Joseph Étienne Camille Pleyel (December 18, 1788 – May 4, 1855) was a French virtuoso pianist, publisher, and owner of Pleyel et Cie. He also ran a concert hall, the Salle Pleyel, where Frédéric Chopin played the first and last of his concerts in Paris.
The youngest son of Ignace Joseph Pleyel, he studied with Jan Dussek. He became a partner of his father in 1815 and owner of the firm after his death in 1831. His salons hosted the greatest talents of his day in France.[1] Pleyel provided pianos to Frédéric Chopin.
Pleyel's wife, Marie-Félicité-Denise née Moke (1811–1875), was also an accomplished pianist who studied under Friedrich Kalkbrenner. Before their marriage, Marie's mother called off her engagement with Hector Berlioz, inspiring Berlioz to elaborately plan to kill Marie, her mother, and Camille using two stolen double-barreled pistols, though he did not carry through with his plan.[2] Chopin's Nocturnes Op. 9 (1833) are dedicated to "Madame Camille Pleyel". Camille and Marie separated after four years of marriage on account of her "multiple infidelities",[3] and she went on to become a professor of piano at the conservatory in Brussels in 1848.[3]
Pleyel died in 1855 and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Rue Pleyel in the 12th arrondissement is named in his honour.
Joseph Étienne CamillePleyel (December 18, 1788 – May 4, 1855) was a French virtuoso pianist, publisher, and owner of Pleyel et Cie. He also ran a concert...
four children, the eldest being their son Camille. Marie Pleyel, née Moke (1811–1875), the future wife of Camille, became one of the most accomplished pianists...
with Pleyel, and in 1830 they became engaged. While he was in Italy, she broke off the engagement to marry CamillePleyel, son of Ignaz Pleyel, and heir...
son Camille joined him as a business partner. The firm provided pianos to Frédéric Chopin, who considered Pleyel pianos to be "non plus ultra". Pleyel et...
engagement and was to marry an older and richer suitor, CamillePleyel, the heir to the Pleyel piano manufacturing company. Berlioz made an elaborate plan...
Schauenburg (1784–1838), military officer Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786–1868) CamillePleyel (1788–1855), piano manufacturer and musical entrepreneur Princess Augusta...
partner of the piano maker CamillePleyel, who, being old and infirm, was looking out for a dependable assistant. Wolff entered Pleyel et Cie in 1850, became...
or performed with Jean-Delphin Alard, Georges Bizet, Ernest Guiraud, CamillePleyel, and Jose Silvestre White. In 1865 when the American Civil War ended...
who owned or played Graf pianos included Friedrich Kalkbrenner and CamillePleyel. In September 2018 a Graf 1819 replica was used in the first International...
Claude Montal described in L'art d'accorder soi-même son piano that CamillePleyel had introduced improvements to the design of Wornum's small uprights...
editions. In March 2013, Camille de Toledo wrote the booklet and directed the video for La Chute de Fukuyama, an opera at the Salle Pleyel, composed by Grégoire...
can behold Rossini's grand piano, which was constructed in 1844 by CamillePleyel. The path proceeds through the centuries, the musical uses, and styles...
Sigismund von Neukomm (1778–1858) Giovanni Paisiello (1740–1816) Ignaz Pleyel (1757–1831) Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814) Anton Reicha (1770–1836)...
and was one of the three largest piano makers in France (after Érard and Pleyel). Its factory was located at Fontenay-sous-Bois. Some Gaveau pianos were...
Twist, le musical [fr] after the novel by Charles Dickens, in 2016 Salle Pleyel La salle Gaveau paris-promeneurs.com "Grand-Orgue Cavaillé-Coll de Saint-Saëns"...
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