Alfred Georges Bachelet Born 26.2.1864 Paris - Died 10.2.1944 Nancy
He studied under Ernest Giraud at The Paris Conservatoire, winning The Prix de Rome with his cantata 'Cleopatre' in 1890. He was considered by some as the French Wagner. From 1907 he was conductor and chorus master at the Paris Opera, then from 1919 until his death, he was director of The Nancy Conservatoire.
Orchestral
Suryah - Symphonic poem
Joie - Symphonic poem
Ballade for violin and orchestra (also for violin and piano) 1919 pub. by A Durand & Son
Barcarolle, nocturne et petit historie for violin, cello, piano and orchestra
Poem for cello and orchestra
Chamber
Dans la Montagne, ballade for cello or horn and piano in C major 1907 pub. by Evette & Schaeffer
Piano
Two pieces; Barcarolle nocturne, Petite histoire. 1889 pub. by A Durand & Son.
Two impromptus 1894
Fantasie melancolique 1895
Berceuse
Song
Pale etoile du Soir in E major Words by de Musset pub. by Heugel et Cie. 1894
Chere Nuit 1897
Beloved Night with piano or or orchestral accompaniment
La Chanson destrois
Tendresse
Le dormeur du Val in E major words by Arther Rimbaud pub. by Heugel et coe.
Vocal
Cleopatra - cantata
Ballet
Night Fantasy
La Fete chez la Poupliniere
Opera
Scemo 1914
Quand la Cloche Sonnera (When the bell rings) 1922 pub. by Heugel
Un Jardin sur l'oronte 1932
Interesting catalog... If the Symphonic poem - Suryah refers to the [east] Indian "Surya" it would mean the Sun or Sun God! Quite intriguing.
Yes, indeed!
We need to try and locate some recordings.... Arkiv lists 17 items on CD, but they are all short piano pieces or songs within collections, and there are some similar items on YouTube.... but sadly no orchestral music. :(
Can't find any other recordings either at the moment. Among scores there is a Chant nuptial for piano trio that I don't see listed (published in Paris around 1905) and 2 pieces for violin and piano (Durand, ©1923) (also 2 pieces for violin or cello and orchestra - Durand, ©1927- which might be an orchestration of the former, or could be a different work - I don't know... likewise the "Deux pièces inséparables pour violon ou violoncelle ou alto et orchestre" mentioned @ Worldcat.) Hamelle later (1927) published (possibly an edited edition of the 1905 work above) a "Chant nuptial, pour violon, violoncelle, orgue ou piano et harpe". BNF's listing for Bachelet mentions an intriguing piano quartet but it turns out to be by someone else - Brahms - just listed under Bachelet because Bachelet edited ("édition revue par...") Brahms' 3 violin sonatas and first two piano quartets (and some other chamber works, not least 2 of the composer's piano trios...) in the late 1920s/early 1930s.