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Adagio et Andante in B flat minor-major (1)Adagio in F minor (1)
Adagio in G minor (1)
Allegro in F major (1)
Allegro in G major (1)
Allegro moderato in A major (1)
Andante in C minor (1)
Concertante Quartets (6) (1)
Duo in F major (1)
Ernestine (1)
Keyboard Sonata in C major (1)
Keyboard Sonata in F major (1)
L'Amant anonyme (3)
Piece for piano in G major (1)
Rondeau in D major (1)
Sonatas (3) for keyboard with obbligato violin (1)
String Quartet no.1 in C major, op.1 no.1 (1)
Symphonie concertante in G major for 2 violins and orchestra, op.13 (1)
Symphonies concertantes (2), op.9 (1)
Symphonies concertantes (2), op.10 (1)
Symphony no.1 in G major, op.11 no.1 (2)
Tempo di Menuetto no.1 in D major (1)
Tempo di Menuetto no.2 in D major (1)
Violin Concerto in A major, op.5 no.2 (5)
Violin Concerto in A major, op.7 no.1 (1)
Violin Concerto in B flat major, op.7 no.2 (1)
Violin Concerto in C major, op.5 no.1 (2)
Violin Concerto in D major, op.2 no.2 (1)
Violin Concerto in D major, op.3 no.1 (1)
Violin Concerto in D major, op.posth no.2 (1)
Violin Concerto in G major, op.2 no.1 (1)
Violin Concerto in G major, op.8 no.9 (2)
Violin Concerto no.10 in G major (1)
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (25 December 1745–10 June 1799) was a champion fencer, virtuoso violinist, and conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris. Born in Guadeloupe, he was the son of George Bologne de Saint-Georges, a wealthy planter, and Nanon, his African slave. During the French Revolution, Saint-Georges was colonel of the Légion St.-Georges, the first all-black regiment in Europe, fighting on the side of the Republic. Today the Chevalier de Saint-Georges is best remembered as the first classical composer of African ancestry.
Saint-Georges' first compositions, Op.1, were a set of six string quartets, among the first in France. Two more sets of six string quartets, three charming forte-piano and violin sonatas, a sonata for harp and flute and six violin duos make up his chamber music output. A cello sonata performed in Lille in 1792, a concerto for clarinet and one for bassoon were lost. Twelve additional violin concertos, two symphonies and eight symphonie-concertantes complete the list of his instrumental works, published between 1771 and 1779.
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