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2023-10-23 07:04:30
Robert Lortat (1885-1937) was one of several prominent pianists who studied with Louis Diémer, including Robert Casadesus, Edouard Risler, Yves Nat, and Alfred Cortot. He earned acclaim for giving comprehensive Chopin cycles, while possibly being the first to play Fauré’s complete piano works in public. Although health problems somewhat curtailed his career after World War […]
2022-08-01 20:36:18
Luiz Costa (1879-1960) enjoyed a long and multi-faceted career in his native Portugal as pianist, prolific composer, teacher, and concert organizer. His resumé included youthful studies with Ferruccio Busoni and Liszt pupil José Vianna da Motta, collaborations with Alfred Cortot, Pablo Casals, and Georges Enescu, as well as having given the first performance in Portugal […]
2022-02-11 07:32:42
Ravel, Faure, Roussel, Debussy, Josef Páleníček; Lukáš Zeman, Michaela Zajmi, Pavel Voráček; Radioservis Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 9 February 2022 Star rating: 3.0 (★★★) Songs by the 20th century Czech composer Josef Páleníček alongside those of his teacher Roussel and other French composersRadioservis is a record label owned by Czech Radio (Český Rozhlas), and a recent disc from them is an engaging recital which features two young singers, Lukáš Zeman (baritone) and Michaela Zajmi (mezzo-soprano) with pianist Pavel Voráček in a programme that mixes songs by Ravel, Faure, Roussel and Debussy with songs by the Czech composer Josef Páleníček including his Songs of Ancient China. Josef Páleníček (1914-1991) studied in Prague and then in Paris in the 1930s, where his teachers were Albert Roussel (composition) and Alfred Cortot (piano). He is a name that is not particularly well known in the West though Páleníček composed a significant body of work. On […]
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2021-08-10 15:10:00
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin – Sean Chen (HD 1080p)
[…] as the Chamber Orchestras of Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and South Bay. He has collaborated with such esteemed conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Michael Stern, Gerard Schwarz, Nicholas McGegan, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Marcelo Lehninger, and James Judd. Solo recitals have brought him to major venues worldwide, including Jordan Hall in Boston, Subculture in New York City, the American Art Museum at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Salle Cortot in Paris. Mr. Chen has served on the juries of notable piano competitions, including the American Pianists Awards, Thailand International Piano Competition, West Virginia International Piano Competition, Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, and Steinway competitions around the country. Given his natural inclination for teaching and approachable personality, Mr. Chen is particularly in demand for residencies that combine performances with master classes, school concerts, and artist conversations, which have brought him to […]
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