Adrien-François Servais
Born: 6th June 1807, Halle, Belgium
Died: 26th November 1866, Halle, Belgium
Nationality: Belgian
Adrien-François Servais was one of the most influential cellists of the nineteenth century. He was born and died in what is now Halle, Belgium. He is one of the founders of the Modern Cellistic Schools of Paris and Madrid, which began through collaboration with his friend Auguste Franchomme and his disciple Víctor Mirecki Larramat. His compositions are still studied, performed and recorded all over the world. Two of his sons also had musical careers and performed his music.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien-François_Servais
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Further Reading: Servais
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Zlatomir Fung on Fantasies
25th Jun 2025
The young American cellist discusses his debut solo album on Signum, featuring virtuosic fantasies on operas by Donizetti, Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Bizet - plus his own astute paraphrase on Janáček's Jenůfa.
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Cello Fantasies from Zlatomir Fung and Richard Fu
25th Apr 2025
The American cellist makes his début with an album of six gorgeous opera-fantasies, including two world premieres and showing that the genre is alive and well.
All Genres: Servais
Concertos
All Works: Servais
- Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 5 (2)
- Fantaisie Burlesque sur le Carnaval de Venise, Op. 9 (1)
- Fantaisie et Variations brillantes sur la Valse de Schubert, Op. 4 (1)
- Fantaisie et Variations sur des motifs de l'Opéra La Fille du Régiment de Donizetti, Op. 16 (1)
- Fantaisie polonaise sur "La noce de Cracovie", Op. 19 (1)
- Fantasia 'Souvenir de St. Pétersbourg', Op. 15 (1)
- Grand Duo de Concert No. 1 sur des airs nationaux anglais (1)
- Grand Duo de Concert No. 2 sur des thèmes de Beethoven (1)
- Grand Duo de Concert No. 3 (1)
- Grand Duo de Concert No. 4 sur des motifs de l’opéra L’Africaine de Meyerbeer (1)
- Grand Duo sur des motifs de l’opéra Les Huguenots de Meyerbeer (1)
- Grande Fantaisie sur des motifs de l'Opéra ‘Le barbier de Séville’ de Rossini, Op. 6 (2)
- La Romanesca (3)
- Morceau de Concert, op. 14 (1)
- Souvenir d'Anvers (1)
- Souvenir de la Suisse, Op. 10 (1)
- Souvenir de Spa, Op. 2 (6)
- Variations brillantes et concertantes sur l’air God Save The King, Op. 38 (1)
