Georges Mathias
Georges Amédée Saint-Clair Mathias (14 October 182614 October 1910) was a French composer, pianist and teacher. Alongside his teaching work, Georges Mathias was a very active concert pianist.
Also recorded as Georges Amedee Saint-Clair Mathias
Georges Mathias

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- Name
- Georges Mathias
- Born
- 14 October 1826
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 14 October 1910
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- classical music.
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris.
- Teachers
- François Bazin and Frédéric Chopin.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Georges Amédée Saint-Clair Mathias (14 October 182614 October 1910) was a French composer, pianist and teacher. Alongside his teaching work, Georges Mathias was a very active concert pianist.
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Georges Mathias studied at Conservatoire de Paris. Training under François Bazin and Frédéric Chopin is recorded. Paul Dukas and Ernesto Elorduy are recorded as having studied under Georges Mathias. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Conservatoire de Paris. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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• Name — Georges Mathias • Born — 14 October 1826 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 14 October 1910 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Composer
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — Grave of Mathias. Mathias was born in Paris. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with François Bazin, Auguste Barbereau, Augustin Savard and Fromental Halévy. Privately, he studied composition with Friedrich Kalkbrenner and piano with Frédéric Chopin. After finishing his studies, he taught piano at the Conservatoire from 1862 to 1893. Among his notable students were Teresa Carreño, Camille Chevillard, Paul Dukas, Camille Erlanger, James Huneker, Henri O'Kelly, Isidor Philipp, Raoul Pugno, Alfonso Rendano, Erik Satie, Eugénie Satie-Barnetche, Ernest Schelling, Ernesto Elorduy, José Tragó and Alberto Williams. Mathias and Karol Mikuli, another student of Chopin, significantly influenced the way their teacher's style was communicated to later generations of musicians. Besides teaching, Mathias was also active as a concert pianist. On 14 March 1864, he was the principal pianist at the premiere of Gioachino Rossini's Petite messe solennelle. He was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1872. He died in Paris in 1910, on his 84th birthday.
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• Illustration — Georges Mathias His compositions include overtures to Hamlet and Mazeppa, five morceaux symphoniques for piano and strings, two piano concertos, six piano trios, a symphony, Oeuvres choisies pour le piano, Études de genre, Études de style et de mécanisme, a collection of two and four-hand piano pieces, and transcriptions including the one of some scenes from Mozart's The Magic Flute.
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Georges Mathias is recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded as pianist, composer and music educator. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Georges Amedee Saint-Clair Mathias. His recorded language was French.
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1826
Georges Mathias was born on 14 October 1826.
1910
Georges Mathias died on 14 October 1910.
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- 1.Archives reconstituées d'état civil de Paris, acte de naissance, vue 32/51.
- 2.Le Conservatoire national de musique et de déclamation. Imprimerie nationale. 1900.
- 3.Prix de Rome 1840-1849. www.musimem.com.
- 4.Le Conservatoire national de musique et de déclamation : documents historiques et administratifs : recueillis ou reconstitués. Imprimerie nationale. 1900.
- 5.Georges Mathias et ses élèves. BLOG O'TOBO. 2014-04-28.
- 6.Le Ménestrel : journal de musique. Gallica. 1864-03-20.
- 7.Journal officiel de la République française. Gallica. 1871-09-13.
- 8.La Chronique des arts et de la curiosité : supplément à la Gazette des beaux-arts. Gallica. 1883-10-27.
- 9.Base Léonore LH/1788/29
- 10.Répertoire de la Symphonie française (French Symphony index). www.ums3323.paris-sorbonne.fr.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Dictionnaire biographique des musiciens. Robert Laffont. 1995. 2-221-06787-8.
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Georges Mathias studied at Conservatoire de Paris. He trained under François Bazin and Frédéric Chopin. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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