Person

Jean-Marie Leclair

Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer. He is considered to have founded the French violin school. His brothers, the lesser-known Jean-Marie Leclair the younger (1703–77) as well as Pierre Leclair (1709–84) and Jean-Benoît Leclair (1714–after 1759), were also musicians.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
France
Born
May 10th, 1697
Died
October 22nd, 1764
Genres
Labels
Naxos
Columbia
Harmonia Mundi
Hyperion
Melodiya
Last updated: February 24th, 2019·MusicBrainz

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