Short bio Roger Boutry
Birthday:
1932 in Paris, France
Died:
2019
Active:
1990s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
20th Century, Contemporary
Full biography Roger Boutry
Roger Boutry (27 February 1932 - 7 September 2019) was a highly respected French composer , conductor, and performer. He was known for his versatile compositions and his skillful interplay of harmony and melody. Boutry was a prolific composer, having produced over 200 works in different genres.
Boutry began his musical journey at an early age, studying piano and composition at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. He received several prestigious prizes and recognitions for his works, including the Grand Prix de Rome and the Maurice Ravel Prize.
Boutry's compositions covered a wide range of styles, including concertos, symphonies, chamber music, and works for wind band. He was particularly known for his pieces for wind instruments, having established himself as an authority on writing for the genre.
Boutry's music was characterized by its expressive lyricism, virtuosic demands on performers, and incorporation of traditional and contemporary elements. His pieces were often inspired by literary works, historical events, or personal experiences. For instance, his composition "Mtachrome" was a tribute to the French impressionist painter Claude Monet.
In addition to his compositional work, Boutry was also an accomplished pianist and conductor. He performed regularly with renowned orchestras and ensembles, and also served as a professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.
Boutry's contributions to the field of music were highly recognized and appreciated, both in France and internationally. He received numerous awards and honors throughout his career, including the Legion of Honor and the National Order of Merit.
Roger Boutry passed away in 2019, leaving behind a rich legacy of musical compositions and performances.
Compositions featuring Roger Boutry
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASUKA, rhapsody for clarinet & piano | 17:04 min | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| 2 | Concerto for trombone & piano | 7:42 min | Chamber Music | 1963 |
| 3 | Divertimento, for alto saxophone & orchestra | 8:52 min | Concerto | 1963 |
| 4 | Trombonera, for trombone & piano | 6:25 min | Chamber Music | 1956 |
| 5 | Capriccio for trombone & piano | 6:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 6 | Chassacor, for horn & piano | 4:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 7 | Fantasia, for trombone & piano | 16:10 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 8 | Interférences for bassoon & piano | 8:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 9 | Les Chants de l'Apocalypse, for brass quintet & band | 16:00 min | Concerto | - |
| 10 | Marche de Novembre, for band | 3:08 min | Band Music | - |
| 11 | Mosaique, for euphonium & piano | 11:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 12 | Paronymes, for Clarinet, Saxophone, and piano | 10:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Prelude, Pastorale & Tarantelle, for 2 bassoons | 7:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Roger Boutry
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Massenet – Michel Plasson, Lorin Maazel, Georges Prêtre, Roger Boutry, Pierre Monteux – Operas — Werther • Manon • Thaîs • Don Quichotte • Le Jongleur de Notre-dame • Hérodiade • Sapho(16×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono) | 2018 | Warner Classics |
| 2 |  |
Saint-Saëns, Dutilleux, Boutry, Carmen Mainer Martín, Enrique Escartín Ara – Music For Bassoon And Piano(CD, Album) | 2018 | Brilliant Classics |
| 3 |  |
Laura Bennett Cameron, Roger Boutry – Boutry Dutilleux Pierné Ibert Debussy Fauré(CD, Album) | 2015 | Indesens |
| 4 |  |
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 |
| 5 |  |
Boutry, Dubois, Eröd, Hindemith, Ravel, Sluka, Tansman, Frank Morelli, Gilbert Kalish – From The Heart (20th Century Music For Bassoon And Piano)(CD, ) | 2013 | MSR Classics |
| 6 |  |
Roger Boutry, The Royal Symphonie Band Of the Belgian Guides – Evocations(CD, Album) | 2007 | Robert Martin |
| 7 |  |
Oeuvres Orchestrales(CDr, ) | 2006 | Corelia |
| 8 |  |
Saint-Saëns · Françaix · Soulage · Boutry · Milhaud – French Chamber Music(CD, Album) | 2004 | EMI Classics |
| 9 |  |
Orchestre De La Garde Républicaine, Roger Boutry – Une Nuit Sur Le Mont Chauve - Tableaux D'Une Exposition - L'Oiseau De Feu(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1996 | Corelia |
| 10 |  |
Les Orchestres De La Garde Républicaine, Gershwin, Debussy, Boutry, Rachmaninov Direction: Roger Boutry – Les Orchestres De La Garde Républicaine(CD, Album) | 1996 | Amicale Des Musiciens De La Garde Républicaine |
| 11 |  |
L'Orchestre D'Harmonie De La Garde Républicaine , Direction : Roger Boutry – L'Arlésienne(CD, Album) | 1995 | Bib productions |
| 12 |  |
L'Orchestre D'Harmonie De La Garde Républicaine / Roger Boutry – Garde Républicaine "Boléro"(CD, Album) | 1994 | Sacrambow |
