Short bio Alexandre Charles Lecocq
Full biography Alexandre Charles Lecocq
Alexandre Charles Lecocq was a French composer who was born on June 3, 1832, in Paris, France. He was known for his light operettas that were popular in the 19th century.
Lecocq began his musical studies at the conservatoire in Paris, where he studied under the tutelage of François Bazin. He won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1856 with his cantata La Séduction, which granted him a scholarship to live and study in Rome for three years.
After completing his scholarship, Lecocq returned to Paris and began composing operettas. His first success was Fleur-de-Thé (1868), but it was his work La fille de Madame Angot (1872) that propelled him to fame and fortune.
Lecocq had a talent for light and charming melodies, and his music was often described as witty and sophisticated. His work was well-received by audiences across Europe, and he became one of the leading composers of operetta during his time.
In addition to La fille de Madame Angot, Lecocq's other notable works include La Petite Mariée (1875), Giroflé-Girofla (1874), and Les Cent Vierges (1872).
Lecocq's legacy continued long after his death on October 24, 1918. His music has been revived in modern productions across the world, and his catchy melodies continue to delight audiences to this day.
Compositions featuring Alexandre Charles Lecocq
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Camargo, opera comique | Opera | 1878 | |
| 2 | Le Pompon, opera | Opera | 1875 | |
| 3 | La Fille de Madame Angot, operetta in 3 acts | 114:08 min | Opera | 1872 |
| 4 | Les Cent Vierges, operetta | Opera | 1872 | |
| 5 | Rose Mousse, operetta | 30:04 min | Opera | - |
| 6 | Giroflé-Girofla, operetta | 83:44 min | Opera | - |
| 7 | Oh! Paris, gai séjour de plaisir | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 8 | Mam'zelle Angot, ballet | 39:23 min | Ballet | - |
| 9 | Lied der Petroleure, song | 2:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 10 | Le Testament de Monsieur de Crac, operetta | 16:25 min | Opera | - |
| 11 | Le Renard et les Raisins, for voice & ensemble | 1:17 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 12 | Le petit duc, operetta | Opera | - | |
| 13 | Le Myosotis, operetta | 8:28 min | Opera | - |
| 14 | Le Loup et l'Agneau, for voice & ensemble | 3:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 15 | Le Jour et la Nuit, operetta in 3 acts | 98:39 min | Opera | - |
| 16 | Le docteur Miracle, comic opera | 52:12 min | Opera | - |
| 17 | Le Corbeau et le Renard, for voice & ensemble | 2:20 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 18 | Le Coeur et la Main, operetta | Opera | - | |
| 19 | Le Barbier de Trouville, operetta | 10:19 min | Opera | - |
| 20 | La Savetier et le Financier, for voice & ensemble | 5:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 21 | La Petite Mariée, operetta | Opera | - | |
| 22 | La Grenouille qui veut se faire plus grosse que le Boeuf, for voice & ensemble | 1:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 23 | La Cigale et la Fourmi, for voice & ensemble | 1:54 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 24 | La Chauve-Souris et les deux Belettes, for voice & ensemble | 3:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Alexandre Charles Lecocq
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot(2×CD, Limited Edition, Numbered) | 2021 | Palazzetto Bru Zane |
| 2 |  |
Boieldieu - Delibes - Gounod - Halévy - Hérold - Lecocq - Maillart - Méhul, Offenbach, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halász – Opéra-Comique Overtures(CD, Album) | 2020 | Naxos |
| 3 |  |
Georges Bizet & Charles Lecocq – Le Docteur Miracle(2×CD, Compilation) | 2019 | Cameo Classics (3) |
| 4 |  |
Paul Lewis (4), Peter Hope (2), César Franck, Peter Warlock, Joseph Jongen, Charles Lecocq, Jean Gabriel-Marie, Dame Ethel Smyth - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Gavin Sutherland (3) – Entente Cordiale: Light Classics(CD, Album) | 2003 | White Line |
| 5 |  |
Le Petit Duc | 2003 | Accord |
| 6 |  |
Charles Lecocq - Albert Willemetz - André Moüezy-Eon / Les Enfants D'Arlequin – Les Cent Vierges(CD, EP, Promo, Sampler) | 1998 | PABM Production |
| 7 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot (Extraits)(CD, Album) | 1993 | Philips |
| 8 |  |
Hérold, John Lanchbery, Lecocq, Richard Bonynge – La Fille Mal Gardée - Mam'zelle Angot | 1991 | Decca |
| 9 |  |
Weber / Berlioz / Lecocq - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge – Invitation To The Dance / Les Troyens A Carthage / Mam'zelle Angot(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1985 | London Records |
| 10 |  |
Charles Lecocq, M.M. Clairville, Siraudin, Koning, Schubert, Berté, A.M. Willner, Heinz Reichert – La Figlia Di Madama Angot / La Casa Delle Tre Ragazze(10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) | 1984 | G. Ricordi & C. S.p.A. |
| 11 |  |
Charles Lecoq, André Messager – Vive L'Opérette(LP, Compilation, Stereo) | 1978 | Pathé Marconi EMI |
| 12 |  |
Jacques Offenbach, Charles Lecoq – Vive L'Opérette(LP, Compilation, Stereo) | 1978 | Pathé Marconi EMI |
| 13 |  |
Emmerich Kálmán - Charles Lecocq, Coro E Orchestra Cetra Conducted By Cesare Gallino – La Bajadera / La Figlia Di Madama Angot(Cassette, ) | 1976 | Fonit Cetra |
| 14 |  |
