Abel Decaux
Born: 11th February 1869, Auffay, Val de Scie, France
Died: 19th March 1943, Paris, France
Nationality: French
Abel-Marie Alexis Decaux was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue, best known for his piano suite Clairs de lune, some of the earliest pieces of dodecaphony.
A student of Théodore Dubois, Jules Massenet, and Charles-Marie Widor, among others, he was the titular organist of the grand organ of the Sacré-Cœur basilica. Decaux was more renowned as a player and professor during his lifetime than a composer.
He is popularly known as the "French Schoenberg".
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Dukas: Piano Sonata
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Decaux: Clairs de lune - Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit - Roussel: Suite, Op. 14
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