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Henri Casadesus (Paris, 30.09.1879 - 31.05.1937): violist and viola d'amore player. Grew up in a musical family, with 7 siblings: brother of Marius Casadesus (24.10.1892 - 13.10.1981), Régina Patorni-Casadesus (07.07.1886 - 28.08.1961), uncle of famous pianist Robert Casadesus (07.04.1899 - 19.09.1972). Studied with Albert Lavignac (1846-1916) and the viola with Théophile Laforge (1863-1918) at the Paris Conservatoire. Won a Premier Prix in 1899.
1901- ca. 1939:

La Société des Instruments Anciens, a quintet that played "early music", founded in 1901 by Henri Casadesus, with support of Camille Saint-Saëns. They toured in Europe, Russia, America, Japan.
The quintet regularly played "newly discovered music", such as by "Mozart" (Adélaïde Concert, in fact written by Marius Casadesus), a concerto in D for viola by "Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach", but composed by Henri Casadesus. Henri has also composed viola concertos by "Handel" and by "Johann Christian Bach".
1910-1917: violist in the Quatuor Capet.
Henri assembled a remarkable collection of rare and ancient instruments. His instrument collection can still be admired in the Museum of the Boston Symphony.

MARCEL CASADESUS
(1882-1914) VIOLONCELLISTE
Né à Paris le 31 octobre 1882 de Luis Casadesus et de Mathilde Sénéchal
Décédé le 10 octobre 1914.
Professeur et virtuose du violoncelle et de la viole de gambe.
Il débute le violoncelle à quatorze ans au conservatoire de Paris et obtient son premier prix en 1903. Il fut membre du Quatuor Capet et de la Société des Instruments Anciens avant de disparaître tué au champ d’honneur pendant la première guerre mondiale (Croix de guerre).

maurice devilliers basse de viole

Albert-Jacques Périlhou (1846-1936) est un compositeur célèbre à son époque, qui a vécu longtemps à Tain-l'Hermitage. Il a été oublié par nos compatriotes car il a effectué la plus grande partie de sa carrière à Paris, où bien entendu il avait affaire à rude concurrence.


Malkin, Jacques, Russian-American violinist and teacher, brother of Joseph Malkin and Manfred Malkin; b. Slobodka, near Odessa, Dec. 16,1875; d. N.Y., Dec. 8,1964. He studied in Odessa, and later enrolled at the Paris Cons. From 1893 he played the viola d’amore in the Société des Instruments Anciens in Paris. In 1918 he settled in N.Y. as a violin teacher. He also played in a trio with his brothers.