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Joseph-Édouard Risler (23 February 187322 July 1929) was a French pianist.〔From French Wikipedia〕 == Biography == Risler was born in Baden-Baden (Germany) of a German mother and an Alsatian father. He studied under Louis Diémer, Théodore Dubois and Émile Decombes at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1883 to 1890. He was recorded by Theo Wangemann at the 1889 Paris Expo, one of the first musical recordings.〔Stephan Puille, ("Prince Bismarck and Count Moltke Before the Recording Horn: The Edison Phonograph in Europe, 1889-1890" ) Thomas Edison National Historical Park. Translated by Patrick Feaster. German original (with foreword): ("Fürst Bismarck und Graf Moltke vor dem Aufnahmetrichter: Der Edison-Phonograph in Europa, 1889-1890" ) Retrieved February 5, 2012〕 In 1891 he became a good friend of Emmanuel Chabrier and visited and corresponded with the older composer.〔Delage R. ''Emmanuel Chabrier.'' Fayard, Paris, 1999.〕 He then completed his studies in Germany with Klindworth, d'Albert and Stavenhagen. He was the répétiteur at the Festpielhaus, Bayreuth in 1896. He soon made a mark on the music world as one of the important French pianists of his time, open to the music of his time as well as the romantic German repertoire. He gave several major cycles: the 32 sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven from October to December 1905, at the Salle Pleyel, the complete works of Frédéric Chopin and ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'' of Johann Sebastian Bach. From 1906, Risler devoted much time to teaching and became professor at the Paris Conservatoire in 1923. He married Émilie Girette, an amateur singer for whom Gabriel Fauré had written several of his songs. He corresponded regularly with Reynaldo Hahn and played in the première of the Sonatine in C major of Hahn in April 1908, at the Salle Érard. He died in Paris in 1929. Emmanuel Chabrier dedicated his ''Bourrée fantasque'' to him,〔Risler made an arrangement of the piece for two pianos, four hands, premiered by him and Cortot on 11 May 1911.〕 and Enrique Granados the ''Coloquio en la reja'', extract of ''Goyescas''. Risler made a piano transcription of Richard Strauss's ''Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks''.〔A live recording by Francesco Libetta, given on 26 July 2002 at the La Roque d'Antheron International Piano Festival, was issued on VAI DVD 4375.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Édouard Risler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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