Louis Frémaux

Composers

Biography

Born: August 13, 1921; Aire-sur-Lys  
Before the arrival of Simon Rattle, Louis Frémaux had sharpened the abilities of England's CIty of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra during his decade of tenure as music director. Appropriately enough, some of his highest accomplishments were in the French repertory, but under his attention, the CBSO became a flexible and stylish ensemble in a wider repertory and began closing its distance from the five London orchestras. Indeed, Frémaux's penchant Read more for clarity of sound served all of his orchestras well, from Monte Carlo to Sidney, Australia. While a student at Valenciennes Conservatoire, Frémaux was halted in his studies by the outbreak of WWII. Joining the Resistance in his native country, and later, the Foreign Legion in the Far East, Frémaux distinguished himself in combat, twice receiving the Croix de Guerre. His musical training did not resume until 1949, but from that point, decisively moved ahead at the Paris Conservatoire. A pupil of Louis Fourestier, Frémaux earned a first prize in conducting in 1952 and a year later, made his conducting debut. Good notices then and in subsequent guest appearances produced an offer from the Monte Carlo Opera and, for a decade beginning in 1956, Frémaux was music director of the Orchestre National de Monte Carlo. During those years, several distinguished recordings brought his work to the attention of a worldwide audience. From 1968 to 1971, Frémaux was chief conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique Rhóne-Alpes in Lyon. In 1969, Frémaux became a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur. That same year, he was appointed music director of the CBSO while continuing to serve in Lyon: by 1971, however, he resigned his position in Lyon to devote himself primarily to Birmingham's musical life. Under Frémaux's ministrations, the CBSO undertook a successful European tour in 1972 and acquired a chorale component. After leaving Birmingham, Frémaux served as principal conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1979 to 1981, thereafter continuing as the orchestra's principal guest conductor until 1985. An association with EMI brought a number of excellent recordings, many of them featuring French works. With the CBSO chorus, Frémaux was able to produce a Berlioz Requiem of clarion force and elegance. Likewise, his Fauré Requiem is notable, with angelic solo work from soprano Norma Burrowes. Read less
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  • 26.
    Best Of British - The Nation's Favourite Classical Music
    Best Of British - The Nation's Favourite Classical Music
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 31600 Release Date: 09/28/2010   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Ralph Vaughan Williams,  Gustav Holst,  Sir Edward Elgar,  George Frideric Handel  ... 
    Performer:  David Nolan,  Robert Cohen,  Paul Beniston,  Mair Jones  ... 
    Conductor:  Vernon Handley,  Simon Rattle,  Norman Del Mar,  Sir Charles Mackerras  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Virtuosi of England
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  • 27.
    Ravel: Bolero, Daphnis & Chloe, Mother Goose, La Valse / Fremaux
    Ravel: Bolero, Daphnis & Chloe, Mother Goose, La Valse / Fremaux
    Label: Musical Concepts   Catalog: 1087 Release Date: 07/13/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Maurice Ravel
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
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  • 28.
    50 Best Romantic Classics
    50 Best Romantic Classics
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 57555 Release Date: 06/29/2010   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Jacques Offenbach,  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Georges Bizet,  Claude Debussy  ... 
    Performer:  Jessye Norman,  Ann Murray,  Han-Na Chang,  Maria Callas  ... 
    Conductor:  Sylvain Cambreling,  Leonard Slatkin,  Georges Prêtre,  Wolfgang Sawallisch  ... 
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  • 29.
    Invitation To The Dance - Waltzes From Swan Lake, Der Rosenkavalier & More
    Invitation To The Dance - Waltzes From Swan Lake, Der Rosenkavalier & More
    Label: Dg Musikfest   Catalog: 415789 Release Date: 02/25/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Alexander Borodin,  Charles Gounod,  Carl Maria von Weber  ... 
    Conductor:  Ferdinand Leitner,  Witold Rowicki,  Ferenc Fricsay,  Louis Frémaux  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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  • 30.
    Dance! - The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music
    Dance! - The World's Favorite Ice-Skating Music
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 58906 Release Date: 02/09/2010   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Jerry Herman,  Frédéric Chopin,  Vittorio Monti,  Dmitri Shostakovich  ... 
