Études artistiques, Op.42
Étude · Op. 42
Benjamin Godard 1849–1895
Étude
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Op. 42
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Themes & character
Artistic studies·Technique through character·French pedagogy·Concert-worthy
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 42
- Form
- Étude
About the piece
Artistic studies, the title marking the distinction Godard wanted to draw between mechanical exercise and study pieces with genuine musical substance.
The idea was well established by his time, running from Chopin's etudes through Heller's collections, and reflects a nineteenth century consensus that technique separated from expression produces players who can move their fingers and nothing else.
The composer
Benjamin Godard
1849–1895
Benjamin Louis Paul Godard was a French violinist and Romantic-era composer of Jewish extraction, best known for his opera Jocelyn. Godard composed eight operas, five symphonies, two piano and two violin concertos, string quartets, sonatas for violin and piano, piano pieces and etudes, and more than a hundred songs. He died at the age of 45 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) of tuberculosis and was buried in the family tomb in Taverny in the French department of Val-d'Oise.
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