Short bio Henri Sauguet
Full biography Henri Sauguet
Henri Sauguet was a French composer known for his charming and melodic works. Born on May 18, 1901, he discovered his passion for music at a young age and began writing compositions as a teenager.
Sauguet's music was largely influenced by the neoclassical style, and he was part of the group of Paris-based composers known as "Les Six." He had a close relationship with Francis Poulenc, one of the other members of Les Six, and they often collaborated on projects together. Sauguet's other notable collaborations include working with the poet Jean Cocteau and the choreographer George Balanchine.
Throughout his career, Sauguet composed orchestral, choral, chamber, and solo instrumental music. His works are often characterized by their simplicity, grace, and accessibility, and he had a particular gift for writing melodies that were both catchy and memorable.
Some of Sauguet's most famous works include his opera bouffe "Le Plumet du Colonel," his ballet score for Cocteau's "Les Maries de la Tour Eiffel," and his solo piano suite "Trois Francaises."
In his later years , Sauguet also wrote music for children and became involved in music education. He passed away on June 22, 1989, but his music continues to be enjoyed and performed by musicians around the world.
Compositions featuring Henri Sauguet
# | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
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1 | Révérence à Johann Sebastian Bach, for guitar | 5:24 min | Chamber Music | 1985 |
2 | Church Sonata | Chamber Music | 1985 | |
3 | Non morietur in aeternum, for trumpet & organ | 5:15 min | Chamber Music | 1979 |
4 | Cantilène Pastorale, for oboe & piano | 5:31 min | Chamber Music | 1978 |
5 | Symphony No. 4, "Du Troisième Age" | 36:56 min | Symphony | 1971 |
6 | Sonatine for oboe & piano ("Aux bois") | 12:11 min | Chamber Music | 1971 |
7 | Garden Concerto, for harmonica & orchestra | 19:47 min | Chamber Music | 1970 |
8 | Comme à la Lumière de la Lune, for voice & piano | 5:25 min | Vocal Music | 1967 |
9 | L'espace du dedans, for bass & piano | 7:06 min | Vocal Music | 1965 |
10 | Sonatine bucolique for alto saxophone & piano | 11:54 min | Chamber Music | 1964 |
11 | Concert des Mondes Souterrains, for 2 pianos | 28:08 min | Keyboard | 1961 |
12 | Ballade for cello & piano | 8:04 min | Chamber Music | 1960 |
13 | Symphony No. 3, " I. N. R". | 38:00 min | Symphony | 1955 |
14 | Les caprices de Marianne, opera | Opera | 1954 | |
15 | Symphony No. 02 "Allégorique" (Les saisons) | 86:55 min | Symphony | 1949 |
16 | Visions Infernales, song cycle | 15:16 min | Vocal Music | 1948 |
17 | Symphony No. 1 "Expiatoire" | Symphony | 1945 | |
18 | Les Forains, ballet | 26:49 min | Ballet | 1945 |
19 | Les Pénitents en maillot rose, song cycle, No. 2, "Jardin mystérieux" | 5:39 min | Vocal Music | 1944 |
20 | Les Pénitents en maillot rose, song cycle, No. 1, "A une Sainte, le jour de sa féte" | 2:29 min | Vocal Music | 1944 |
21 | Les Pénitents en maillot rose, song cycle, No. 5, "Ports de l'Enfer" | 3:32 min | Vocal Music | 1944 |
22 | Les Pénitents en maillot rose, song cycle, No. 3, "Marine à Roscoff " | 2:48 min | Vocal Music | 1944 |
23 | Les Pénitents en maillot rose, song cycle, No. 4, "La Ville" | 2:49 min | Vocal Music | 1944 |
24 | Force et Faiblesse, song cycle for voice & piano | 6:56 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
25 | Neiges, for voice & piano | 8:31 min | Vocal Music | 1942 |
26 | La cigale et la fourmi (The Cicada and the Ant), ballet | 7:36 min | Ballet | 1941 |
27 | Valse Brève, for 2 pianos | 3:53 min | Keyboard | 1939 |
28 | Mélodies (6) sur des poèmes symbolistes, for voice & piano | 14:21 min | Vocal Music | 1938 |
29 | Suite for clarinet & piano | 13:09 min | Chamber Music | 1935 |
