Works Chevalier de Saint-Georges

1 works

1.1 opéra comiques
1.2 vocal music
1.3 instrumental music
1.4 symphonies
1.5 chamber music
1.6 doubtful works

works
opéra comiques

ernestine, opéra comique in 3 acts, libretto choderlos de laclos revised desfontaines, première in paris, comédie italienne, july 19, 1777, lost. note: few numbers survive.
la partie de chasse, opéra comique in 3 acts, libretto desfontaines, public premiere in paris, comédie italienne, october 12, 1778, lost. note: few numbers survive.
l amant anonyme, comédie mélée d ariettes et de ballets, in 2 acts, after play mme. de genlis, première in paris, théâtre de mme. de montesson, march 8, 1780, complete manuscript in paris bibliothèque nationale, section musique, côte 4076.
la fille garçon, opéra comique mélée d ariettes in 2 acts, libretto desmaillot, premiere in paris, comédie italienne, august 18, 1787, lost.
aline et dupré, ou le marchand de marrons, children s opera, premiere in le théâtre du comte de beaujolais, 1788. lost.
guillaume tout coeur ou les amis du village, opéra comique in 1 act, libretto monnet, première in lille, september 8, 1790, lost.


title page of concertos op. v


vocal music

recueil d airs et duos avec orchestre: stamped conservatoire de musique #4077, in music collection of bibliothèque nationale; contains:

1. allegro: loin du soleil, in e flat. 2. andante: n êtes vous plus la tendre amie? in f. 3. ariette: satisfait du plaisir d aimer; in a. 4. ariette-andante: (clemengis) la seule ernestine qui m enflamme; in e flat 5. duo: (isabelle & dorval) c est donc ainsi qu on me soupconne; in f. 6. scena-recitavo: ernestine, que vas tu faire .. tu bien consulte ton coeur? in e flat. 7. aria: o clemengis, lis dans mon ame; in c minor. 8. air: image cherie, escrits si touchants; in b flat. 9. air: que me fait moi la richesse...sans songer nicette; in f minor. 10. duo: au prés de vous mon coeur soupire;

note: names of characters, ernestine , clemengis, in numbers 4,6,7 , 8 of above pieces indicate came opera ernestine; number 5 la partie de chasse.

the orchestra above consists of strings, 2 oboes , 2 horns.

additional songs

air: il n est point, disoit mon père, air de l opéra ernestine, in journal de paris 1777.

two airs de la chasse, mathurin dessus l herbette , soir et matin sous la fougère de m. de saint-georges in journal de la harpe, of 1779, first air, no. 9, second one, no. 10., dated 1781, marked: accompagnement m. hartman, voice part may considered saint-georges. same true of air de m. de st.-george , l autre jour sous l ombrage, in journal de la harpe (8e année, no. 7), marked: avec accompagnement par m. delaplanque.

two italian canzonettas: sul margine d un rio , mamma mia (different spurious 6 italian canzonettas ) copied unknown hand (including signature) authenticated paraphe (initials) in saint-georges hand. in bnf, ms 17411.

instrumental music

saint-georges:14 violin concertos

violin concertos

saint-georges composed 14 violin concertos. before copyrights, several publishers issued concertos both opus numbers , numbering them according order in composed. thematic incipits on right, should clear resulting confusion.

op. ii, no. 1 in g , no. 2 in d, published bailleux, 1773
op. iii, no. 1 in d , no. 2 in c, bailleux, 1774
op. iv, no. 1 in d , no. 2 in d, bailleux, 1774 (no. 1 published op. post. while no 2 known op 4 )
op. v, no.1 in c , no. 2 in a, bailleux, 1775
op. vii, no. 1 in , no. 2 in b flat, bailleux, 1777
op. viii, no. 1 in d , no. 2 in g, bailleux n/d (no. 2 issued sieber, leduc , henry no. 9. no 1 known op 8 )
op. xii, no. 1 in d , no. 2 in g, bailleux 1777 (both issued sieber no. 10 , no. 11)


saint-georges: 8 symphonies concertantes

unlike concertos, publishers issued symphonie-concertantes following bailleux s original opus numbers, shown incipits on right.

