Samson Francois: Piano Recital 1960 | SWR Classic SWR19060

Samson Francois: Piano Recital 1960

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Label: SWR Classic

Cat No: SWR19060

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 8th March 2019

Contents

Artists

Samson Francois (piano)

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Nocturnes (21)
» no.15 in F minor, op.55 no.1
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35 'Funeral March'

Debussy, Claude

Preludes (12), Book 1
» no.10 La Cathedrale engloutie
» no.11 La Danse de Puck
Preludes (12), Book 2
» no.12 Feux d'artifice

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 5, op.62
» no.6 in A major 'Fruhlingslied'
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 6, op.67
» no.5 The Shepherd's complaint

Prokofiev, Sergei

Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83

Artists

Samson Francois (piano)

About

Eccentric and flamboyant, Samson François was considered an enfant terrible; the manner in which he conducted his life was rather provocative and self-centred. François led an unsettled existence, characterised on the one hand by remarkable success in competitions and legendary performances, and a penchant for alcohol, cigarettes and nights of bingeing on the other. He was initially promoted by Pietro Mascagni, who arranged for Yvonne Lefébure to be his teacher. Later, François attended piano classes with Alfred Cortot and Nadia Boulanger, legendary teachers of the Paris music scene. After embarking on an international career as as soloist, Samson François focused his artistic goals on the great works of the Romantic period (Liszt, Schumann, Chopin and others); on standard works by the impressionists (Debussy, Ravel); and on classical contemporary music by Béla Bartók, Sergei Prokofiev and Paul Hindemith. François later went on to make studio recordings of most the works on this release. This album offers a rare opportunity to experience this extraordinary pianist within the vibrancy of a live recording.

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