30 | La Voyante (The Fortune-Teller), for voice & piano | 16:35 min | Vocal Music | 1932 |
31 | Les jeux de l'amour et du hasard, for 2 pianos | 11:36 min | Keyboard | 1932 |
32 | La nuit (The Night), ballet | 12:02 min | Ballet | 1929 |
33 | La Chatte, ballet | 23:27 min | Ballet | 1927 |
34 | Sonatine for flute & piano | 9:31 min | Chamber Music | 1924 |
35 | Îles, for voice & piano | 3:03 min | Vocal Music | 1921 |
36 | Les Animaux et leurs Hommes, song cycle for voice & piano | 6:27 min | Vocal Music | 1921 |
37 | Sonata for cello | 14:07 min | Chamber Music | - |
38 | Barcarolle, for bassoon & harp | 2:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
39 | Berceuse Créole | 3:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
40 | Cadence | 3:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
41 | Tableaux de Paris, for violin, saxophone & orchestra | 28:50 min | Concerto | - |
42 | Cello Concerto in D major | 22:14 min | Concerto | - |
43 | Cirque, songs (5) for voice & piano | 5:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
44 | Concerto d'Orphée, for violin & orchestra | Concerto | - | |
45 | Feuillets d'album, for piano | 8:19 min | Keyboard | - |
46 | Françaises (3) for piano | 6:00 min | Keyboard | - |
47 | L'oiseau a vu tout cela, cantata | 18:41 min | Choral | - |
48 | La chanson dur soir, for piano | 2:29 min | Keyboard | - |
49 | La nuit des rois | Choral | - | |
50 | Sonate crépusculaire for violin & piano | 15:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
51 | Sonata for piano in D major | 10:59 min | Keyboard | - |
52 | Les penitents en maillots roses, for voice & piano | 18:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
53 | Soliloque, for guitar | 5:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
54 | Soir à Saint-Émilion, Un for bassoon & piano | 3:46 min | Chamber Music | - |
55 | Le Chat, for voice & piano | 3:31 min | Vocal Music | - |
56 | Romance in C major for piano | 2:52 min | Keyboard | - |
57 | Preludes (3), for guitar | 10:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
58 | Pièces faciles (6), for guitar | 8:03 min | Chamber Music | - |
59 | Pieces Poétiques, 2nd Notebook | 6:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
60 | Pieces Poétiques, 1st Notebook | 7:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
61 | Nuit coloniale sur les bords de la Seine, for piano | 3:24 min | Keyboard | - |
62 | Nouvelles françaises (2) for piano | 9:06 min | Keyboard | - |
63 | Le Chemin des Forains, for voice & piano | 5:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
64 | Le Cornette: Chanson d'Amour et de Mort (Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke), ballad for bass & piano | 51:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
65 | Musique pour Claudel, for guitar | 12:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Henri Sauguet
# | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
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1 | Anthony Goldstone, Poulenc, Sauget, Françaix, Thiriet, Asafiev, Debussy, Stravinsky – The Piano At The Ballet: Volume II - The French Connection(CD, Album) | 2017 | Divine Art | |
2 | Alfonso Baschiera, Henri Sauguet – Sauguet - Complete Music For Guitar(CD, Album, Compilation) | 2016 | Brilliant Classics | |
3 | Sauguet, Geneviève Moizan, Joseph Peyron, Denise Scharley, Xavier Depraz, Claudine Verneuil, Louis-Jacques Rondeleux, Choeurs Et Orchestre Philharmonique De La RTF, Manuel Rosenthal – La Chartreuse De Parme (Gesamtaufnahme - Aufführungsmitschnitt)(2×CD, A | 2016 | Cantus Classics | |
4 | Hillborg ︱ Jarrett ︱ Bacri ︱ Sauguet ︱ Lajos Lencsés ︱ R.S.O. Stuttgart ︱ A. Zapf ︱ Kammerorchester Arcata ︱ P. Strub ︱ Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn ︱ R. Gazarian – Meditation(CD, Album) | 2015 | Bayer Records | |