symphonies concertantes

there 8 symphonies concertantes:

op. iv, no. 1 in c , no. 2 in b flat, bailleux, 1775
op. ix, no. 1 in c , no. 2 in a, leduc, 1777
op. x, 2 violins , viola, no. 1 in f , no. 2 in a, la chevardière, 1778
op. xiii, no. 1 in e flat , no. 2 in g, sieber, 1778

symphonies

deux symphonies à plusieurs instruments, op. xi, no. 1 in g , no. 2 in d. note: latter identical overture opéra comique, l amant anonyme.

the orchestration consists of strings, 2 oboes , 2 horns.

chamber music

sonatas

trois sonates keyboard violin: b flat, a, , g minor, op. 1a, composed c. 1770, published in 1781 leduc.

sonata harp flute obligato, n.d.: e flat, original ms in bibliothèque nationale, côte: vm7/6118

sonate de clavecin avec violin obligé g major, arrangement of saint-georges s violin concerto op. ii no. 1 in g, in collection choix de musique du duc regnant des deux-ponts.

six sonatas violin accompanied second violin: b flat, e flat, a, g, b flat, a: op. posth. pleyel, 1800.

a cello sonata, lost, mentioned review in gazette du departement du nord, april 10, 1792.

string quartets

six quatuors à cordes, pour 2 vls, alto & basse, dédiés au prince de robecq, in c, e flat, g minor, c minor, g minor, & d. op. 1; composed in 1770 or 1771, published sieber in 1773.

six quartetto concertans aux gout du jour , no opus number. in b flat, g minor, c, f, g, & b flat, published durieu in 1779.

six quatuors concertans, oeuvre xiv, in d, b flat, f minor, g, e flat, & g minor, published boyer, 1785.

doubtful works

the opera, le droit de seigneur taken work saint-georges in fact j-p. e. martini: (one aria contributed saint-georges, mentioned in 1784 mercure, lost).

a symphony in d signor di giorgio in british library, arranged pianoforte, revealed prof. dominique-rené de lerma earl of kelly, using nom de plume.

a quartet harp , strings, ed. sieber, 1777, attributed saint-georges, mentioned in advertisement in mercure de france of september 1778 as: arranged , dedicated m. de saint-georges delaplanque. latter.

a sonata in recueil choix de musique in bibliothèque nationale, transcription forte-piano , violin of saint-georges violin concerto in g major, op. ii no.1. piece saint-georges in entire collection erroneously attributed him.

recueil d airs avec accompagnement de forte piano par m. de st. georges pour mme. la comtesse de vauban, presented collection of vocal pieces saint-georges, contains many numbers composed others. example, richard coeur de lion grétry; iphigenie en tauride gluck; , aria tarare salieri. if saint-georges had arranged orchestral accompaniments forte-piano, wrong consider them compositions. rest, though might saint-georges, since may resolved subjective stylistic evaluation, incorrect accept them work.

six italian canzonettas signor di giorgio, voice, keyboard or harp, , mona melodies: collection of ancient airs isle of man, in british library, not saint-georges.

recueil de pieces pour forte piano et violon pour mme. la comtesse de vauban erroneously subtitled trios (they solos , duos), collection of individual movements, piano alone, deserves same doubts recueil d airs pour mme. vauban. apart drafts 2 of saint-georges oeuvres de clavecin, many of these pieces seem incompatible composer s style. les caquets (the gossips) violin piece enthusiastically mentioned authors typical of saint-georges style, composed in 1936 violinist henri casadesus. forged spurious haendel viola concerto , charming equally spurious adelaide concerto supposedly 10-year-old mozart, casadesus himself later admitted having composed.