Alexandre Pierre François Boëly (1785 - )
France

Alexandre Pierre François Boëly (Versailles, April 19, 1785 - Paris, December 27, 1858) was a French composer, organist, and pianist. Born into a family of musicians, Boëly received his first music lessons from his father, Jean François, who was a countertenor at the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and a composer and harp teacher at the court of Versailles. He also studied under the Tyrolian pianist Ignaz Ladurner, who introduced him to the work of Bach and Haydn, which Boëly would champion in his adult career. Besides mastering the piano and organ, Boëly was also a talented violist.

As the Romantic movement swept through Europe during the 19th century, Boëly was shunned by the official mainstream of musical life in Paris because of his Classical sensibilities and his 'elitist' fidelity to writing serious music. Boëly regarded with distaste the music that was written and feted by many of his contemporaries. The most popular standards during the Napoleonic period were compositions that swelled with patriotism or operatic intensity. Entrenching his reactionary reputation, he used his appointment as organist at Saint Germain l'Auxerrois in 1840 to promote the works of dead composers who were now only scantily appreciated by the public. These included Frescobaldi, Couperin, and most importantly of all, the supposedly impenetrable, unplayable Bach.

Such efforts did not win Boëly popular favor, for he was dismissed from his position in 1851 for the 'austerity' of his playing. He died a simple piano teacher, but not without enjoying the respect and confidence of a close circle of friends which included Marie Bigot, Pierre Baillot, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, and Johann Baptist Cramer.

Although Boëly was and remains largely unknown to the public, this does not diminish the part he played in the flourishing development of French music during the 19th century. He left behind an impressive oeuvre which numbers about 300 individual works, especially in the genres of chamber music and instrumental pieces for piano or organ. These include twelve books of practice-pieces of different styles and four books for organ with pedals or piano three hands. In Boëly's old age, he was sought out by two rising young artists, César Franck and Camille Saint-Saëns, who revered him as a guardian of a noble and pure classical organ tradition.
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Caprice for Flute & Piano (Opus 7)
Alexandre Pierre François Boëly

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By magataganm, the 29 Dec 2020

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Air de Noël "Vous qui désirez sans fin" Op.42 n.4
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By giordaniello, the 05 Oct 2022

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Pièce sans titre [ Noël Suisse ] (posthume) (from Ms. Bibil. Versailles)
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By giordaniello, the 09 Oct 2022

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[Verset pour le] Dernier Kyrie
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By giordaniello, the 23 Sep 2023

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Fantasia pour le Verset "Judex crederis" au Te Deum Op. 38 n.4
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By giordaniello, the 28 Aug 2023

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Noël Grâce soit rendue (posthume) (from Ms. Bibil. Versailles)
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By giordaniello, the 23 Nov 2013

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FANTAISIE ET FUGUE POUR ORGUE (Op. 18 n.6)
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By giordaniello, the 02 Mar 2012

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Toccata pour le piano avec clavier de pédales obligé, ou pour orgue (ms. Musée de Dieppe) (Op.43 n.13)
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By giordaniello, the 09 Feb 2014

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3 Preludes in F Minor for String Quartet
Alexandre Pierre François Boëly

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By magataganm, the 31 Dec 2020

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"Danse Villageoise" from "24 Pièces pour Piano" for Flute & Piano (Op. 20 No. 16)
Alexandre Pierre François Boëly

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By magataganm, the 28 Dec 2020

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Prélude d'Orgue à 2 Claviers séparés et Pédale obligée (Op. 18 n.2)
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By giordaniello, the 26 Oct 2023

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Offertoire pour le Jour de Noël (from Op.11)
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By giordaniello, the 16 Nov 2013

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Sortie - Grand Choeur pour le Jour de Noël (from Op.11)
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By giordaniello, the 22 Nov 2013

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Puer nobis nascitur pour le Jour de Noël (from Op.11)
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By giordaniello, the 12 Dec 2013

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Allegro fugato (from "24 Pièces pour l'Orgue Op.12 I Livre n.1)
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By giordaniello, the 03 Sep 2014

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Fantasia pour Orgue Op. 57 - D’après le manuscrit conservé à la Bibliothèque Municipale de Versailles
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By giordaniello, the 06 Apr 2022

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Offertoire pour le Jour de Pâques Op.38 n.10
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By giordaniello, the 28 Mar 2020

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Trois compositions pour orgue pour l'Hymne du 4e ton sacris solemniis
Alexandre Pierre François Boëly

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By giordaniello, the 12 Oct 2023