Charles Lecocq - Mady Mesplé, Bernard Sinclair, Christiane Stutzmann, Charles Burles, Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique, Jean Doussard – La Fille De Madame Angot | 1973 | La Voix De Son Maître |
| 15 |  |
Elena Čiudakova, J. Štrausas / Š. Lekokas – Vienos Miško Pasakos | 1965 | Мелодия |
| 16 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot - Extraits | 1963 | Decca |
| 17 |  |
Walton, Lecocq, Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden, Anatole Fistoulari – Façade / Mamzelle Angot | 1959 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 18 |  |
Glazounov, Lecocq, Robert Irving (2), The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Birthday Offering / Mam'zelle Angot(LP, Stereo) | 1958 | Angel Records |
| 19 |  |
Le Petit Duc | 1958 | Pathé |
| 20 |  |
Glazounov, Lecocq, Robert Irving (2), The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Birthday Offering / Mam'zelle Angot | 1958 | His Master's Voice |
| 21 |  |
Lecocq - Orchestre Philharmonique De New York Direction : Efrem Kurtz – La Fille De Madame Angot(7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono) | 1958 | Fontana |
| 22 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot - Opéra Comique En 3 Actes | 1957 | Philips |
| 23 |  |
Lecocq ; Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra of Radio Berlin, Willi Lachner, Conductor – Giroflé-Girofla (Abridged)(LP, Album) | 1952 | Urania Records (3) |
| 24 |  |
Lecocq, Les Chœurs De Raymond Saint-Paul, Orchestre De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux, Michel Dens – La Fille De Madame Angot | 1952 | Pathé |
| 25 |  |
Kabalevsky / Lecocq, Efrem Kurtz Conducting The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York – The Comedians, Op. 26 / Mlle. Angot Suite | 1950 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 26 |  |
Efrem Kurtz Conducting The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York - Lecocq – Mlle. Angot Suite(2×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album) | 1948 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 27 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot (Sélection)(Shellac, 12") | 1931 | Polydor |
| 28 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot - Véronique(LP, Compilation, Mono) | - | Disques London |
| 29 |  |
Joyeux Retour / Les Cent Vierges(Shellac, 6", 78 RPM) | - | Lutin |
| 30 |  |
Edmée Favart, Lecocq – La Fille De Madame Angot(Pathé Disc, 29cm, 80 RPM) | - | Pathé |
| 31 |  |
Фрагменты Из Комической Оперы "Дочь Анго"(10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono) | - | Апрелевский Завод |
| 32 |  |
Selection From The Ballet "La Fille De Madame Angot"(7", 45 RPM, EP) | - | His Master's Voice |
| 33 |  |
La Figlia Di Madama Angot(Shellac, 10", 78 RPM) | - | Disco "Grammofono" |
| 34 |  |
Le Jour Et La Nuit(2×CD, ) | - | Musidisc |
| 35 |  |
Charles Lecocq Avec Jany Sylvaire Et Aimé Doniat, Orchestre Et Chœurs Sous La Direction De Marcel Cariven – La Belle Époque De L'Opérette (Extraits)(LP, Album) | - | Vega |
| 36 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot(LP, Reissue, Stereo) | - | Pathé |
| 37 |  |
Let Petit Duc(LP) | - | Pathé |
| 38 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot(2×LP, Album, Stereo, Mono) | - | Decca |
| 39 |  |
Charles Lecocq, Mady Mesplé, Bernard Sinclair, Charles Burles, Christiane Stutzmann, Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique, Jean Doussard – La Fille De Madame Angot (Extraits)(CD, Album, Stereo) | - | EMI |
| 40 |  |
La Fille De Madame Angot(LP, Album, Stereo) | - | Carrere |
Videos featuring Alexandre Charles Lecocq
Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot - ballet - Arr. Gordon Jacob - Overture
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot - ballet - Arr. Gordon Jacob - Overture · Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden · Anatole Fistoulari
Decca Sound: The Analogue Years 1954 – 1968
℗ 1959 Decca Music G
''La Fille De Madame Angot'' Opéra-Comique en 3 Actes de Charles Lecocq
?Livret de Louis Clairville, Paul Siraudin, Victor Koning
?Charles Lecocq
Chef de chœurs et orchestre : Jésus Etcheverry
Avec : Claudine Collart, Lyne Cumia, Henri Legay, Robert Lilty, Jacques Charon, Mathilde Casadesus et René Bourbon.
?Original Vinyl Lp
Walton - Façade Suite (Fistoulari) (vinyl: Ortofon Xpression, Graham Slee Accession MC, CTC 301)
Anatole Fistoulari conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden.
Analogue Productions 2017 reissue of RCA LSC 2285 (p) 1959
1. Fanfare (0:00)
2. Scotch Rhapsody (0:36)
3. Valse (1:42)
4. Tango Pasodoble (5:03)
5. Swiss Yodelling Song (6:56)
6.
Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot - ballet - Arr. Gordon Jacob - 5. Tempo di marcia - Gavotte
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot - ballet - Arr. Gordon Jacob - 5. Tempo di marcia - Gavotte · Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden · Anatole Fistoulari
Decca Sound: The Analogue Years 1954 – 1968
Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot - ballet - Arr. Gordon Jacob - 8.Allegro-Gavotte
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot - ballet - Arr. Gordon Jacob - 8.Allegro-Gavotte · Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden · Anatole Fistoulari
Decca Sound: The Analogue Years 1954 – 1968
℗ 1959 Decc
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