5 | Roussel / Ibert, Sauguet, Quatuor Parrenin – Quatuor En Ré / Quatuor En Ut / Quatuor N°2(CD, Compilation, Reissue) | 2011 | Forgotten Records (2) | |
6 | Michel Plasson, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse, Berlioz, Gounod, Franck, Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, Chabrier, Fauré, Chausson, Debussy, Ropartz, Magnard, Satie, Roussel, Ravel, Honegger, Sauguet, Duruflé, Dutilleux, Dukas, Lazzari, Duparc, Jaub | 2010 | EMI Classics | |
7 | Les Caprices De Marianne(DVD, DVD-Video) | 2007 | DOM Disques | |
8 | Carulli, Cordero, Bozza, Sauguet, Piazzolla, Salvatore Lombardi, Piero Viti – Night Club / Duo Lombardi - Viti(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2004 | Suonare Records | |
9 | Henri Sauguet - Jean-François Gardeil, Billy Eidi – Mélodies(CD, Album) | 2003 | Timpani | |
10 | Hindemith, Sauguet, Franke, Thiele, Bredemeyer, Matthus - Ludwig Güttler · Eckart Königstedt · Friedrich Kircheis · Burkhard Glaetzner · Blechbläserensemble Ludwig Güttler · Dresdner Philharmonie · Herbert Kegel – Trompete Modern(CD, Compilation, Remaster | 1997 | Berlin Classics | |
11 | Henri Sauguet / The Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida – Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4(CD, Album) | 1997 | Marco Polo | |
12 | Henri Sauguet, Geneviève Ruscica, Moscow Capella, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida – Symphony No. 2 "Allégorique" (Les Saisons) | 1996 | Marco Polo | |
13 | Henri Sauguet / Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida – Symphony No. 1 "Expiatoire"(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1996 | Marco Polo | |
14 | Henri Sauguet - Isabelle Oehmichen – Œuvres Pour Piano(CD, Album) | 1994 | Marcal Productions | |
15 | Britten, Sauguet – A Ceremony Of Carols - Missa Brevis - Messe Pastorale(CD, Album) | 1994 | Studio SM | |
16 | Henri Sauguet, Billy Eidi – Complete Piano Works | 1994 | Discover International | |
17 | Honegger, Thiriet, Sauguet, Françaix – Le Film Français : Mermoz / Si Versailles M'Était Conté ... / Clochemerle / Les Visiteurs Du Soir(CD, Album, Remastered, Mono) | 1993 | EMI Classics | |
18 | Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, Josette Day, Silvia Monfort, Henri Sauguet, Maurice Cazeneuve, Jean Desailly, Agathe Mella – Les Enfants Terribles(CD, ) | 1992 | Phonurgia Nova | |
19 | Musique de Chambre Volume(CD, Stereo) | 1991 | Sonpact | |
20 | Sauguet, Milhaud, Satie, Igor Markevitch, Orchestre De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo – Musiciens Français Des Ballets Russes(CD, ) | 1990 | Guilde Internationale Du Disque | |
21 | Sauguet, Satie, Michel Plasson, Louis Auriacombe – Sauguet - Les Forains / Satie - Parade - Relâche(CD, Album) | 1989 | EMI Pathé Marconi S.A. | |
22 | L'oiseau A Vu Tout Cela / Garden Concerto / Sonate D'église(CD, ) | 1989 | Arion | |
23 | Francis Poulenc / Henri Sauguet – Sonate Pour Violon Et Piano / Sonate Crepusculaire Pour Violon Et Piano | 1986 | Ophélia (2) | |
24 | Erik Satie, Henri Sauguet – La Mort De Socrate / Les Penitents En Maillots Roses | 1986 | Bourg Records | |
25 | Mélodies / Divertissement De Chambre | 1985 | Disques A Charlin | |
26 | Henri Sauguet, Billy Eidi – L'Œuvre Pour Piano | 1984 | EMS (2) | |
27 | Henri Sauguet, Darius Milhaud - Isabel Garcisanz, Ensemble Ars Nova, Ensemble Vocal Jean Laforge – La Voyante - Trois Opéras-minute(LP, Stereo) | 1983 | Arion | |
28 | Tistou les pouces verts(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1981 | Adès | |
29 | Poulenc, Sauguet, Milhaud, Satie, Auric, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo – Cinq Musiciens Francais Des Ballets Russes(2×LP) | 1979 | Festival Classique | |
