Short bio Nadia Boulanger
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Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher, who was considered one of the most influential music educators of the 20th century. Born in Paris to a musical family, Nadia's father was a voice teacher and her mother a Russian princess and talented pianist.
Nadia began studying music at an early age and was accepted into the Paris Conservatory at the age of 10, where she studied composition with Gabriel Fauré. She went on to win several prizes for her musical compositions, including the prestigious Prix de Rome, making her the first woman to win this award.
Boulanger's most significant contribution to music, however, was her extensive influence as a teacher. She taught music to a generation of prominent musicians, including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, Virgil Thomson, and Quincy Jones, among others. Boulanger's exceptional teaching style encouraged her students to explore their creativity while emphasizing the importance of strict musical form and discipline.
Her contribution to music education earned her many distinctions, including the Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, the highest award given by the French government. Boulanger's impact on classical music is still felt today, with many of her students going on to become prominent composers themselves. Her legacy continues to inspire young musicians and composers worldwide.
Compositions featuring Nadia Boulanger
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Au bord de la route, for voice & piano | 2:20 min | Vocal Music | 1922 |
| 2 | Le Couteau, for voice & piano | 1:45 min | Vocal Music | 1922 |
| 3 | Chanson ("Elle a vendu mon coeur"), for voice & piano | 2:06 min | Vocal Music | 1922 |
| 4 | L'échange, for voice & piano | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | 1922 |
| 5 | Doute, for voice & piano | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | 1922 |
| 6 | J'ai frappé, for voice & piano | 1:58 min | Vocal Music | 1922 |
| 7 | Vers la vie nouvelle, for piano | 4:16 min | Keyboard | 1919 |
| 8 | Lux aeterna, for voice, harp, organ & string quartet | 2:02 min | Vocal Music | 1918 |
| 9 | Pièce sur des airs populaires flamands , for organ ("À ma petite Lili") | 6:46 min | Keyboard | 1915 |
| 10 | Pièces (3) for piano | 3:38 min | Keyboard | 1914 |
| 11 | Soir d'hiver, for voice & piano | 3:22 min | Vocal Music | 1914 |
| 12 | Pieces (3) for cello & piano | 7:10 min | Chamber Music | 1914 |
| 13 | Prélude for organ in F minor | 5:06 min | Keyboard | 1912 |
| 14 | Petit canon, for organ | 2:04 min | Keyboard | 1912 |
| 15 | Improvisation for organ | 3:18 min | Keyboard | 1911 |
| 16 | Improvisations (3) for organ | 11:48 min | Keyboard | 1911 |
| 17 | Heures ternes, for voice & piano | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | 1910 |
| 18 | La mer, for voice & piano | 2:45 min | Vocal Music | 1910 |
| 19 | Le beau navire, for voice & piano | 2:57 min | Vocal Music | 1910 |
| 20 | La Ville Morte Prélude for piano (interlude for the opera La Ville Morte) | 8:15 min | Keyboard | 191? |
| 21 | Chanson ("Les lilas sont en folie"), for voice & piano | 1:30 min | Vocal Music | 1909 |
| 22 | Cantique, for voice & piano | 2:09 min | Vocal Music | 1909 |
| 23 | Les Heures claires, song cycle for voice & piano | 23:05 min | Vocal Music | 1909 |
| 24 | C'était en juin, for voice & piano (from Les heures claires) | 2:16 min | Vocal Music | 1909 |
| 25 | Prière, for voice & piano | 3:07 min | Vocal Music | 1909 |
| 26 | O schwöre nicht, for voice & piano | 2:00 min | Vocal Music | 1908 |
| 27 | Ach, die Augen sind es wieder, for voice & piano | 2:02 min | Vocal Music | 1908 |
| 28 | La Sirène, cantata for 3 voices & orchestra | 16:28 min | Vocal Music | 1908 |
| 29 | Was will die einsame Thräne?, for voice & piano | 2:32 min | Vocal Music | 1908 |
| 30 | Soleils couchants, for voice & piano | 2:31 min | Vocal Music | 1907 |
| 31 | Poème d'amour, for voice & piano | 2:46 min | Vocal Music | 1907 |
| 32 | Un grand sommeil noir, for voice & piano | 1:56 min | Vocal Music | 1906 |
| 33 | Versailles, for voice & piano | 3:05 min | Vocal Music | 1906 |
| 34 | Élégie ("Une douceur splendide et sombre"), for voice & piano | 3:15 min | Vocal Music | 1906 |
| 35 | Mon Âme ("Mon Âme est une infante en robe de parade"), for voice & piano | 6:28 min | Vocal Music | 1906 |
| 36 | Mon coeur, for voice & piano | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | 1906 |
| 37 | Ilda, for voice & piano | 3:21 min | Vocal Music | 1906 |
| 38 | Écoutez la chanson bien douce, for voice & piano | 5:50 min | Vocal Music | 1905 |
| 39 | Allons voir sur le lac d'argent, for 2 voices & piano | 2:37 min | Vocal Music | 1905 |
| 40 | Désespérance, for voice & piano | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | 1902 |
| 41 | Aubade, for voice & piano | 1:58 min | Vocal Music | 1902 |
