Marcel Grandjany [SEP] place of birth
Marcel Grandjany
Marcel Georges Lucien Grandjany ( ) (3 September 1891 – 05 February 1976) was a French-American harpist and composer.
Biography.
Biography Early life.
Marcel Grandjany was born in Paris and began the study of the harp at the age of eight with Henriette Renié. At age eleven, he was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied with Alphonse Hasselmans, winning the coveted Premier Prix at age thirteen.
Biography Career.
At seventeen he made his debut with the Concerts Lamoureux
, Concert Arts Orchestra Capitol P-8492
- Marcel Grandjany:
- "Pour le Harp" (1957) Capitol P-8401
- "Music for the Harp" (1958) Capitol P-8420 Grammy Award Nominee, Best Classical Performance Instrumental other than Concerto
- "Bach by Grandjany" (1958) Capitol P-8459
- Grandjany "The Children's Hour; Rhapsodie pour le Harpe" (1958) Capitol P(SP)-8492 reissue Seraphim 60412
- Leonard Pennario:
- Ravel "Miroirs" and "Garspard de la Nuit" (