Capet, Lucien
Capet, Lucien
Capet, Lucien, distinguished French violinist and teacher; b. Paris, Jan. 8, 1873; d. there, Dec. 18, 1928. He studied at the Paris Cons. From 1896 to 1899 he was concertmaster of the Lamoureux Orch. From 1899 to 1903 he taught violin at the Cons, of Ste. Cécile in Bordeaux. In 1904 he founded the celebrated Capet Quartet, and played first violin in it until 1921, specializing particularly in the later Beethoven quartets. In 1924 he was appointed director of the Inst. de Violon in Paris. He composed Le Rouet, symphonic poem, Prélude religieux for Orch., Devant la mer for Voice and Orch., Poème for Violin and Orch., five string quartets, two violin sonatas, and six violin études. He publ. La Technique supérieure de l’archet (Paris, 1916) and Les 17 Quatuors de Beethoven, as well as a philosophical work, Espérances.
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