Marguerite Long
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Marguerite Long (November 13, 1874 - February 13, 1966) was a French pianist.
Marguerite Marie-Charlotte Long was born in Nîmes. She studied with Henri Fissot at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in 1891, and privately with Antoine Marmontel. Marguerite Long gave the first performances of Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin and Piano Concerto in G major. From 1906 to 1940 she taught at the Paris Conservatoire, her students including Jacques Février and Samson François.
Bibliography
- Dunoyer, Cecilia, Marguerite Long: a Life in French Music, 1874–1966, 1993) (with discography)
- Long, Marguerite, Au piano avec Claude Debussy, 1960 (Eng. 1972)
- —, Le Piano, 1959
- —, La Petite Méthode de piano, 1963
- —, Au piano avec Gabriel Fauré, 1963 (Eng. 1980)
- Long, Marguerite and with Pierre Laumonier, Au piano avec Ravel, 1971 (Eng. 1973)
- Weill, Janine, Marguerite Long: une vie fascinante, 1969
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