    Performer:  John Ogdon,  Vag Papian,  Maxim Vengerov,  Tasmin Little  ... 
    Conductor:  Julian Kelly,  Yuri Temirkanov,  Wolfgang Sawallisch,  Matt Dunkley  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Piccadilly Theatre Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,  Philadelphia Orchestra  ... 
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    James Galway - 60 Flute Masterpieces Vol 8 - 20th Century II
    James Galway - 60 Flute Masterpieces Vol 8 - 20th Century II
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 63440 Release Date: 01/28/2010   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Lowell Liebermann,  Carl Nielsen,  Malcolm Arnold,  John Carmichael  ... 
    Performer:  James Galway,  Gareth Hulse,  Rachel Gough,  Philip Eastop  ... 
    Conductor:  Lowell Liebermann,  James Galway,  Sir Neville Marriner,  Louis Frémaux  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Mozart Players,  Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields  ... 
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  • 32.
    A Festival Of Ballet
    A Festival Of Ballet
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 67063 Release Date: 01/26/2010   Number of Discs: 50
    Composer:  Richard Strauss,  Gustav Holst,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Modest Mussorgsky  ... 
    Performer:  Barbara Hendricks,  Susan Bickley,  Lorraine Hunt Lieberson,  Catherine Pierard  ... 
    Conductor:  Rudolf Kempe,  André Previn,  Paavo Järvi,  Sir Charles Mackerras  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle,  London Symphony Orchestra,  Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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  • 33.
    I Love Ballet
    I Love Ballet
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 67020 Release Date: 01/26/2010   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Léo Delibes,  Sir William Walton,  Sergei Prokofiev  ... 
    Conductor:  John Lanchbery,  Jean-Baptiste Mari,  Sir Malcolm Sargent,  André Previn  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Paris Opéra Comique Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Saint-Saens / Kempe, Fremaux
    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Saint-Saens / Kempe, Fremaux
    Label: Emi Seraphim   Catalog: 68525 Release Date: 10/26/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Hector Berlioz,  Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer:  Christopher Robinson,  Hilary Robinson,  Anthony Moroney,  John Ogdon  ... 
    Conductor:  Rudolf Kempe,  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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  • 35.
    Lalo: Symphony Espagnole, Cello Concerto / Frémaux
    Lalo: Symphony Espagnole, Cello Concerto / Frémaux
    Label: Emi Studio   Catalog: 69457 Release Date: 03/27/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edouard Lalo
    Performer:  Paul Tortelier,  Yan Pascal Tortelier
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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    Bizet: L' Arlésienne; La Jolie Fille De Perth Suite; Carmen Suites / Marriner, Barenboim
    Bizet: L' Arlésienne; La Jolie Fille De Perth Suite; Carmen Suites / Marriner, Barenboim
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 5176492 Release Date: 04/18/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Georges Bizet
    Conductor:  Daniel Barenboim,  Sir Neville Marriner,  Sir Charles Mackerras,  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestre de Paris,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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  • 37.
    The Great Cello Concertos - Dvorak, Elgar, Vivaldi, Haydn, Monn, Schumann
    The Great Cello Concertos - Dvorak, Elgar, Vivaldi, Haydn, Monn, Schumann
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 09442 Release Date: 03/25/2008   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Max Bruch,  Robert Schumann,  Mathias Georg Monn  ... 
    Performer:  Paul Tortelier,  Han-Na Chang,  Natalia Gutman,  Jacqueline Du Pré  ... 
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux,  Mstislav Rostropovich,  Kurt Masur,  Sir John Barbirolli  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra,  Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn  ... 
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  • 38.
    Best Romantic Classics 100
    Best Romantic Classics 100
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 15490 Release Date: 01/15/2008   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Isaac Albeniz,  Lucio Quarantotto,  Pablo de Sarasate,  Antonio Vivaldi  ... 
    Performer:  Julian Byzantine,  Amy Nuttall,  Anne-Sophie Mutter,  Sharon Isbin  ... 
    Conductor:  Julian Kershaw,  Seiji Ozawa,  Lawrence Foster,  Sir John Barbirolli  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  French National Orchestra,  Lausanne Chamber Orchestra,  Rome Opera House Orchestra  ... 
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  • 39.
    Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
    Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 567232 Release Date: 01/13/2008  
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
    Performer:  Samson François
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
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  • 40.
    The Planets Vol 2 - Other Worlds - Musical Journey Continues
    The Planets Vol 2 - Other Worlds - Musical Journey Continues
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 56151 Release Date: 11/27/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Kurt Atterberg,  Lars-Erik Larsson,  Sergei Rachmaninov,  Camille Saint-Saëns  ... 
    Performer:  Christopher Robinson
    Conductor:  Stig Westerberg,  Ulf Björlin,  André Previn,  Louis Frémaux  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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  • 41.
    John Mccabe: Chagall Windows, Etc / Loughran, Fremaux
    John Mccabe: Chagall Windows, Etc / Loughran, Fremaux
    Label: Emi Studio   Catalog: 63176 Release Date: 10/22/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  John McCabe
    Performer:  Jill Gomez
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux,  James Loughran
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,  Hallé Orchestra
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  • 42.
    Massenet: Le Cid, etc; Charpentier: Impressions d'Italie
    Massenet: Le Cid, etc; Charpentier: Impressions d'Italie
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 65150 Release Date: 10/12/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Jules Massenet,  Gustave Charpentier
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux,  Pierre Dervaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,  Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera-Comique
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  • 43.
    John Ogdon - 70th Anniversary Edition
    John Ogdon - 70th Anniversary Edition
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 92747 Release Date: 08/14/2007   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Franz Liszt,  John Ogdon,  Henry Charles Litolff,  César Franck  ... 
    Performer:  John Ogdon
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux,  Sir John Barbirolli,  John Pritchard,  Paavo Berglund  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  New Philharmonia Orchestra  ... 
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  • 44.
    Opera Gala At Monte Carlo - Renata Scotto
    Opera Gala At Monte Carlo - Renata Scotto
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 4776615 Release Date: 08/14/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi,  Vincenzo Bellini,  Gioachino Rossini,  Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer:  Renata Scotto
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
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    Walton: Facade, Gloria, Te Deum, Etc / Fremaux, Birmingham
    Walton: Facade, Gloria, Te Deum, Etc / Fremaux, Birmingham
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 47512 Release Date: 04/29/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Sir William Walton
    Performer:  Anthony Rolfe Johnson,  Brian Rayner Cook,  Barbara Robotham
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus,  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,  Worcester Cathedral Choir
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    Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony, Etc / Frémaux, City of Birmingham SO
    Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony, Etc / Frémaux, City of Birmingham SO
    Label: Emi Classics For Pleasure   Catalog: 82233 Release Date: 03/20/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer:  Paul Tortelier,  Christopher Robinson,  Anthony Moroney,  Brenda Lucas  ... 
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux,  Georges Prêtre
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,  Paris Opera Orchestra
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    Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez, Etc / John Williams
    Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez, Etc / John Williams
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 92610 Release Date: 10/18/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Isaac Albeniz,  Joaquin Rodrigo
    Performer:  John Williams
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
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    Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme / Tortelier
    Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme / Tortelier
    Label: Emi Great Artists Of The Century   Catalog: 76868 Release Date: 08/02/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Gabriel Fauré,  Edouard Lalo,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer:  Paul Tortelier
    Conductor:  Herbert Menges,  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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    The Ultimate Guitar Collection / John Williams
    The Ultimate Guitar Collection / John Williams
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 93959 Release Date: 03/29/2005   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Agustín Barrios Mangoré,  Enoch Sontonga,  John Williams,  Antonio Vivaldi  ... 
    Performer:  John Williams,  Richard Harvey,  Chris Laurence,  János Rolla  ... 
    Conductor:  William Goodchild,  János Rolla,  Christopher Gunning,  Louis Frémaux  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  African Children's Choir,  Orchestra,  Franz Liszt Orchestra  ... 
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    Massenet, Saint-Saëns / Frémaux, P. Tortelier, et al
    Massenet, Saint-Saëns / Frémaux, P. Tortelier, et al
    Label: Emi Classics Encore   Catalog: 75871 Release Date: 06/10/2003   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Jules Massenet
    Performer:  Yan Pascal Tortelier,  Paul Tortelier,  Maria de la Pau Tortelier,  Anthony Moroney  ... 
    Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
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