Alexis de Castillon [SEP] place of birth
Alexis de Castillon
Alexis de Castillon (born "Marie-Alexis de Castillon de Saint-Victor") (13 December 1838, in Chartres – 5 March 1873, in Paris) was a French composer of classical music.
Life and career.
Son of an old family of the Languedoc nobility, and initially intended by his parents for a military career, Castillon gave up plans for professional soldiering in favor of music, which he learned first in his birthplace and then in Paris, studying piano and composition.
first concert was centered on work by César Franck and the first performance of Ernest Chausson's "Poème de l'amour et la mer" The second concert contained works by d'Indy, Castillon, Fauré, Chabrier and Bréville. The third and final concert featured the première of Guillaume Lekeu's "Violin Sonata", with also performances of compositions by Charles Smulders, Paul Gilson, Dorsan van Reysschoot and Alexis de Castillon.
Further reading.
Further reading Primary sources.
- Octave Maus: "L'Espagne des artistes" (Brussels,