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French School Pianists play French Concertos | APR APR_7319

French School Pianists play French Concertos

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Label: APR

Cat No: APR_7319

Barcode: 5024709173198

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 6th June 2025

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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.

Reviews

The first of the three discs has the three most popular Saint-Saëns concertos, opening with the great Jeanne-Marie Darré in No 2 ... Not surprisingly, this evergreen work simply fizzes with joie de vivre. ... The C minor Fourth Concerto is heard in the justly celebrated recording by Alfred Cortot, then at the height of his powers, and Charles Munch. It is, as booklet writer Frédéric Gaussin states, ‘undoubtedly one of the glories of the 78rpm catalogue’. ... Transfer and audio restoration by Mark Obert-Thorn. Another invaluable set that puts pianophiles in APR’s debt once more.  Jeremy Nicholas
Gramophone July 2025

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