30 | Henri Sauguet, Jacques Marcel Murgier – L'Oiseau A Vu Cela /Le Livre D' Heures(LP, Album) | 1978 | Calliope | |
31 | Henri Sauguet, Toulouse Capitol Orchestra, Michel Plasson – Les Forains / Tableaux De Paris | 1978 | World Record Club | |
32 | Georges Auric / Henri Sauguet – Les Fâcheux / La Chatte(LP, Stereo) | 1976 | Guilde Internationale Du Disque | |
33 | Darius Milhaud / Henri Sauguet / Jean Wiener - Pierre Penassou, Jacqueline Robin – Sonate Opus 377 / Ballade / Sonate(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1975 | Arion | |
34 | Georges Delerue / Vladimir Cosma / Lino Leonardi / Bernard Gérard / Hubert Rostaing / Jacques Lacome / Henri Sauguet – Carnet De Bal(LP, Compilation) | 1974 | Patchwork (2) | |
35 | Mstislav Rostropovich - Tishchenko, Sauguet – Cello Concerto (1963) / Cello Concerto (Mélodie Concertante) | 1972 | Melodiya / His Master's Voice | |
36 | Various / Igor Markevitch Conducting Monte Carlo National Orchestra – Serge De Diaghilev À Monte-Carlo | 1972 | Guilde Internationale Du Disque | |
37 | Francis Poulenc, Henri Sauguet, Igor Markevitch, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo – Poulenc-Les Biches, Sauguet-La Chatte(LP, Stereo) | 1972 | Varèse Sarabande | |
38 | Henri Sauguet, Claude Garden – The Garden's concerto / Deux mouvements pour archets à la mémoire de Paul Gilson | 1972 | Office De Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF) | |
39 | Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Vlasov, Henri Sauguet – Concerto No.1 / Mélodie Concertante | 1971 | Melodiya/Angel | |
40 | Мстислав Ростропович - И. С. Бах / П. Чайковский / Р. Шуман / В. Власов / А. Соге – Искусство Мстислава Ростроповича(3×LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, ) | 1970 | Мелодия | |
41 | Pierre Hasquenoph, Marcel Mihalovici, Henri Sauguet, André Jolivet – Carnet De Notes 30(7", 33 ⅓ RPM) | 1969 | Heugel | |
42 | Henri Sauguet, Hector Berlioz, Robert Blot, Orchestre Symphonique Des Chemin de Fer Francais, Chorale de L' Oratoire – Symphony de Marches(10", Stereo) | 1967 | SNCF edition | |
43 | Alexandre Tcherepnine, Jacques Duphly, Henri Sauguet, Albert Roussel – Carnet De Notes 26(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Special Edition, Mono) | 1967 | Heugel | |
44 | Sylvia Marlowe - Elliott Carter / Manuel De Falla / Ned Rorem / Henri Sauguet – Sonata / Concerto / Lovers / Suite Royale | 1965 | Decca | |
45 | 1924, Paris Capitale Des Créateurs(7", 33 ⅓ RPM) | 1964 | Réalisations Sonores Hugues Desalle | |
46 | Э. Сати / А. Онеггер / Д. Мийо / Ф. Пуленк / Л. Дюрей / Ж. Орик / О. Мессиан / Д. Лесюр / А. Жоливе / Ж. Ривье / Р. Лушер / А. Соге / А. Барро / Ж. Франсе / А. Дютийе – Антология Современной Французской Музыки | 1963 | Апрелевский Завод | |
47 | В. Моцарт / А. Соге, Вассо Деветци – Концерт № 12 / Концерт № 1 Ля Минор | 1962 | Апрелевский Завод | |
48 | Даниэль Лесюр / Анри Соге / Раймон Лушер / Жорж Орик – Современная Французская Музыка(2×LP, Mono) | 1962 | Аккорд | |
49 | Henri Sauguet - Orchestre De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux / Vasso Devetzi, Orchestre De La Radio De L'U.R.S.S. Direction : Guennadi Rojdestvenski – Les Forains, Ballet / Concerto N° 1 Pour Piano, En La Mineur | 1962 | Le Chant Du Monde | |
50 | Sauguet, Milhaud, Louis-Jacques Rondeleux – Sauguet: Visions Infernales / Milhaud: Chants Populaires Hébraiques(LP, 10", Mono) | 1957 | BAM | |
51 | Les Forains (Ballet) | 1948 | Polydor | |
52 | Denise Balanche, Henri Sauguet – Clavecin Donzelague 1716(LP, Album, Stereo) | - | REM | |
53 | Régine Crespin - Robert Schumann / Gabriel Fauré / Joseph Canteloube / Albert Roussel / Henri Sauguet, John Wustman – Régine Crespin(LP, Compilation, Stereo) | - | La Voix De Son Maître | |
54 | Ecce Homo(LP, Album) | - | Blauer Diamant | |