| 42 | Extase, for voice & piano | 2:38 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 43 | Pièces (2) for cello & piano | 6:03 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | Songs (5) | Vocal Music | - | |
| 45 | Songs (7) | Vocal Music | - | |
| 46 | Fantasy, for piano & orchestra | 19:56 min | Keyboard | - |
Albums featuring Nadia Boulanger
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Nadia Boulanger & Lili Boulanger - Lucile Richardot, Anne De Fornel, Raquel Camarinha, Stéphane Degout, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Sarah Nemtanu – Les Heures Claires (The Complete Songs)(3×CD, ) | 2023 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 2 |  |
Fauré, Nadia Boulanger – Requiem(CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 2021 | Diapason |
| 3 |  |
Icon: The American Decca Recordings(5×CD, Compilation, Reissue) | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 4 |  |
Nicholas Phan, Myra Huang, Lili Boulanger, Nadia Boulanger – Clairières: Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger(CD, ) | 2020 | Avie Records |
| 5 |  |
Lili & Nadia Boulanger, Cyrille Dubois, Tristan Raës – Mélodies | 2020 | Aparté |
| 6 |  |
Ravel, Tailleferre, Boulanger, Françaix, Florian Uhlig, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Pablo González (4) – Klavierkonzerte Vol.2(CD, ) | 2015 | SWR Classic |
| 7 |  |
Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marcelle Meyer, Hugues Cuénod, Nadia Boulanger, Hans Rosbaud, Roger Désormière, Maurice Hewitt, Nicolai Gedda, Gérard Souzay, Michel Sénéchal, Irène Joachim, Doda Conrad, Paul Derenne – First Recordings, Complete Recordings & Mas | 2015 | Documents |
| 8 |  |
David Greilsammer, Alexandre Tansman, Nadia Boulanger, George Gershwin – Tansman Boulanger Gershwin(CD, Album) | 2010 | Naïve |
| 9 |  |
Antonio Meneses, Celina Szrvinsk - Villa-Lobos / Boulanger / Camargo Guarnieri / Martinu – Soirées Internationales: Villa-Lobos, Boulanger, Camargo Guarnieri, Martinu In Paris(CD, Album) | 2008 | Avie Records |
| 10 |  |
Marc Antoine Charpentier - Claudio Monteverdi - Nadia Boulanger – Médée (excerpts)(CD, ) | 2006 | IDIS |
| 11 |  |
Shulamit Ran, Nadia Boulanger, Nina Flyer, English Chamber Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta – Three Fantasy Movements / Three Pieces For Cello And Piano(CD, Album) | 1995 | Koch International Classics |
| 12 |  |
Oeuvres de Monteverdi(CD, Compilation, Mono) | 1992 | Pearl |
| 13 |  |
Lili Boulanger, Gabriel Fauré, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Nadia Boulanger – Sacred Music(CD, Album) | 1991 | Intaglio |
| 14 |  |
Nadia Boulanger, Fauré, Monteverdi, Ensemble Vocal Et Instrumental – Fauré: Requiem, Monteverdi: Madrigali(CD, Compilation) | 1988 | EMI |
| 15 |  |
Debussy, Boulanger, Fauré, Huré, Xavier & Martine Gagnepain – Violoncelle Et Piano(LP, Stereo) | 1985 | Stefanotis |
| 16 |  |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Wanda Landowska, Claudio Monteverdi, Nadia Boulanger – Lengendary Performances: Landowska/Boulanger - Volume 67/68(LP, Compilation) | 1980 | The Franklin Mint Record Society |
| 17 |  |
Fauré - Nadia Boulanger, Gisèle Peyron, Doda Conrad, Maurice Duruflé – Requiem(LP, Reissue, Mono) | 1979 | La Voix De Son Maître |
| 18 |  |
Depuis 1904 J'enseigne La Musique(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono) | 1973 | Réalisations Sonores Hugues Desalle |
| 19 |  |
Nadia Boulanger - Monteverdi – Œuvres De Monteverdi | 1958 | La Voix De Son Maître |
| 20 |  |
Brahms - Flore Wend, Nancy Waugh, Hugues Cuenod, Doda Conrad, Nadia Boulanger, Jean Francaix – New Love-Song Waltzes (Neue Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 65)(LP, Mono) | 1955 | Decca |
| 21 |  |
Marc Antoine Charpentier - Nadia Boulanger – Excerpts From Médée | 1953 | Decca |
| 22 |  |
Monteverdi | 1953 | Decca |
| 23 |  |
Jean-Phillipe Rameau - Vocal And Instrumental Ensemble Directed By Nadia Boulanger – Operatic Excerpts(LP, Album) | 1953 | Decca |
| 24 |  |
"Petit Concert" Of French Vocal Music From 12th—20th Century | 1950 | Polydor |
| 25 |  |
Brahms - Nadia Boulanger et D. Lipatti – Valses, Op. 39(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | 1938 | La Voix De Son Maître |
| 26 |  |
J. Brahms - Dinu Lipatti, Nadia Boulanger – Liebeslieder, Op. 52(3×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album) | 1938 | La Voix De Son Maître |
| 27 |  |
Amor / Ecco Mormorar L'Onde(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | - | Disque "Gramophone" |
| 28 |  |
The Harvard Glee Club And Radcliffe Choral Society, Nadia Boulanger, Bach Society Orchestra, Michael Senturia – Sanders Theater Concert Of April 23, 1958(LP, Limited Edition, Mono) | - | Technicord |
| 29 |  |
Lili Boulanger • Nadia Boulanger • Emile Naoumoff – In Memoriam Lili Boulanger(CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue) | - | Marco Polo |
Videos featuring Nadia Boulanger
Les Heures claires: VI. Ta bonté
Provided to YouTube by PIAS
Les Heures claires: VI. Ta bonté · Stéphane Degout · Anne de Fornel
