La Salle Pleyel - Fourcaud, L. De; Pougin, Arthur 1834-1921; Pradel, Léon (Paris Quantin, 1893)
An earlier salle Pleyel then the current one, seating 300, opened in December 1839 at 22 rue Rochechouart in Paris. From 1849 to 1869, the impresario Charlotte Tardieu organized four chamber concerts a year at the hall. It saw the premieres of many important works, including Chopin's Ballade Op.38 and Scherzo Op.39 (26 April 1841), Ballade Op.47 (21 February 1842) and Barcarolle Op.60 (16 February 1848), the second (1868) and fifth (1896) piano concertos by Saint-Saëns, Fauré's Violin Sonata No. 1 (27 January 1877), and Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte and Jeux d'eau (5 April 1902) and Sonata for Violin and Cello (6 April 1922).
Illustrations de P. Renouard et J. Grigny - Gravures sur bois de Florian, Gusman et Boileau
Keywords: Pleyel, Ignaz -- 1757-1831; Pleyel et Cie (France); Salle Pleyel (Paris); 19th Century (1801-1900); Music history; Musician; Concert; Biography; Organology; Paris (France)