Fernand Halphen – Mélodies pour piano et musique de chambre

Pupil of Gabriel Fauré and Jules Massenet, Second winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1896, Fernand Halphen (1872-1917 ) is the author of numerous melodies, pieces for piano and chamber music. This album received the 2007 Orphée d'or for the best melody interpretation from the Académie du Disque Lyrique. …

Halphen, Fernand (1872-1917)

Fernand Halphen was born in 1872 and died for France in 1917. A pupil of Gabriel Fauré and Jules Massenet, he won the second Prix de Rome in 1896. Halphen was the author of over a hundred major works, including melodies, symphonies, sonatas, and pieces for the violin, cello, piano, and horn …

Schumann, Henriette born Halphen (1911-2002)

Daughter of Fernand Halphen and Alice de Koenigswarter, Henriette Halphen inherited a taste for music and art from her parents. She began playing the organ in her mother's mansion on rue Dumont D'Urville, for which she composed two charming melodies, Ombre et Lumière and Sérénité