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Jules Massenet FRA [1842-1912]
Group: Elegant
Short description: Successfull suave and elegant style. Old-fashioned, unadventurous. Main influences: Gounod and Thomas, with Meyerbeer and Berlioz also important to his style. Some traits from Verdi, Mascagni, Wagner. Unlike some other French composers of the period, Massenet never fell fully under Wagner spell, but he took from the earlier composer a richness of orchestration and a fluency in treatment of musical themes. Much of his music is soft and delicate, although he could write loud, noisy and dissonant scenes. Sensual side is balanced by strong dramatic tension (as in Werther), theatrical action (as in Thérèse), scenic diversion (as in Esclarmonde), or humour (as in Le portrait de Manon).
Played 0 of tracks for this composer (total answers). Played blocks map:


11 - Thais-Meditation (Symphonic intermezzo from opera) (5m)
01-Werther/01-Prelude (4m)
01-Werther/02-Assez Assez_ Noeel Jesus vient di naitre_ Bravo pour l (8m)
01-Werther/03-Je ne sais si je veille_ O Nature, pleine de grace (4m)
01-Werther/04-Jesus vient de naitre_ Charlotte Charlotte_ Ah monsie (6m)
01-Werther/05-O spectacle ideal damour et dinoscence Monsieur Werther (4m)
01-Werther/06-Sophie (2m)
01-Werther/07-Elle maime. elle pense a moi - Quelle priere de reconn (4m)
01-Werther/08-Il faut nous separer - Ah Pour vu que je voice ces yeux (4m)
01-Werther/09-Mais vous ne savez rien de moi_ Mon ame a reconnu votre a (4m)
01-Werther/10-Reve Extase Bonheur Charlotte Charlotte Albert est d (4m)
01-Werther/11-Prelude_ Vivat Bacchus Semper vivat (5m)
01-Werther/12-Trois mois Voici trois mois que nous sommes unis (2m)
01-Werther/13-Un autre est son epoux_ Jaurais sur ma poitrine_ Si Kat (5m)
01-Werther/14-Mais celle qui devint ma femme_ Vous lavez dit, mon ame (3m)
01-Werther/15-Frere, voez le beau bouquet_ Du gali soleil, plein de fl (5m)
01-Werther/16-Ah quil est loin ce jour plein de intime douceur_ Nest (7m)
01-Werther/17-Lorsque lenfant revient dun voyage avant lheure_ Mais (4m)
01-Werther/18-Prelude (3m)
01-Werther/19-Werther Werther. Qui maurait dit la place (7m)
01-Werther/20-Bonjour, grande soeur Mais souffres tu_ Ah, le rire est (4m)
01-Werther/21-Va Laisse couler mes larmes_ Les larmes quon ne pleure (4m)
01-Werther/22-Ah mon courage mabandonne (3m)
01-Werther/23-Oui cest moi Pourquoi cette parole amree Traduire. Ah (5m)
01-Werther/24-Pourquoi me reveiller, o soufle du printemps (3m)
01-Werther/25-Nachevez pas_ Ciel, al-je compris_ Non, vous ne me verr (3m)
01-Werther/26-Ah Moi Moi Dans ses bras_ Mais non cest impossible_ P (2m)
01-Werther/27-Werther est de retour (3m)
01-Werther/28-The night before Christmas (4m)
01-Werther/29-Werther. Rien._ Non non cest impossible (2m)
01-Werther/30-Qui parle (5m)
01-Werther/31-Oui du joir meme (4m)
01-Werther/32-Noel Noel Noel_ Oui, Noel, cest le chant de la del (2m)
01-Werther/33-Ah Ses yeux se ferment. La-bas, au fond du cimetiere_ (5m)
02-Manon/01-Prelude (4m)
02-Manon/02-Hola He Monsieur lHotelier (6m)
02-Manon/03-Allez a lauberge voisine (4m)
02-Manon/04-Je suis encore tout etourdie (6m)
02-Manon/05-Revenez, Guillot, revenez (2m)
02-Manon/06-Regardez - moi bien dans les yeux (4m)
02-Manon/07-Voyons, Manon, plus de chimeres (4m)
02-Manon/08-Et je sais votre nom (8m)
02-Manon/09-Plus un sou Le tour est plaisant (3m)
02-Manon/10-Prelude (2m)
02-Manon/11-On lappelle Manon (5m)
02-Manon/12-Enfin, les amoureux, je vous tiens tous les deux (9m)
02-Manon/13-Allons il le fault (1m)
02-Manon/14-Je ne suis que faiblesse (1m)
02-Manon/15-Adieu, notre petite table (4m)
02-Manon/16-En fermant les yeux (5m)
02-Manon/17-Entracte - Menuet (1m)
02-Manon/18-Cest fete au Cours-la-Reine (1m)
02-Manon/19-La charmante promenade (3m)
02-Manon/20-A quoi bon leconomie (5m)
02-Manon/21-Voici les elegantes (2m)
02-Manon/22-Je marche sur tous les chemins (2m)
02-Manon/23-Gavotte- Obeissons quand leur voix appelle (5m)
02-Manon/24-Pardon mais jetais la (5m)
02-Manon/25-LOpera, voici LOpera (1m)
02-Manon/26-Ballet (1m)
02-Manon/27-Non, sa vie a la mienne (2m)
02-Manon/28-Quelle eloquence (4m)
02-Manon/29-Epouse quelque bonne fille (3m)
02-Manon/30-Je suis seul. Ah fuyez, douce image (6m)
02-Manon/31-Pardonnez - moi, Dieu de toute puissance (2m)
02-Manon/32-Oui, je fus cruelle et coupable (3m)
02-Manon/33-Nest - ce plus ma main que cette main presse (4m)
02-Manon/34-Le joueur sans prudence livre tout au hasard (2m)
02-Manon/35-A lhotel de Transylvanie (1m)
02-Manon/36-Cest ici que celle que jaime (2m)
02-Manon/37-Jenfourche aussi Pegase (3m)
02-Manon/38-Manon Manon Sphinx etonnant (5m)
02-Manon/39-A nous les amours et les roses (7m)
02-Manon/40-Oui, je viens tarracher a la honte (3m)
02-Manon/41-Manon, pauvre Manon (8m)
02-Manon/42-Tu pleures (9m)

