*1696 FR, Abbeville
Composer of Classical
Pierre Février (1696–1760) was a French baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist.Born at Abbeville on 21 March 1696, he arrived in Paris in 1720 and served as titular organist of two churches on Saint-Honoré street: the Jacobins' church (destroyed at the Revolution) and Saint-Roch (still standing). Claude-Bénigne Balbastre, who moved to Paris in 1750, was among his pupils and eventually succeeded Février at Saint-Roch. Pierre Février died in Paris on 5 November 1760.Two volumes of his harpsichord pieces are extant. The first one is dated 1734 and contains five suites:
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Bruits De Chasse · Tableaux Baroques | P.J. Lambert / Joseph Bodin de Boismortier / Pierre Février / Pierre Claude Fouquet – Jean-Marie Puli | 1982 | Album |