Alexandre Dratwicki (born 31 January 1977 in

Thionville Thionville (; ; ) is a city in the northeastern French Departments of France, department of Moselle (department), Moselle. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle (river), Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz. History Thionvi ...

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) is a contemporary French

musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...

Biography

Scientific director of the Palazzetto Bru Zane –

Centre de musique romantique française The Centre de musique romantique française ("centre for French Romantic music") is a French-administered cultural institution, research centre and concert hall, in Venice, in north-eastern Italy. It is housed in the Palazzetto Bru Zane, an annex t ...

(Venice), holder of a doctorate in musicology from the

Paris-Sorbonne University Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; ) was a public university, public research university in Paris, France, active from 1971 to 2017. It was the main inheritor of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Paris. In 2018, it m ...

in 2003) and former resident of the

Académie de France à Rome The French Academy in Rome (, ) is an academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio (Pincian Hill) in Rome, Italy. History The Academy was founded at the Palazzo Capranica in 1666 by Louis XIV under the direc ...

(Villa Médicis), Alexandre Dratwicki is a graduate from the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

(

esthetics Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and taste, which in a broad sense incorporates the philosophy of art.Slater, B. H.Aesthetics ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy,'' , acces ...

). He has taught

music history Music history, sometimes called historical musicology, is a highly diverse subfield of the broader discipline of musicology that studies music from a historical point of view. In theory, "music history" could refer to the study of the history of ...

and

musical analysis Musical analysis is the study of musical structure in either compositions or performances. According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the means of answering directly the question 'How does it work?'". The method employed to ans ...

in several French universities (Paris IV - Sorbonne, Lille, Poitiers, Rouen) and was a

radio producer A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. The job title covers several different job descriptions: *Content producers or executive producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature. The content producer might organize music cho ...

for

Radio France Radio France () is the French national public radio broadcaster. Stations Radio France offers seven national networks: *France Inter — Radio France's "generalist media, generalist" station, featuring entertaining and informative talk mixed wi ...

(''La Querelle des Bouffons'' and ''Sortez les jumelles'' in 2006–2007) with his twin brother . In 2006–2008, he was artistic advisor to the

Opéra-Comique The Opéra-Comique () is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular Théâtre de la foire, theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief riva ...

(Paris). Alexandre Dratwicki has been trained as a

clarinetist The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest woodw ...

and

violist The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the v ...

at the

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and Nancy conservatories. He also received various awards in music history, musical analysis,

orchestration Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orch ...

and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

. As a musicologist, he has published notably at

Actes Sud Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members. ...

, , and Symétrie. His work ''Un nouveau commerce de la virtuosité (1780–1830)'', published by the latter earned him the 2007

Prix des Muses Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who a ...

for essay. In 2013 he received a prize of the Napoléon foundation for the record-book ''La Mort d'Abel'' by Kreutzer, which he directed. As a researcher, he is particularly interested in the notions of

virtuosity ''Virtuosity'' is a 1995 American science fiction action film directed by Brett Leonard and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Howard W. Koch Jr. served as an executive producer for the film. The film was released in the United St ...

(direction of the collective ''Le concerto pour piano français à l'épreuve des modernités'', Actes Sud & Palazzetto Bru Zane, 2015) and musical academism (codirection with Julia Lu of the Concours du

prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

for music. 1803–1968, Symétrie & Palazzetto Bru Zane, 2011). Since 2009, through his activity at the Palazzetto Bru Zane, which consists of rediscovering unknown works and forgotten composers, He participates in productions or co-productions leading to the (re) creation of French works in concert and on the stage, extended in general by the publication of recordings. In this context, Alexandre Dratwicki has been conducting the series "Musics of the Prix de Rome" launched at Glossa and continued in the series of record-books of Palazzetto Bru Zane since 2010 (

Debussy Achille Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influe ...

, Saint-Saëns,

Charpentier Charpentier () is the French language, French word for "carpenter", and it is also a French surname; a variant spelling is Carpentier. In English, the equivalent word and name is "Carpenter (surname), Carpenter"; in German, "Zimmermann (disambigua ...

, d’Ollone, Dukas). In 2012, he started the series "Opéras français" of the Palazzetto Bru Zane (with '' Amadis de Gaule'' by JC Bach and ''La Mort d'Abel'' by Kreutzer) and subsequently, in 2014, that of the "Portraits" (with ''Théodore Gouvy'').

Selected publications

Source:

Books

* ''Un nouveau commerce de la virtuosité : émancipation et métamorphoses de la musique concertante au sein des institutions musicales parisiennes (1780-1830)'', preface by Jean Gribenski, Lyon, Symétrie, 2006. Prix des Muses 2007 (category: musicological essay) , * ''

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

'', Paris, Le Cavalier bleu (series: ''Idées reçues''), 2006 . *''Mozart. Paris, 1778'', in collaboration with Benoît Dratwicki, Versailles, Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, 2006.

Direction of collective works

* ''Le concerto pour piano français à l'épreuve des modernités'', Actes Sud & Palazzetto Bru Zane, 2015 . * '' Le surnaturel sur la scène lyrique : du merveilleux baroque au fantastique romantique'', codirected with Agnès Terrier, Lyon, Symétrie, 2012. Prix des Muses 2011 (mention) . *'' Le Concours du

de musique (1803-1968)'', codirected with Julia Lu, Lyon, Symétrie, 2011 . *'' L’invention des genres lyriques français et leur redécouverte au XIX'', codirected with Agnès Terrier, Lyon, Symétrie, 2010, . *'' Hérold en Italie'', Lyon, Symétrie, 2009 . *'' L’Artiste et sa muse'', codirected with Christiane Dotal, Paris, Somogy, 2006, .

