Chaminade

One of the reasons for the eclipse of the reputation as a composer of Marie Jaëll (see earlier blog post) must be the rise of that of Cécile Chaminade who may not have been as adventurous musically but who had the knack of writing appealing melodies. Indeed, I recall hearing her "Autumn" on both Radios 2 and 3 before the pop and modernist controllers moved into those networks respectively. But her respectability among serious critics had disappeared in her lifetime as her works were dismissed as "salon pieces". The concertino for flute and piano survives.

Who was her successor? Presumably Germaine Tailleferre, the last member of Les Six to die, but who has never had the exposure on this side of the channel which is her due.