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Playing with clarity and a refined touch: these were recurring themes of descriptions of the subtle art of the French pianist Robert Casadesus (1899-1972). The label APR has chosen a most opportune movement to restore all the recordings that he made in the inter-war years for Columbia, from 1928 and 1939. The work was done with great care, removing surface noise without impairing the quality of the initial recording.
This publication is a goldmine for anyone who only knows Casadesus from his later recordings: here we can hear a man in the full bloom of youth. What a treat are these eleven finely-chiselled Sonatas by Scarlatti, for example: their dazzling volubility and virtuosity leave us flabbergasted. Once again, we can only admire the freedom of the pianists of the era, their sense of colour and their choices of incredibly rapid tempos. The programme, which runs to four records is as varied as it is copious, offering works from the "great repertoire" (Scarlatti, two Mozart Concertos, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin's Four Ballades), but also rare pearls that we discover or return to with pleasure, such as the delicate symphonic poem with piano, Mon Lac (inspired by the lake Paladru in the Isère) by that inimitable organiser of Lyon's musical life, Georges Martin Witkowski – a piece that Casadesus loved to play; the Sonata for Cello and Piano by Debussy with Maurice Maréchal; Fauré's Piano Quartet No. 1 with the legendary Calvet Quartet; and indeed the Sonata for Flute and Piano by Casadesus himself, which he plays with René Le Roy. This anthology revives a pianist who was much-loved in his day, both at home in France and around the world and especially in the United States. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 430, L. 463 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 533, L. 395 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 23, L. 411 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 377. L. 263 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 96, L. 465 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 9, L. 413 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 125, L. 487 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 27. L. 449 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 14, L. 387 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in E Minor, Kk. 198, L. 22 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 13, L. 486 (Domenico Scarlatti)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer - Recorded on 15 June 1937
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Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Orchestre Symphonique de Paris - Eugène Bigot, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Recorded on 20/21 December 1937
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Orchestre Symphonique de Paris - Eugène Bigot, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Recorded on 20/21 December 1937
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Orchestre Symphonique de Paris - Eugène Bigot, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Recorded on 20/21 December 1937
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Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K. 537 "Coronation" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Orchestre des Concerts Straram - Walther Straram, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Recorded on 25/26 March 1931
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Orchestre des Concerts Straram - Walther Straram, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Recorded on 25/26 March 1931
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Orchestre des Concerts Straram - Walther Straram, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Recorded on 25/26 March 1931
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DISC 2
Rondo in D major, K. 485 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Recorded on 8 December 1937
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Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Recorded on 4 January 1932
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Recorded on 4 January 1932
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Recorded on 4 January 1932
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Piano Sonata in A Major, Op. Posth. 120, D. 664 (Franz Schubert)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - Recorded on 12 June 1939
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - Recorded on 12 June 1939
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - Recorded on 12 June 1939
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12 German Dances, Op. 171, D. 790 (Franz Schubert)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - Recorded on 12 June 1939
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Konzertstuck in F minor, Op. 79, J. 282 (Carl Maria von Weber)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Unknown Artist, Orchestra - Eugène Bigot, Conductor - Carl Maria von Weber, Composer - Recorded on 6 June 1935
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Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 (Robert Schumann)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 20 & 28 June 1928
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Waldszenen, op. 82 (Robert Schumann)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer - Recorded on 28 June 1928
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DISC 3
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (Frédéric Chopin)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Frédéric Chopin, Composer - Recorded on 28 June 1928
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Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 (Frédéric Chopin)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Frédéric Chopin, Composer - Recorded on 14 October 1929
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Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 (Frédéric Chopin)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Frédéric Chopin, Composer - Recorded on 10 November 1930
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Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (Frédéric Chopin)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Frédéric Chopin, Composer - Recorded on 14 April 1930
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Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 (Frédéric Chopin)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Frédéric Chopin, Composer - Recorded on 14 April 1930
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Impromptu in C major (Emmanuel Chabrier)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer - Recorded on 12 June 1939
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10 Pièces pittoresques (Emmanuel Chabrier)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer - Recorded on 12 June 1939
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Prélude in D Minor, Op. 103 No. 5 (Gabriel Fauré)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Recorded on 21 November 1935
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Impromptu No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 102 (Gabriel Fauré)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Recorded on 21 November 1935
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15 (Gabriel Fauré)
Robert Casadesus, Piano - Members of the Quatuor Calvet : Joseph Calvet, Violin - Léon Pascal, Viola - Paul Mas, Cello - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Recorded on 7/8 May 1935
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Albumbeschreibung
Playing with clarity and a refined touch: these were recurring themes of descriptions of the subtle art of the French pianist Robert Casadesus (1899-1972). The label APR has chosen a most opportune movement to restore all the recordings that he made in the inter-war years for Columbia, from 1928 and 1939. The work was done with great care, removing surface noise without impairing the quality of the initial recording.
This publication is a goldmine for anyone who only knows Casadesus from his later recordings: here we can hear a man in the full bloom of youth. What a treat are these eleven finely-chiselled Sonatas by Scarlatti, for example: their dazzling volubility and virtuosity leave us flabbergasted. Once again, we can only admire the freedom of the pianists of the era, their sense of colour and their choices of incredibly rapid tempos. The programme, which runs to four records is as varied as it is copious, offering works from the "great repertoire" (Scarlatti, two Mozart Concertos, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin's Four Ballades), but also rare pearls that we discover or return to with pleasure, such as the delicate symphonic poem with piano, Mon Lac (inspired by the lake Paladru in the Isère) by that inimitable organiser of Lyon's musical life, Georges Martin Witkowski – a piece that Casadesus loved to play; the Sonata for Cello and Piano by Debussy with Maurice Maréchal; Fauré's Piano Quartet No. 1 with the legendary Calvet Quartet; and indeed the Sonata for Flute and Piano by Casadesus himself, which he plays with René Le Roy. This anthology revives a pianist who was much-loved in his day, both at home in France and around the world and especially in the United States. © François Hudry/Qobuz
Details of original recording : Recorded 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1937
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 63 track(s)
- Total length: 04:41:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Robert Casadesus
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: APR
- Genre: Klassiek
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