The French Piano School: Chopin, Liszt & Music from France / Doyen

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Label
APR
Release Date
July 5, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CHOPIN FAURE DEBUSSY, LISZT
    • PERFORMER
      Doyen, Cantrelle Quintet, Krettly
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 05, 2019
    • UPC
      5024709160303
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      APR6030
    • LABEL
      APR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Variations on Là ci darem from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2 (version for piano and orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jean Doyen

      Conductor: Jean Krettly

    2. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    3. Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    4. Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    5. Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    6. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    7. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    8. No. 1 in A-Flat Major, "Il Lamento"

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    9. No. 2 in F Minor, "La Leggierezza"

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    10. No. 3 in D-Flat Major, "Un Sospiro"

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    11. No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    12. No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    13. España (arr. C. Chevillard for piano)

      Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    14. Bourrée fantasque (version for piano)

      Composer: Emmanuel Chabrier

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    15. Caprice-Valse, Op. 76, "Wedding Cake"

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Cantrelle Quintet

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    16. Barcarolle No. 2 in G Major, Op. 41

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    17. Nocturne No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 63

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    18. No. 1. Reflets dans l'eau

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    19. No. 2. Hommage à Rameau

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    20. No. 3. Mouvement

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    21. Images, Book 2: No. 3. Poissons d'or

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    22. I. Ondine

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    23. II. Le gibet

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Jean Doyen

    24. III. Scarbo

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Jean Doyen


Jean Doyen is perhaps the archetypal French pianist. Taught by Louis Diemer and Marguerite Long, he went on to become the second longest serving piano professor in the Paris Conservatoire’s history and largely dedicated his career to his homeland. In addition, his repertoire centered on the French classics, with Chopin also taking pride of place. His early recordings reveal a spectacular technique coupled with generous musicality and expression – it’s no wonder he was chosen for this premiere recording of Ravel’s ‘Gaspard de la nuit’. His Chopin Op 2 Variations and the complete Book 1 of Debussy’s Images are also recording firsts, but for sheer virtuoso exhilaration, his rare Sonabel album of Chabrier’s Espana is hard to beat. Surprisingly, none of these marvelous performances have previously been reissued.