André Mathieu was a Montreal piano prodigy, born in 1928, fêted in his early life, but later forgotten, even before his early death at 39. He did most of his composing between the ages of 4 and 21, as far as is known. Probably because of his age, expression is at the core of his music rather than form and structure, but despite his age, there is a ...
Pianist Alain Lefèvre has taken on the musicological duties of cataloging the works of Quebec composer André Mathieu. As part of his mission of discovery, he also plans on performing and publishing what he can in order to raise greater awareness of Mathieu. This is his third album to feature Mathieu, and as on his concerto disc, once again one of ...
André Mathieu was a child prodigy at the piano who evolved into one of Canada's most distinctive, original, and universal- sounding composers well before he reached the age of 20. This was followed -- as is typically the case with many prodigies -- by an adulthood marked with mental illness, alcoholism and an early death; moreover, his tragedy was ...
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