Louis-James-Alfred Lefébure-Wély - a sesquicentenary assessment
Abstract
2019 is the round 150th anniversary of the death of an interesting and important figure for the French organ and organ music world of the 19th century, Louis-James-Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869). He was called by his contemporaries the “prince of organists”, “notability”, ”dandy”, “Auber of organ” and even – this is the very word of Alexandre Guilmant – ”the most significant, the greatest and timeless organist of France". Round anniversaries are a good opportunity to recall characters who – although forgotten today – played an important role in their field in their time. This article presents facts from the life of this musician, and sheds light on the realities in which he lived.
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Szostak Michał, "Louis-James-Alfred Lefébure-Wély - a sesquicentenary assessment", in: "The Organ”, No 388, May-July 2018, ISSN 0030-488, pp. 4-21.