired outside the Conservatory, it is only justice that she left it without more dwelling on it. (Georges Cochet).

She then continued her training with Heirich Barth and Ernst von Dohnanyi in Berlin, where she also met young Arthur Rubinstein and Wilhelm Kempff. She completed her training in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky.

She eventually settled in Paris, where she was surrounded by many prominent musicians and composers of the time. She played works by Enesco, Poulenc, Messiaen, Roussel and Heitor Villa-Lobos. On 24 October 1927, she premiered Villa-Lobos’ Chôros No. 8 (composed in 1925 for two pianos and orchestra) at the Concerts Colonne in Paris with Tomás Teran, under the direction of the composer.

She gave concerts throughout Europe and recorded for His Master’s Voice.

In the early 1930s, she applied for and obtained French citizenship, remaining in Paris through the Occupation.

Van Barentzen taught throughout her life, first at the University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música (Argentina). In 1954, she was appointed professor of piano at the Paris Conservatory, a position she held until 1967. Among her pupils were Jean-Philippe Collard, Bernard Job and Cyprien Katsaris.

She premiered works by Henri Martelli (Fantaisie sur un thème malgache, 1946), Florent Schmitt (Hasards, 1943), and Villa-Lobos’ (A prole do bebe n°2, Chôros No. 8, 1925).

She also composed for piano under her birth name, Aline Hoyle.

She died in the 16th arrondissement of Paris on 30 October 1981.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Beethoven / Aline Van Barentzen – Sonate N° 14 “Clair De Lune” / Sonate N° 8 “Pathétique”

Label: La Voix De Son Maître – FBLP 1032

Format: Vinyl, LP, 10″

Country: France

Released: 1953

Genre: Classical

Style: Classical

Sonate N° 14 En Ut Dièse Mineur, Op. 27 N° 2 “Clair De Lune”

A1 1er Mouvement: Adagio Sostenuto

A2 2e Mouvement: Allegretto

A3 3e Mouvement: Presto Agitato

Sonate N° 8 En Ut Mineur, Op. 13 N° 13 “Pathétique”

B1 1er Mouvement: Grave – Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio

B2 2e Mouvement: Adagio Cantabile

B3 3e Mouvement: Rondo (Allegro)

Recorded At – Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Printed By – Carron & Cie

Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven

Illustration – Vecou

Piano [Gaveau] – Aline Van Barentzen

Sleeve Notes – Serge Berthoumieux

Price Code: Artistique

 

Beethoven – Aline van Barentzen – Appassionata Sonate N° 23 En Fa Mineur Op. 57 / Aurore Sonate N° 21 En Ut Majeur Op. 53

Aurore Sonate N° 21 En Ut Majeur Op. 53

A1 1er Mouvement: Allegro Con Brio

A2 2e Mouvement: Introduzione (Adagio Molto)

A3 3e Mouvement: Rondo (Allegretto Moderato – Prestissimo)

Appassionata Sonate N° 23 En Fa Mineur Op. 57

B1 1er Mouvement: Allegro Assai

B2 2e Mouvement: Andante Con Moto

B3 3r Mouvement: Allegro Ma Non Troppo – Presto

Recorded At – Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Printed By – Carron & Cie

Artwork – Pierre Leroy (2)

Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano – Aline van Barentzen

Sleeve Notes – J.-M. Grenier