Critical editions of literary sources

*''

Castil-Blaze François-Henri-Joseph Blaze, known as Castil-Blaze (1 December 1784 – 11 December 1857), was a French musicologist, music critic, composer, and music editor. Biography Blaze was born and grew up in Cavaillon, Vaucluse. He went to Paris ...

: Histoire de l’opéra-comique'', copublished with Patrick Taïeb, Lyon, Symétrie, 2012 . *''

Théodore Dubois Clément François Théodore Dubois (; 24 August 1837 – 11 June 1924) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer, organist, and music teacher. After study at the Paris Conservatoire, Dubois won France's premier musical prize, the Prix de Ro ...

: Journal'', copublished with Charlotte Segond-Genovesi, Lyon, Symétrie, 2012 . *''Hérold en Italie'', édition critique de la correspondance italienne de Hérold between 1813 and 1821, Lyon, Symétrie, 2009 .

Direction of book-records

Series ''Opéra français''. *''

Félicien David Félicien-César David (13 April 1810 – 29 August 1876) was a French composer. Biography Félicien David was born in Cadenet, and began to study music at the age of five under his father, whose death when the boy was six left him an impoverish ...

: Herculanum'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2015. *''

Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period (music), classical period. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subje ...

: Les Danaïdes'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2015. * '' Camille Saint-Saëns : Les Barbares'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2014. *''

Charles-Simon Catel Charles-Simon Catel (; 10 June 1773 – 29 November 1830) was a French composer and educator born at L'Aigle, Orne. Biography Catel studied at the Royal School of Singing in Paris. He studied composition with François-Joseph Gossec and by t ...

: Les Bayadères'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2014. *''

Victorin Joncières Victorin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Victorin de Joncières (1839–1903), French composer * Victorin Duguet (1905–1989), French trade union leader *Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset Victorin-Hippolyte J ...

: Dimitri'', Venise, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2014. *''

Jules Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are ''Manon'' (1884 ...

Le Mage ''Le Mage'' ("the Magus") is an opera in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Jean Richepin. It was first performed at the Paris Opéra in Paris on 16 March 1891 in costumes by Charles Bianchini and sets by Auguste Alfred Rubé, P ...

'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2013. *''

Antonio Sacchini Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini (14 June 1730 – 6 October 1786) was an Italian classical period (music), classical era composer, best known for his operas. Sacchini was born in Florence, but raised in Naples, where he received his m ...

: Renaud'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2013. *''

Thérèse Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to: Persons Therese *Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg *Therese of Br ...

'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2013. *''

Johann Christian Bach Johann Christian Bach (5 September 1735 – 1 January 1782) was a German composer of the Classical era, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He received his early musical training from his father, and later from his half-brother, Carl ...

: Amadis de Gaule'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2012. *''

Rodolphe Kreutzer Rodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including '' La mort d'Abel'' (1810). He is probably best known as the dedicatee of Beethoven's Violin Son ...

: La Mort d’Abel'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Opéra français), 2012. Prix de la

Fondation Napoléon The Fondation Napoléon (English: Napoleon Foundation) is a registered French nonprofit organization established on 12 November 1987. The foundation supports the study of the First French Empire and Second French Empire. It also focuses on the ...

, 2013 . Series ''Musiques du prix de Rome'' *''

Paul Dukas Paul Abraham Dukas ( 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, having abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best-k ...

et le prix de Rome'', Venise, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Musiques du prix de Rome), 2015. *''

Max d'Ollone Maximilien-Paul-Marie-Félix d'Ollone (13 June 1875 – 15 May 1959) was a 20th-century French composer. Life and career Born in Besançon, d'Ollone started composing very early, entering the Paris Conservatoire at 6, winning many prizes, recei ...

et le prix de Rome'', cowritten with Patrice d’Ollone, Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Musiques du prix de Rome), 2013. *''

Gustave Charpentier Gustave Charpentier (; 25 June 1860 – 18 February 1956) was a French composer, best known for his opera ''Louise (opera), Louise''.Langham Smith R., "Gustave Charpentier", ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 19 ...

et le prix de Rome'', cowritten with Michela Niccolai, San Lorenzo, Glossa (series: Musiques du prix de Rome), 2011. *''

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , 9October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano ...

et le prix de Rome'', San Lorenzo, Glossa (series: Musiques du prix de Rome), 2011 . *''

Claude Debussy Achille Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influe ...

et le prix de Rome'', codirected with Denis Herlin, San Lorenzo, Glossa (series: Musiques du prix de Rome), 2009. Series ''Portraits'' *''

'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Portraits), 2015. *''

Théodore Gouvy Louis Théodore Gouvy (3 July 1819 – 21 April 1898) was a French/German composer. Biography Gouvy was born into a French-speaking family in the village of Goffontaine, then a Prussian village in the Sarre region (now Saarbrücken-Schafbrücke, ...

'', Venice, Palazzetto Bru Zane (series: Portraits), 2014. *series ''Hervé Niquet -

Le Concert Spirituel Le Concert Spirituel is a French ensemble specialising in works of baroque music, played on period instruments. Founded by Hervé Niquet in 1987, it is named after the 18th-century concert series Concert Spirituel. The group performs internation ...

'' at Glossa *'' Johann Christoph Vogel: La Toison d'or'', San Lorenzo, Glossa, 2013. *''

: Sémiramis'', San Lorenzo, Glossa, 2012.''Reste-t-il des chefs-d'œuvre inconnus ?''
on ''

Le Figaro () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', ...

'' (27 June 2011)

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