Alexandre Levy

His Jewish family came from France and was musically active. His father, Henrique Luís Levy, was a musician who founded Casa Levy, a leading music store in São Paulo. Darius Milhaud, in his ballet Le Bœuf sur le toit, borrowed a theme from Levy's Tango Brasileiro.

• Name — Alexandre Levy • Born — 10 November 1864 • Birthplace — São Paulo, Empire of Brazil • Died — 17 January 1892 • Place of death — São Paulo, Brazil • Years Active — 1880–1892

• Andante para cordas in E-flat major (1887) for String Orchestra (1887) • Werther, Symphonic Poem in E-flat major after Goethe (1888) • Marcha com coros, Orchestral Cantata (1888) • Hymne à 14 Juillet (1889) • Symphony in E minor (1889) • Largo - allegro molto • Andante • Scherzo. Allegro vivo • Allegro molto vivo • Comala, Symphonic Poem (1890) • Suite Brésilienne (1890) • Prélude • Dansa rustica: Canção Triste (lost) • A beira do regato: Idyllio Sentimental • Samba • Symphonic Poem (unnamed; n.d.) • Oedipe, Orchestral Cantata (n.d.)

• Fantasia brillante sull'opera 'Il Guarany' for two pianos, Op. 2 (1880) • Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 10 (1882) • Allegro • Andante • Scherzo - Fugato • Finale • Les jeux des Sylphides for four-hand piano (1884) • Scherzo valse, Op. 9 (1885) • String Quartet in A minor (1885) • Allegro comodo • Scherzo • Adagio molto • Finale • Andante for String Quartet in E-flat minor (1887; also adapted for string orchestra) • Rêverie for string quartet in G major, Op. 19 (1889) • Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor (1889) • (Lost) • (Lost) • Scherzo • Finale • En mer, Musical poem for four-hand piano (n.d.) • Depart. Mer Calme • Le Ciel s'assombrit. Tempête • Clair de Lune. Idylle Fugitive • Romance' (n.d.) • Fantasie brillante for four-hand piano, Op. 5 (n.d.) • Scène à la mer for cello and piano (n.d.)

• Fantasia para dois pianos a partir de temas da ópera O Guarany (1880) • Impromptu-Caprice, op. 1 (1881) • Fosca, fantasia brilhante, op. 3 (1882) • 3 Improvisations, op. 4 (1882) • Romance sans paroles (1882) • A la Hongroise (1882) • Pensée fugitive (1882) • Valsa-Capricho, op. 5 (1882) • Mazurca n. 1, op. 6 no 1 (1882) • Mazurca n. 2, op. 6 no 2 (1882) • Recuerdos - Polca de Salão (1882) • Causerie (1883) • Cavalcante (1883) • Collin Maillard (1883) • Étude (1883) • Je t'en prie (1883) • Petite marche (1883) • Plaintive (1885) • Scherzo-valse, op. 9 (1885) • Improviso n. 2 (1887) • Trois Morceaux, op. 13 (1887) • Coeur blessé (1887) • Amour passé (1887) • Doute (1887) • Allegro Appassionato, op. 14 (1887) • Variations sur un thème populaire brésilien (Vem Cá, Bitu) (1887) • Tango Brasileiro (1890) • Samba (Suite Brésilienne, IV.) (1890) • Schumanniana, op. 16 (1891) • Allegretto, ma un poco agitato • Allegro moderato • Lento • Allegretto giocoso • Moderato assai • Allegro • Moderato • Allegro molto - Presto • Papillonnage (n.d.)

Alexandre Levy is recorded as composer, journalist and pianist.