La Marre (Lamare), Jacques-Michel-Hurelde

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La Marre (Lamare), Jacques-Michel-Hurelde

La Marre (Lamare), Jacques-Michel-Hurelde, French cellist; b. Paris, May 1, 1772; d. Caen, March 27, 1823. He toured Europe, including Russia, with great success, and Clementi called him “the Rode of the violoncello.” Four cello concertos and an air varié publ. under La Marre’s name are actually by Auber.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

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