Charles Chaynes

Short bio Charles Chaynes

Birthday: 1925

Died: 2016

Genre: Classical

Full biography Charles Chaynes

Charles Augustin Chaynes was a French composer born on July 11, 1925, and passed away on June 24, 2016. He is known for his contributions to the world of classical music, particularly his operas and concertos. Chaynes studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and later at the Villa Medici in Rome. During his stay in Rome, he composed his First Concerto for trumpet and orchestra.

Throughout his career, Chaynes wrote several operas, including "L' Empereur Jones," "Le Tambour du Jugement," and "Eva Peron." He also wrote numerous concertos for various instruments, including a trumpet concerto and a cello concerto.

Chaynes taught music at the Paris Conservatory and had several notable students, including Louis Auriacombe, Pierre Doukan, and Mady Mesplé. His music has been recorded and performed by various orchestras and artists, including trumpeter Romain Leleu and conductor Serge Baudo.

Overall, Charles Chaynes is remembered as a significant figure in the world of classical music, particularly for his contributions to opera and concerto repertoire.

Compositions featuring Charles Chaynes

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Trumpet Concerto No. 2	23:49 min	Concerto	1995
2	Séquences pour l'Apocalypse, for brass quintet & organ	19:20 min	Chamber Music	1971
3	Variations sur un Tanka, for flute & piano	9:06 min	Chamber Music	1962
4	A la recherche du sacré	25:59 min	Keyboard	-
5	Au-delà de l'espérance, for mezzo-soprano & piano		Vocal Music	-
6	Chants de l'âme, for baritone & organ	23:21 min	Vocal Music	-
7	Concert for trumpet & orchestra	12:25 min	Concerto	-
8	Illustrations pour la Flûte de jade, for flute & orchestra	23:17 min	Concerto	-
9	Jocaste, opera		Opera	-
10	Oginoha, lumières de la poésie japonaise, for soprano, flute, Celtic harp & percussion		Vocal Music	-
11	Onze Visages ou l'antifugue, for eleven string instruments	11:33 min	Chamber Music	-
12	Pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau, for eleven strings	13:45 min	Chamber Music	-
13	Poèmes de Sapho (4), for voice & string trio	23:01 min	Vocal Music	-
14	Prélude pour la Flûte de Jade, for flute	2:10 min	Chamber Music	-
15	Vers la Lumière, 4 preludes for organ	13:45 min	Keyboard	-

Albums featuring Charles Chaynes

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Clément Saunier, Orchestre D'Harmonie Des Gardiens De La Paix De La Préfecture De Police, Philippe Ferro - Roger Boutry, Charles Chaynes, Anthony Girard, Lalo Schifrin – Tournoiement Des Songes(CD, Album)	2013	Corelia
2	Anthony Girard, Charles Chaynes, Marius Constant, Pascal Zavaro – Sensation(CD, )	2006	Mandala (2)
3	Xenakis / Chaynes / Chapelet - Françoise Rieunier / Francis Chapelet – L'Orgue Contemporain A Notre-Dame De Paris(CD, Album)	2001	Disques Du Solstice
4	Charles Chaynes / Choeur Du Théatre Des Arts / Orchestre Symphonique de Rouen / Frédéric Chaslin – Jocaste(2×CD, Album)	1995	Chamade
5	Au-Delà De L'Espérance/ Oginoha(CD, )	1993	REM
6	Charles Chaynes - Christiane Eda-Pierre, Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique, Gilbert Amy, Odette Chaynes-Decaux – Pour Un Monde Noir / M'Zab(CD, )	1990	Calliope
7	Eric Aubier, Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra De Paris, Marius Constant - Alfred Desenclos / André Jolivet, Charles Chaynes, Henri Tomasi – Quatre Grands Concertos Pour Trompette	1988	Cybelia
8	Jean-Louis Petit Dirige Gérard Condé, Charles Chaynes, Katori Makino, Jean-Louis Petit, Antoine Tisné, Michel Philippot – Untitled(CD, Album)	1988	Atelier Musique De Ville D'Avray
9	Charles Chaynes, Cyril Diederich, Orchestre Philharmonique De Montpellier, Federico García Lorca – Noces de Sang(2×CD, Album)	1988	Cybelia
10	Charles Chaynes - Christiane Eda-Pierre, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris, Elgar Howarth – Erzsebet - Opéra Pour Une Femme Seule(LP, Album)	1983	Harmonia Mundi
11	R. Thuillier, D. Taouss - Dutilleux / Fauré / Ibert / Hugon / Chaynes / Borne – Musique Française Pour Flûte Et Piano(LP, Album)	1983	REM
12	Charles Chaynes - Christiane Eda-Pierre, Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique, Gilbert Amy – Pour Un Monde Noir(LP, Album)	1980	Calliope
13	Visions Concertantes / Quatre Poèmes De Sappho(LP, Album)	1979	EMI
14	Tarquinia - M'Zab	1976	Calliope
15	Ensemble De Percussion De Paris, Vincent Gemignani, Jacques Charpentier, Charles Chaynes – Pour Le Kama Soutra / Concordances(LP, Stereo)	1970	Concert Hall
16	Chaynes / Casterède - Cherubini – Masterworks From France(2×LP, Transcription)	1961	The French Broadcasting System In North America
17	Boutry - Chaynes / Louis Couperin – Masterworks From France(2×LP, Transcription)	-	The French Broadcasting System In North America
18	Paul Arma / Claude Arrieu / Charles Chaynes / Jef Maes / Marcel Mihalovici / Darius Milhaud / Maurice Ohana – Françoise Bonnet, Odette Chaynes-Decaux, René Daraux, Trio Deslogères, Quatuor De Clarinettes De Paris – Fleurons De La Musique Française – Aujou	-	Calliope

Videos featuring Charles Chaynes

Christiane Eda-Pierre, vocals

Michael Lonsdale, vocals [spoken]

Pierre Doukan, violin

Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris

Elgar Howarth

Charles Chaynes - Erzsébet

Erzsébet, opera pour une femme seule en six moments lyriques d'apres "Vers Bathory" de Ludovic Janvier (1983)

Christiane Eda-Pierre, vocals

Michael Lonsdale, vocals [spoken]

Pierre Doukan, violin

Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris

Elgar Howarth

Charles Chaynes - Visions Concertantes

Visions concertantes, for guitar and twelve strings (1979)

I. Molto lontano - vigoroso

II. Ritmico e più vivo - lento

III. Allegro ritmico - esaltato

IV. Lent (calme) - vigoroso

Alberto Ponce, guitar

Orchestre de Chambre National de Toulouse

Georges A