Georges Mathias
12 Pièces symphoniques, Op.583 Caprices, Opp.45-473 Esquisses concertantes, Op.423 Marches caractéristiques, Op.373 Morceaux de concert, Opp.38-40Impromptu sur 'L'Africaine', Op.49Le retour des champs, Op.48Les parisiennes, Op.41Piano Trio No.2, Op.15Piano Trio No.6, Op.60Some Personal Recollections of ChopinWikipediaGeorges Amédée Saint-Clair Mathias (French: [matjas]; 14 October 1826 – 14 October 1910) was a French composer, pianist and teacher. Alongside his teaching work, Georges Mathias was a very active concert pianist.
After finishing his studies, he taught piano at the Conservatoire from 1862 to 1893. Among his notable students were
Teresa Carreño,
Camille Chevillard,
Paul Dukas,
Camille Erlanger,
James Huneker, Henri O'Kelly,
Isidor Philipp,
Raoul Pugno,
Alfonso Rendano,
Erik Satie, Eugénie Satie-Barnetche,
Ernest Schelling,
José Tragó, and Alberto Williams.
Mathias and another Chopin's student
Karol Mikuli had an important impact on passing his style on the next generations of musicians. Besides teaching, he was also active as a concert pianist. On 14 March 1864, he was the principal pianist at the premiere of
Gioachino Rossini's
Petite messe solennelle.
He was the recipient of the Legion of Honour in 1872. He died in Paris in 1910, on his 84th birthday.
His compositions include overtures to Hamlet and Mazeppa, five morceaux symphoniques for piano and strings, two piano concertos, six piano trios, a symphony, Oeuvres choisies pour le piano, Études de genre, Études de style et de mécanisme, a collection of two and four-hand piano pieces, and transcriptions including the one of some scenes from Mozart's The Magic Flute.