André Grétry
composer from present-day Belgium
André Ernest Modeste Grétry (French: [gʁɛtʁi]; baptised 11 February 1741; died 24 September 1813) was a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous for his opéras comiques. His music influenced Mozart and Beethoven both of whom wrote variations on his works.
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Works
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- L'Officier de fortune 1790
- Anacréon chez Polycrate
- Andromaque
- Aucassin et Nicolette
- Bernabo
- Colinette à la cour
- Céphale et Procris
- Céphale et Procris, Suite de ballet
- Danses villageoises
- Flute Concerto in C major
- Guillaume Tell
- L'amant jaloux
- L'amante geloso
- L'amitié à l'épreuve
- L'épreuve villageoise
- LANDÅS
- La Rosière Republicaine
- La caravana del Cairo
- La caravane du Caire
- Le Huron
- Le Magnifique
- Le congrès des rois
- Le jugement de Midas
- Le tableau parlant
- Les deux avares
- Les mariages samnites
- Lisbeth
- Lucile
- Norges Skaal
- Pierre le Grand
- Raoul Barbe-bleue
- Riccardo, cuor di leone
- Richard Coeur-de-lion
- Silvain
- Vi ere en Nation vi med
- Zémire et Azor
Box sets & recent recordings
- Mythology - A Musical Odyssey Through Ancient Legends — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Aaron Jay Kernis, Alexander Scriabin, Alonso Mudarra, Ambroise Thomas, Anatoly Lyadov, André Campra, Andre Danican Philidor, André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, Anonymous (2026) box set · 148 tracks Spotify
- Grétry: Céphale et Procris — André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, Les Agrémens, Guy Van Waas (2010) box set · 59 tracks Spotify
- Grétry: Zémire et Azor — André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, Mady Mesplé, Roland Bufkens, Orchestre de chambre de la RTB, Edgard Doneux (1975) box set · 44 tracks Spotify
- Grétry: L'Amant jaloux — André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, Mathieu Lussier, Arion Orchestre Baroque (2026) Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.