55 | Darius Milhaud / Francis Poulenc / Henri Sauguet – Suite Provencale / Aubade / Les Forains(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | - | Le Chant Du Monde | |
56 | Henri Sauguet, Geneviève Ruscica, Orchestre Symphonique De Moscou direction Antonio De Almeida – Les Quatre Symphonies(4×CD, Compilation) | - | Naxos Patrimoine | |
57 | Henri Sauguet, Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric, Leo Preger, Jean Françaix, Darius Milhaud, Doda Conrad, David Garvey – Mouvements Du Coeur / Visions Infernales(LP) | - | R.E.B. editions | |
58 | Vasso Devetzi, Gabriel Fauré | Henri Sauguet – Concertos(CD, ) | - | Le Chant Du Monde | |
59 | Mélodie Concertante Pour Violoncelle Et Orchestre - Deuxième Quatuor A Cordes Pour Deux Violons, Alto Et Violoncelle(LP) | - | Le Chant Du Monde | |
60 | Elsa Barraine, Henri Sauguet / Jean Gilles – Masterworks From France(2×LP, Transcription) | - | The French Broadcasting System In North America | |
61 | Erik Satie, Anne Laloë, Henri Sauguet – Socrate (Drame Symphonique Avec Voix En 3 Parties)(LP) | - | Le Chant Du Monde | |
62 | Henri Sauguet, Michel Plasson, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse – Les Forains, Ballet(LP, Album) | - | Angel Records | |
63 | Henri Sauguet, Dino Castro – Les Thibault(LP) | - | Disques Magellan | |
64 | Henri Sauguet, Arnaud De Gontaut-Biron – Concerto N°1 En La Mineur Pour Piano Et Orchestre(7", 45 RPM, EP) | - | Columbia | |
65 | Henri Sauguet, Jean-Sebastien Bach Sous La Direction De Roger Boutry – Les Concerts De La Musique De La Garde Républicaine Vol. 3(LP) | - | Disques Déesse | |
66 | Various, Francis Poulenc, Henri Sauguet, Alain Milhaud, Erik Satie, Georges Auric – Les Classiques Immortels De La Musique(2×LP, Stereo) | - | Guilde Internationale Du Disque | |
67 | Asafiev • Ponce • Badings • Sauguet • Farkas – Cristiano Porqueddu – Novecento Guitar Preludes(3×CD, ) | - | Brilliant Classics | |
68 | Henri Sauguet, Centre National De Musique De Chambre D'Aquitaine – Quatuors à cordes n°2 et 3(LP) | - | Cybelia | |
69 | Milhaud, Poulenc, Sauguet, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux, Orchestre Des Concerts Du Conservatoire – Suite Provençale / Aubade / Les Forains(CD, ) | - | Le Chant Du Monde | |
70 | Musique de Chambre Volume 2(CD, Stereo) | - | Éditions Salabert | |
71 | Alain Prévost / Henri Sauguet - Georges Migot – Henri Sauguet - Georges Migot(CD, Album) | - | Cybelia | |
72 | Henri Sauguet, Quatuor Parrenin – Quatuor à Cordes n°2(LP, 10") | - | Vega | |
73 | Henri Sauguet, Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse, Michel Plasson = ソーゲ / ミシェル・プラッソン / トゥールーズ市立管弦楽団 – Les Forains (Ballet) / Tableaux De Paris (Suite Pour Orchestre) = バレエ音楽 "旅芸人" / パリの風景 オーケストラのための組曲(LP, Stereo) | - | Angel Records |
Videos featuring Henri Sauguet
Henri Sauguet (1901-1989) : Tableaux de Paris, suite symphonique (1950)
Henri Sauguet (1901-1989) (France)
Tableaux de Paris, suite symphonique (1950)
Dir : Michel Plasson
1- Prélude -- Panorama (3.41)
2- Matin aux Tuileries (3.12)
3- Quai aux Fleurs (2.27)
4- La place des Vosges (2.22)
5- Le canal Saint-Martin (2.23)
6- Mid
6 Melodies sur les Poemes Symbolistes: No. 1. Renouveau
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
6 Melodies sur les Poemes Symbolistes: No. 1. Renouveau · Jean-Francois Gardeil
Sauguet, H.: 6 Melodies Sur Les Poemes Symbolistes / L'Espace Du Dedans / Force Et Faiblesse / Visions Infernales
℗ 2003 Timpani
Tistou les pouces verts - Sauguet REPORTAGE
Direction musicale Paul-Emmanuel Thomas
Mise en scène Gilles Rico
Décors Philippine Ordinaire
Costumes Lionel Lesire
Lumières Bertrand Couderc
Vidéo Etienne Guiol
Tistou Catherine Trottmann
Monsieur Père Mikhael Piccone
Madame Mère Rita Matos Alves
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