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Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Frédéric Alfred d'Erlanger
Baron Frédéric Alfred d'Erlanger (29 May 1868 in Paris – 23 April 1943 in London) was an Anglo-French composer, banker and patron of the arts. His father, Baron Frederic Emile d'Erlanger, was a German, while his mother, Mathilde (née Slidell), was an American. One of four sons, his father was the head of a French banking house. He began his musical studies in Paris under Anselm Ehmant, his only teacher. His first work, a book of songs, was published when d'Erlanger was 20 years of age. Shortly afterwards, in 1886, he moved to London with his elder brother, Emile d'Erlanger, to work as a banker, for the private banking firm that his father owned. Both d'Erlanger and his brother became naturalised Englishmen. His compositions include works of all kinds, notably the operas Jehan de Saintré (A
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Violin Concerto, Op 17 • Poëme • Violin Concerto | Frédéric d'Erlanger, Frederic Cliffe / Philippe Graffin, The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones | 2011 | Album |