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French School pianists play French concertos

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Composer
Gabriel Faure, Jean Francaix, Albert Perilhou, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel, Marguerite Roesgen-C
Artist
Kazuko Kusama, Alfred Cortot, Jeanne-Marie Darre, Marcelle Herrenschmidt, Lucien Wurmser, Jean Doyen
Format
CD
Label
APR
Released
Jun 06, 2025
Catalog #
APR7319
UPC
5024709173198

About

This set brings together twelve French-trained pianists performing thirteen French works for piano and orchestra of which ten are premiere recordings. Most of the performers knew the composers and worked with them and four works are performed by their composers. It's hard to imagine a more definitive view of this repertoire, recorded at a time when French pianism still had a very distinctive personal voice, and as such, these recordings, many little known, are a permanent legacy of their time.

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Andante sostenuto 10:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    10:06
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Jeanne-Marie Darré
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Colonne
    Conductor
    Paul Paray
  3. 2 II. Allegro scherzando 05:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Jeanne-Marie Darré
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Colonne
    Conductor
    Paul Paray
  4. 3 III. Presto 06:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Jeanne-Marie Darré
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Colonne
    Conductor
    Paul Paray
  5. 4 I. Allegro moderato 11:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    11:44
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Alfred Cortot
    Ensemble
    Anonymous
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  6. 5 II. Allegro vivace - Andante - Allegro 13:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Allegro vivace - Andante - Allegro
    Duration
    13:10
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Alfred Cortot
    Ensemble
    Anonymous
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  7. 6 I. Allegro animato 10:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro animato
    Duration
    10:33
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Kazuko Kusama
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hisatada Otaka
  8. 7 II. Andante 08:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    08:40
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Kazuko Kusama
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hisatada Otaka
  9. 8 III. Molto allegro 06:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Molto allegro
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Kazuko Kusama
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hisatada Otaka
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 62 17:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 62
    Duration
    17:37
    Composer
    Charles-Marie Widor
    Performer
    Marcelle Herrenschmidt
    Ensemble
    Paris Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  12. 2 Fantaisie 12:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fantaisie
    Duration
    12:42
    Composer
    Albert Périlhou
    Performer
    Lucien Wurmser
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Colonne
    Conductor
    Victor Gallois
  13. 3 Fantaisie, Op. 111 14:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    Fantaisie, Op. 111
    Duration
    14:29
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Jean Doyen
    Ensemble
    Lamoureux Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jean Fournet
  14. 4 Toccata - 02:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Toccata -
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Straram
    Conductor
    Walther Straram
  15. 5 Récitatif: Les compagnes de Diane - 00:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    Récitatif: Les compagnes de Diane -
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Straram
    Conductor
    Walther Straram
  16. 6 Rondeau: Diane et compagnes - 03:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    Rondeau: Diane et compagnes -
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Straram
    Conductor
    Walther Straram
  17. 7 Presto: Toilette de Diane - 01:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Presto: Toilette de Diane -
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Straram
    Conductor
    Walther Straram
  18. 8 Récitatif: Introduction à la Variation de Diane - 01:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    Récitatif: Introduction à la Variation de Diane -
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Straram
    Conductor
    Walther Straram
  19. 9 Andante: Variation de Diane - 03:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    Andante: Variation de Diane -
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Straram
    Conductor
    Walther Straram
  20. 10 Allegro feroce: Désespoir de Diane - 00:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Allegro feroce: Désespoir de Diane -
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Straram
    Conductor
    Walther Straram
  21. 11 Conclusion: Adieux et départ de Diane 05:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    Conclusion: Adieux et départ de Diane
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Straram
    Conductor
    Walther Straram
  22. 12 No. 2. Idylle 03:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Idylle
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Marguerite Roesgen-Champion
    Performer
    Marguerite Roesgen-Champion
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Marius-François Gaillard
    Conductor
    Marius-François Gaillard
  23. 13 No. 3. Passepied 02:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Passepied
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Marguerite Roesgen-Champion
    Performer
    Marguerite Roesgen-Champion
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Concerts Marius-François Gaillard
    Conductor
    Marius-François Gaillard
  24. 14 I. Presto leggiero 01:48
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Presto leggiero
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Jean Françaix
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Leo Borchard
  25. 15 II. Lent 01:21
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Lent
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Jean Françaix
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Leo Borchard
  26. 16 III. Allegretto 01:40
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Jean Françaix
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Leo Borchard
  27. 17 IV. Rondeau: Allegretto vivo 02:34
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Rondeau: Allegretto vivo
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Jean Françaix
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Leo Borchard
  28. Disc 3
  29. 1 I. — 04:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Jean Françaix
    Ensemble
    Paris Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nadia Boulanger
  30. 2 II. Andante 04:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Jean Françaix
    Ensemble
    Paris Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nadia Boulanger
  31. 3 III. — 03:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Jean Françaix
    Ensemble
    Paris Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nadia Boulanger
  32. 4 IV. Allegro 03:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Jean Françaix
    Ensemble
    Paris Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nadia Boulanger
  33. 5 I. Andante assai 06:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante assai
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Henri Sauguet
    Performer
    Arnaud de Gontaut-Biron
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
    Conductor
    Roger Désormière
  34. 6 II. Lento, quasi adagio 04:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Lento, quasi adagio
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Henri Sauguet
    Performer
    Arnaud de Gontaut-Biron
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
    Conductor
    Roger Désormière
  35. 7 III. Allegro moto 06:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro moto
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Henri Sauguet
    Performer
    Arnaud de Gontaut-Biron
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
    Conductor
    Roger Désormière
  36. 8 Piano Concerto for the Left Hand 19:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
    Duration
    19:32
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Jacques Fevrier
    Ensemble
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  37. 9 I. Allegramente 07:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegramente
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Emile Passani
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Colonne
    Conductor
    Jean Fournet
  38. 10 II. Adagio assai 08:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Adagio assai
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Emile Passani
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Colonne
    Conductor
    Jean Fournet
  39. 11 III. Presto 04:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Emile Passani
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Colonne
    Conductor
    Jean Fournet