Last comments for this composer:
Rualark
2015-04-11 10:56:02

Delibes sounds light, graceful, dance, closer to Tchaikovsky.

Massenet sounds suave, elegant, romantic.

Only Massenet has violin+orchestra.

Only Delibes has piano song.

This island seems difficult to me. I would be glad if you add guidelines here. (Delibes, Massenet)

Rualark
2015-04-07 10:36:30

Music of these two composers sounds very close to me.

Only Meyerbeer has clarinet quintet in this game.

Only Massenet has violin+orchestra.

This island seems very difficult to me. I would be very glad to hear better suggestions. (Massenet, Meyerbeer)

Rualark
2015-03-27 23:01:06

Compare two french late romantic composers

Massenet sounds suave, elegant, romantic.

Fauré sounds repetitive, more strict.

Only Massenet has violin+orchestra.

Only Fauré has piano. (Fauré, Massenet)

Rualark
2015-03-23 21:25:22

This island is easy.

Saint-Saëns sounds more serious, complex.

Massenet sounds more romantic, simple, elegant, old-fashioned.

Massenet has opera and violin concerto (Thais) on this island.

Saint-Saëns has opera and different piano, symphonic, chamber, concert works here. (Massenet, Saint-Saëns)

Rualark
2015-03-22 22:14:37

This island is easy.

Debussy sounds more undetermined and misty.

Massenet sounds more romantic, simple, elegant, old-fashioned.

Massenet has opera and violin concerto (Thais) on this island.

Debussy has opera and different piano, symphonic, chamber, concert works here. (Debussy, Massenet)

Rualark
2015-03-22 22:10:49

Massenet sounds more elegant, old-fashioned, simple.

Berlioz sounds more complex, pathos, bravura, realistic, experimental for his time, although he is 40 years older.

Massenet has opera and violin concerto (Thais) on this island. Massenet violin concerto sounds thin and delicate.

Berlioz has opera and symphonic works, which can sometimes sound like violin concerto. (Berlioz, Massenet)

Rualark
2015-03-22 10:08:13

Very simple comparison of baroque Lully and romantic Massenet.

Harpsichord will help to guess Lully. (Lully, Massenet)

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