Edouard Lalo

Fact Sheet

Musical genre:	Classical
Birthday	27 January 1823
Sign	Aquarius
Date of death	April 22, 1892 (age 69)

Édouard Victoire Antoine Lalo was a French composer of Spanish descent.

He was born in Lille, France and studied at the conservatoire there and then at the Paris Conservatoire under François Antoine Habeneck. He worked as a violinist (particularly playing chamber music) and teacher in Paris before gaining fame as a composer. He died in Paris.

Although a lesser known 19th-century composer, Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole for violin and orchestra enjoys a prominent place in violinists' repertoire. He is also known for other solo works, including his Cello Concerto in D minor, and for his opera "Le roi d'Ys" (premiered 1888). His work is notable for strong melodies and colourful orchestration.

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