| 13 |  |
Orchestre D'Harmonie De La Garde Républicaine - Direction : Roger Boutry – La Garde Républicaine(CD, Album) | 1994 | Bib Productions |
| 14 |  |
Maurice André, Nicolas André (3), Orchestre De La Garde Républicaine, Roger Boutry – Musique De Kiosque(CD, Album) | 1994 | EMI Classics |
| 15 |  |
Orchestre D'Harmonie De La Garde Républicaine, Roger Boutry, Frédéric Presle – Polkas Et Airs Variés 1900(CD, ) | 1992 | Cypres |
| 16 |  |
Musique De La Garde Républicaine conducted by Roger Boutry – Marches Et Fanfares - La Garde Républicaine | 1992 | EMI Classics |
| 17 |  |
Orchestre D'Harmonie De La Garde Républicaine , Direction Roger Boutry – Orchestre D'Harmonie De La Garde Républicaine(CD, Album) | 1990 | Disques Déesse |
| 18 |  |
Choeur De L'Armée Française, Orchestre De La Garde Républicaine, Roger Boutry Avec La Participation De Mireille Mathieu – Révolution Française | 1988 | EMI Digital |
| 19 |  |
Orchestre Symphonique De La Garde Républicaine Direction Roger Boutry – Concert Du Gouverneur Militaire De Paris(LP) | 1985 | Versailles |
| 20 |  |
Louis Kalck, Roger Boutry, Ensemble de Cuivres de la Musique de la Garde Républicaine, Charles-Marie Widor, Louis Vierne, Marcel Dupré, Gaston Litaize, Jean Langlais, Jean-Bernard Beauchamps – Orgue Et Cuivres À Saint-Louis Des Invalides(LP, Album, Stereo | 1984 | Corelia |
| 21 |  |
Milhaud, Boutry, Francaix, Ibert, Pekka Savijoki, Margit Rahkonen – The French Saxophone(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1982 | BIS |
| 22 |  |
Huguette Et Martine Géliot - J.S. Bach / Dussek / Boïeldieu / Debussy / Houdy / Lemeland / Boutry – Récital Deux Harpes(LP) | 1980 | Edipar |
| 23 |  |
Orchestre De La Garde Républicaine, Roger Boutry – Suites Et Symphonies Françaises Du XVIIIeme Siècle(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1979 | Metropole |
| 24 |  |
La Garde Républicaine direction Roger Boutry – Musiques Militaires Françaises | 1979 | La Voix De Son Maître |
| 25 |  |
Massenet - Chœurs & Orchestre De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo, Roger Boutry – Le Jongleur De Notre-Dame | 1978 | La Voix De Son Maître |
| 26 |  |
Massenet, Renée Doria, Gines Sirera, Gisèle Ory, Adrien Legros, Elya Waisman, Orchestre Symphonique De La Garde Républicaine, Roger Boutry – Sapho | 1978 | PETERS INTERNATIONAL |
| 27 |  |
Borodin / Mussorgsky / Rimsky-Korsakov / Tchaikowsky Sous la Direction de Roger Boutry – Les Concerts De La Musique De La Garde Republicaine De Paris Vol. 1 | 1978 | Disques Déesse |
| 28 |  |
Musique De La Garde Républicaine Sous La Direction De Roger Boutry, Mussorgsky, Bizet – Les Concerts De La Musique De La Garde Republicaine De Paris Vol. 2 | 1977 | Philips |
| 29 |  |
Roger Boutry, Georges Delerue, Ida Gotkovsky, André Beun – Saxophone Et Piano(LP) | 1968 | Corelia |
| 30 |  |
Spiro Samara / Roger Boutry / Jacques Bondon – Official Music Of The Tenth Winter Olympiad Grenoble, 1968 | 1968 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 31 |  |
Spiro Samara / Roger Boutry / Jacques Bondon – Hymne Olympique | 1968 | Erato |
| 32 |  |
Дипломанты Международного Конкурса Им. П. Чайковского | 1958 | Рижский Завод |
| 33 |  |
Robert Schumann / Jean-Michel Damase, Roger Boutry, Jean Huchot, Manuel Recasens, Pierre Delvescovo / Germaine Thyssens-Valentin – Andante & Variations / Carnaval De Vienne(LP, Mono) | 1958 | Ducretet Thomson |
| 34 |  |
Roland Puig, Roger Boutry – Chant Hindou(7", 45 RPM, EP) | 1958 | Pathé |
| 35 |  |
Musique De La Garde Républicaine, Roger Boutry – Les Concerts De La Musique De La Garde Républicaine De Paris - Vol. 4(LP) | - | Disques Déesse |
| 36 |  |
Armando Ghidoni, Roger Boutry, Sylvie Hue, Jean Barthe, Quintetto Euterpe – Concertrino(CD, ) | - | Pizzicato Edizioni Musicali |
| 37 |  |
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 |
| 38 |  |
Robert Schumann, Georges Barbateau, Michel Bergès, Daniel Dubar, Gilbert Coursier, Roger Boutry, Chamber Orchestra Of The Sarre Under The Direction Of Karl Ristenpart – Konzertstück For 4 Horns And Orchestra In F Major Op. 86 / Konzertstück For Piano And | - | Nonesuch |
| 39 |  |
Wolfgang Teuscher / Jacques Castagner, Roger Boutry – Partita Pour Instruments À Vent / Sonate Pour Flûte Et Piano(LP, 10", Album) | - | Vega |
| 40 |  |
Gérard Poulet, Jacques Wiederker, Roger Boutry – Double Concerto OP.102 de Johannes Brahms(LP) | - | Disques Déesse |
| 41 |  |
Boutry - Chaynes / Louis Couperin – Masterworks From France(2×LP, Transcription) | - | The French Broadcasting System In North America |
| 42 |  |
Musique De La Garde Républicaine, Roger Boutry – Musique Pour Le Cadre Noir(CD, Reissue) | - | P.R.E.S. |
| 43 |  |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Ensemble Instrumental A Vent De Paris, Roger Boutry – Quintette Pour Piano, Clarinette, Hautbois Cor Et Basson En Mi Bémol Majeur Op. 16 / Octuor Pour Deux Hautbois, Deux Clarinettes Deux Cors, Deux Bassons En Mi Bémol Majeur Op. 103 | - | Musidisc |
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