Riccardo Barthelemy

Olympic medal record
Art competitions
1912 Stockholm Music

Riccardo Barthelemy, also Richard and Barthélemy (2 November 1869 23 January 1955), was an Italian composer and pianist. He was born in Smyrna. Barthelemy studied in San Pietro a Majella conservatory in Naples. His compositions included songs and stage works. He worked as a pianist with famous opera singer Enrico Caruso. In 1912 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Marcia trionfale olimpica" ("Olympic Triumphal March").

Works

  • Caressing butterfly
  • Love's willfulness
  • Adorables tourments
  • Triste ritorno
  • Chi se nne scorda cchiù?
  • Pesca d'ammore
  • Sérénade Coquette

References

  • KRAMER, Bernhard: Richard Barthélemy: Gold Medallist in the First Olympic Music Competition at Stockholm 1912 - Enrico Caruso's Accompanist. Journal of Olympic History, vol. 11, n. 2, 2003, p. 11-13. online PDF
  • Biography of Riccardo Barthelemy


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