Boléro de concert

{{Infobox musical composition

| name = {{lang|fr|Boléro de concert}}

| type = Organ music

| composer = {{nowrap|Alfred Lefébure-Wély}}

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| caption =

| translation = Concert Bolero

| key = G minor

| opus = 166

| dedication = "À son élève Madame la Comtesse Bois de Mouzilly"

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The {{lang|fr|Boléro de concert}} (French: Concert Bolero), Op. 166, is a composition for harmonium or organ without pedal by Alfred Lefébure-Wély. It was first published in 1865. The composition was adapted for wind instruments.

History

Lefébure-Wély was a gifted pianist and organist who studied at the Paris Conservatoire from age 14, including composition with Fromental Halévy who was known for his operas. Lefébure-Wély held organist positions at several major churches in Paris, including the La Madeleine and Saint-Sulpice, Paris. He composed the {{lang|fr|Boléro de concert}} for a student, Comtesse Bois de Mouzilly who played the harmonium. It is suitable as a postlude (sortie) in church services. The composition was first published in 1865.

Recordings

In 1988, organist David Britton played {{lang|fr|Boléro de concert}} as part of an organ recital recording, with music by mostly French composers. It appears on a 2006 recording of music by Lefébure-Wély played and arranged by organist Joachim Enders and trumpeter Manfred Bockschweiger at the Klais organ in St. Wolfgang near Dieburg. Martin Setchell included the piece in a recording of French organ music, volume VII of the series Great Australasian Organs, played at the Rieger organ of Christchurch Town Hall, which was silenced by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. {{lang|fr|Boléro de concert}} was selected for the presentation of the new Rieger organ of the Vienna Cathedral in a recording with organist {{ill|Konstantin Reymaier|de}}.

References

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{{cite web

| last = Carson

| first = Ian

| url = https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W4361_GBAJY8825805

| title = Sortie, Boléro de Concert, Op 166

| website = Hyperion Records

| date = 1988

| access-date = 24 June 2021

}}

{{cite web

| last = Hübner

| first = Paul

| url = https://magazin.klassik.com/reviews/reviews.cfm?TASK=REVIEW&RECID=8574&REID=5440

| title = Bravourstücke aus der Kirche geholt

| website = magazin.klassik.com

| date = 5 September 2006

| language = de

| access-date = 24 June 2021

}}

{{cite web

| last = Setchell

| first = Martin

| url = https://www.pipelinepress.com/great-australasian-organs-vii.html

| title = Great Australasian Organs VII

| website = pipelinepress.com

| date = 2010

| access-date = 24 June 2021

}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/die-neue-orgel-im-stephansdom-wien/hnum/10297554

| title = Die neue Orgel im Stephansdom Wien

| website = jpc.de

| date = 2020

| access-date = 24 June 2021

}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=DE3077

| title = Organ Recital

| website = Naxos Records

| date =

| access-date = 24 June 2021

}}

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