Concertos, Piano Concertos, Françaix (composer)
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Taylor plays a 1970s harpsichord built by the Parisbased maker Anthony Sidey. The instrument has a sturdy, gut-like quality that allows it to punch above the orchestra in Poulenc's concerto,... —
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The French Piano School: French School Pianists Play French Concertos
Jeanne-Marie Darre, Alfred Cortot (piano), Kazuko Kusama, Hisatada Otaka, Marcelle Herrenschmidt, Lucien Wurmser, Victor Gallois, Jean Doyen, Jean Fournet, Francis Poulenc (piano), Marguerite Roesgen-Champion, Marius-François Gaillard, Jean Françaix, Leo Borchard, Nadia Boulanger, Arnaud de Gontaut-Biron,...
Here, recorded between 1930 and 1949, are 14 works for piano and orchestra played either by their composer or by someone well acquainted with them...Another invaluable set that puts pianophiles... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2025, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Special offer. Glass, Rutter & Françaix: Harpsichord Concertos
Christopher D. Lewis (harpsichord), with John McMurtery (flute)
West Side Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon
Typically adventurous, Naxos programmes Rutter's pastoral prettiness with Glass's insistent dancing patterns and Francaix's lissom, quirky lyricism. —
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this recital (part of Channel Classics’ First Chair series with the Amsterdam orchestra) exhibits playing of such exacting brilliance that old warhorses appear reignited, surrounding an attractive... —
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Franck: Symphonische Variationen / Françaix: Concertino für Klavier und Orchester / de Falla: Nächte in spanischen Gärten
Jutta Czapski (piano, soloist), Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Günther Herbig
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Cramer & Françaix: Piano Concertos - Franck: Symphonic Variations
Akiko Sagara, Claude Paillard-Françaix, Ilse von Alpenheim, Luxembourg Radio Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Cao, Jean Françaix, Antal Dorati
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A heartily enthusiastic ‘woof ’ for this one...agile playing that feels generally at ease but always up for a quick scamper into the undergrowth. —
