Chautauqua Symphony Notes for Week Nine (Season Finale: Viva España) by David Levy on August 20, 2018 share España, Rhapsody for Orchestra Emmanuel Chabrier French composer (Alexis) Emmanuel Chabrier was born in Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, Jan. 18, 1841, and died in Paris on Sept. 13, 1894. His most famous work is the orchestral rhapsody