Debussy / Messiaen - Piano Works
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Label: Australian Eloquence
Cat No: ELQ4806576
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Release Date: 24th February 2014
Contents
Works
Fantaisie for piano and orchestra, L73Preludes (12), Book 1
Preludes (12), Book 2
Catalogue d'oiseaux Book 1
Artists
Jean-Rodolphe Kars (piano)London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Alexander GibsonWorks
Fantaisie for piano and orchestra, L73Preludes (12), Book 1
Preludes (12), Book 2
Catalogue d'oiseaux Book 1
Artists
Jean-Rodolphe Kars (piano)London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Alexander GibsonAbout
Indian-born, of Jewish-Viennese parents, raised in Paris, virtuoso pianist Jean-Rodolphe Kars converted, in 1976, to Catholicism and was baptised in 1977. Mysteriously, in 1981, he put an end to his career as a pianist, entering the priesthood in 1986.
During the late-1960s and early 70s Kars made a few recordings for Decca, all of them gradually appearing on Decca Eloquence. They were, at the time of issue, highly praised for their imagination, colour and sensitivity, together with a great deal of panache and fearless virtuosity. Julius Katchen was one of Kars’s staunchest champions.
Gathered here is all the French repertoire Kars recorded for Decca. At the centre of this 2CD set are the two books of Debussy Préludes. Three Messiaen pieces which come from a Liszt/Messiaen LP (the Liszt has already been released on Decca Eloquence 4803150), and there is also Debussy’s early Fantasie for piano and orchestra.
‘Kars is the nocturnal dreamer … Kars tells the tale of the two rival suitors in “La serenade interrompue’ with charming humour’ - Gramophone (Debussy Préludes)
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