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JEANNE GAUTIER (ASNIÈRES, 18 SEPTEMBER, 1898 – NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, 6 JANUARY, 1974)

Jeanne Charlotte Gautier was born in Asnières on September 18, 1898. She studied violin in Paris in the class of Henri Berthelier. He distinguished himself at a young age, winning the “Petits Prodiges” gold medal at the Paris Conservatory in 1908. Prior to the First World War, and still at the Paris Conservatory, Gautier became friends with the cellist André Levy with whom she created the Trio de France about forty years later. Both obtained their Premier Prix in 1914. Gautier married the Cuban composer Joaquín Nin (1879-1949); this relationship helped develop her interest and knowledge for Spanish music. Nin Jardin de Lindaraja, Dialogue pour piano et violon (1926) is dedicated to Gautier. In one of her appearances in a musical society in Paris, in May 1927, she performed a transcription of Nin’s Cantos populares españolas with the composer at the piano. In 1929 they made several recordings for the Odeon. In March 1937 she played Pastorales pour violon et orchester (1919) by the French composer Aimé Kunc (1887-1958) with the Orchester Colonne conducted by Paul Paray. Gautier moved to Australia in 1939 after a tour of the ABC Concert and stayed there for several years. In 1942 she was appointed to the Conservatory of the University of Melbourne where she taught young Beryl Kimber, Leonard Dommett and many Australian violinists of the same generation. Gauthier is one of the main examples of the direct influence of the French school in Australia. For a short period after the Second World War, Gautier moved to California, where she collaborated with Igor Fëdorovič Stravinskij at the Duo Concertante for violin and piano and at the transcription of Ballade from Le baiser de la fée, 1947. Shortly after the war, the French composer Claude Arrieu (1903-1990) introduced her to the young pianist Geneviève Joy: it was the beginning of a musical friendship; the artists gave a series of concerts in Germany. In the fifties, Jeanne Gautier, Geneviève Joy and André Levy founded a trio called ‘Trio de France’, whose activity was largely dedicated to French and contemporary music. Gautier continued her intense teaching career in France. She was appointed to the National Conservatory of Lyon in October 1952, and a year later, in addition, she was in charge of the chamber music course. She lived in Paris. She retired in July 1968. Due to health problems, she was forced to sell her violin to pay for medical expenses.

TRACKLIST

1. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Ave Maria Odeon O-4045 a Ki 1087-1
2. Chant Hindou (Rimsky-Korsakov) Odeon O-4045 b Ki 1088-4
3. Chants d’ Espagne (Joaquín Nin – Kochansky) Chanson Murcienne with Joaquin Nin Odeon 166. 090 1605-1
4. Chants d’ Espagne (Joaquín Nin – Kochansky) Montagnarde chant de Castille Odeon 166. 090 KI 1603-2
5. Danse Ibérienne (Joaquín Nin) with Joaquin Nin and Mme Argentina, castagnettes et jeu de talons Odeon 188. 756  KI 3628-3  3629-1
6. Sonate pour violon et piano in G Major, M. 77 I. Allegretto (Ravel) with Yvonne Lefebure (piano)
7. Sonate pour violon et piano in G Major, M. 77 II. Moderato Blues (Ravel) with Yvonne Lefebure (piano)
8. Sonate pour violon et piano in G Major, M. 77 III. Allegro Perpetuum mobile (Ravel) with Yvonne Lefebure (piano)
9. Trio Pour Piano, Violon Et Violoncelle In A Minor, M.67 I. Modéré (Fauré) with Geneviève Joy and André-Levy
10. Trio Pour Piano, Violon Et Violoncelle In A Minor, M.67 II. Pantoum. Assez Vite (Fauré) with Geneviève Joy and André-Levy
11. Trio Pour Piano, Violon Et Violoncelle In A Minor, M.67 III. Passacaille. Très Large (Fauré) with Geneviève Joy and André-Levy
12. Trio Pour Piano, Violon Et Violoncelle In A Minor, M.67 IV. Final. Animé (Fauré) with Geneviève Joy and André-Levy
13. Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle in D Minor, Op. 120 I. Allegro non troppo (Fauré) with Geneviève Joy and André-Levy
14. Trio Pour Piano, Violon Et Violoncelle In D Minor, Op. 120 II. Andantino (Fauré) with Geneviève Joy and André-Levy
15. Trio Pour Piano, Violon Et Violoncelle In D Minor, Op. 120 III. Finale. Allegro Vivo (Fauré) with Geneviève Joy and André-Levy