Nadia & Lili Boulanger: Les Heures claires (The complete Songs)
℗ harmonia mundi
Released on: 2023-02-24
Baritone Vocals: Stéphane Degout
Piano: Anne de F
In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
In Memoriam Lili Boulanger · Catherine Marchese · Émile Naoumoff
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Catherine Marchese
Artist: Émile Na
Poème d'amour
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
Poème d'amour · Cyrille Dubois · Tristan Raës
Lili et Nadia Boulanger: Mélodies
℗ Palazzetto Bru Zane under exclusive license to Little Tribeca
Released on: 2020-02-21
Artist: Cyrille Dubois
Artist: Trista
Quatre Chants: I. Dans l'immense tristesse
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
Quatre Chants: I. Dans l'immense tristesse · Cyrille Dubois · Tristan Raës
Lili et Nadia Boulanger: Mélodies
℗ Palazzetto Bru Zane under exclusive license to Little Tribeca
Released on: 2020-02-21
Artist: C
Heures ternes
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
Heures ternes · Cyrille Dubois · Tristan Raës
Lili et Nadia Boulanger: Mélodies
℗ Palazzetto Bru Zane under exclusive license to Little Tribeca
Released on: 2020-02-21
Artist: Cyrille Dubois
Artist: Tristan
Nocturne
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Nocturne · Olivier Charlier · Émile Naoumoff
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Olivier Charlier
Artist: Émile Naoumoff
Composer: Lili
La Mer
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
La Mer · Cyrille Dubois · Tristan Raës
Lili et Nadia Boulanger: Mélodies
℗ Palazzetto Bru Zane under exclusive license to Little Tribeca
Released on: 2020-02-21
Artist: Cyrille Dubois
Artist: Tristan Raës
Versailles
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
Versailles · Cyrille Dubois · Tristan Raës
Lili et Nadia Boulanger: Mélodies
℗ Palazzetto Bru Zane under exclusive license to Little Tribeca
Released on: 2020-02-21
Artist: Cyrille Dubois
Artist: Tristan Ra
Theme et Variations
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Theme et Variations · Émile Naoumoff
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Émile Naoumoff
Composer: Lili Boulanger
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Le Couteau
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Le Couteau · Émile Naoumoff · Sylvie Robert
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Émile Naoumoff
Artist: Sylvie Robert
Composer: Nadia Bou
Pie Jesu
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Pie Jesu · Olivier Charlier · Magali Demesse · Aude Perin Dureau · Éric Lebrun · Émile Naoumoff · Francis Pierre · Doris Reinhardt · Isabelle Sabrie · Raphelle Semezis
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memo
Clairières dans le ciel: Elle etait descendue
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Clairières dans le ciel: Elle etait descendue · Émile Naoumoff · Émile Naoumoff · Isabelle Sabrie · Isabelle Sabrie
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1
Cortège: Cortege
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Cortège: Cortege · Olivier Charlier · Émile Naoumoff
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Olivier Charlier
Artist: Émile Naoumoff
Compos
D'un jardin clair
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
D'un jardin clair · Émile Naoumoff
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Émile Naoumoff
Composer: Lili Boulanger
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Dans l'immense tristesse
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Dans l'immense tristesse · Émile Naoumoff · Émile Naoumoff · Doris Reinhardt · Doris Reinhardt
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Ém
Clairières dans le ciel: Demain, fera un an
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Clairières dans le ciel: Demain, fera un an · Émile Naoumoff · Émile Naoumoff · Isabelle Sabrie · Isabelle Sabrie
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 199
D'un vieux jardin
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
D'un vieux jardin · Émile Naoumoff
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Émile Naoumoff
Composer: Lili Boulanger
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Clairières dans le ciel: Nous nous aimerons
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Clairières dans le ciel: Nous nous aimerons · Émile Naoumoff · Émile Naoumoff · Isabelle Sabrie · Isabelle Sabrie
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 199
Le Retour
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Le Retour · Émile Naoumoff · Émile Naoumoff · Doris Reinhardt · Doris Reinhardt
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Émile Naoumoff
Ar
Vers la vie nouvelle
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Vers la vie nouvelle · Émile Naoumoff
Boulanger, Lili and Nadia: In Memoriam Lili Boulanger
℗ 1993 Marco-Polo
Released on: 1993-12-01
Artist: Émile Naoumoff
Composer: Nadia Boulanger
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