Paul Dukas
Born: 1st October 1865, Paris, France
Died: 17th May 1935, Paris, France
Nationality: French
Paul Abraham Dukas (French: [dykɑ(ː)s] 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, having abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best-known work is the orchestral piece The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), the fame of which has eclipsed that of his other surviving works, largely due to its usage in the 1940 Disney film Fantasia. Among these are the opera Ariane et Barbe-bleue, his Symphony in C and Piano Sonata in E-flat minor, the Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau (for solo piano), and a ballet, La Péri.
At a time when French musicians were divided into conservative and progressive factions, Dukas adhered to neither but retained the admiration of both.
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1st May 2026
A beautifully chosen and vividly performed collection of popular French pieces including Dukas's L'Apprenti sorcier, Saint-Saëns’s Danse macabre, suites from Bizet's Carmen, and Wilson's own orchestral transcription of Debussy's Clair de lune.
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- Goetz de Berlichingen: Overture (1)
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- Les Sirènes (1)
- Morceau de lecture "Andantino" (1)
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- Piano Sonata in E flat minor (16)
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- Prélude élégiaque (9)
- Prélude élégiaque sur le nom de Haydn (9)
- Sémélé (1)
- Sonnet – Ronsard (1)
- Symphony in C major (16)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (222)
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- Variations, Interlude et Finale sur un Thème de Rameau (12)
- Villanelle (38)
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