[Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos, Op. 5, Nos. 1 & 2; Op. 3, No. 1; Op. 8, No. 9; Bernard Thomas Chamber Orchestra; Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Violin; Arion 68093 (1990)]
lessingham93 wrote, @ 2008-10-07
"I also found interesting data on Joseph de Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Also a famous fencer and a violinist and composer. He comes up quite easily on a google search. Half black and given honors at an unprecedented early age for his fencing and military pursuits he went on to become a famous composer.” [Full Post] [Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) is profiled at length, and a dozen audio samples of his music are provided, at AfriClassical.com, a website devoted to African Heritage in Classical Music]
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