Pascal Rogé
It is perhaps not surprising that pianist Pascal Rogé -- a third-generation French musician -- has mastered the modern French piano repertoire. What is surprising is the actual breadth of his repertoire and the young age at which he excelled.
In 1962, at the age of 11, he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire, having previously studied with his mother. By the age of 15, he had won first prize for both piano and chamber music. At 18, he performed solo recitals in both Paris and London. But his major breakthrough was the first prize in the Jacques Thibaud International Competition in 1971. Several European engagements followed, and in 1974 he made his first tour to the United States, returning nearly every season. He has also become a favorite in Australia and Japan, where he has made over 20 tours.
Rogé's particular strengths lie in his sensitive and personal interpretations of 20th century French composers; he has made recordings of complete cycles of Ravel, Poulenc, and Satie, among others. His repertoire also includes d'Indy, Saint-Saëns, as well as the great German masters -- Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven. His recordings have received numerous awards, including the Grand Prix du Disque and an Edison award for the Ravel concertos. His first volume of Poulenc won the 1988 Gramophone award for Best Instrumental Recording, and his collaboration with Chantal Juillet and Truls Mørk won the 1997 Gramophone award for Best Chamber Music recording. In the new century, he began a new recording project for Onyx that included a complete Debussy cycle. He also began performing and touring with his wife, Ami Rogé. The pair commissioned a two piano concerto from Matthew Hindson, which they premiered in 2011.
He has taught at the Académie in Nice, but a busy international schedule has kept him from consistent teaching. More stylist than virtuosic, his solo pianism has been recognized for its decidedly French elegance, while his collaboration with orchestras has been noted for its faultless musicianship, and made him a favorite of conductors ranging from Charles Dutoit to Lorin Maazel to Kurt Masur.
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Poulenc: Piano Works, Vol. 1
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 21 apr. 1987
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Ravel: Piano Concertos; Une barque sur l'océan; Fanfare; Menuet antique
Pascal Rogé, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1983
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Satie: Piano Works
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1989
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Beethoven: Quintet for Piano & Winds / Spohr: Wind Septet
Pascal Rogé, Michael Collins, Robin O'Neill, Richard Watkins
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 dec. 1995
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Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos.2, 4 & 5
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Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 2011
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Poulenc: Piano Works Vol. 3
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 sep. 1998
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Poulenc: Piano Concerto/Organ Concerto/Gloria etc.
Pascal Rogé, George Malcolm, Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 5 feb. 1996
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Poulenc: Chamber Music
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 28 apr. 1989
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Poulenc: Concertos, Orchestral & Choral Works
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Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 2007
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Poulenc: Songs
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Satie: Gnossienne No.1 (Starkey Remix)
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Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1991
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Poulenc: The Complete Music for Solo Piano
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1998
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Gershwin & Ravel: Piano Concertos
Pascal Rogé, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bertrand de Billy
Klassiek - Released by Oehms Classics on 14 mei 2021
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Klassiek - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 6 dec. 2022
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Debussy / Satie: Pascal Rogé
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Poulenc: Piano Works Vol. 2
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 25 okt. 1990
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Debussy Piano Music Vol III
Klassiek - Released by Onyx Classics on 12 mrt. 2008
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Poètes du Piano
Klassiek - Released by Onyx Classics on 18 mei 2010
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French Classical: Fauré, Saint-Saëns & Ravel
Klassiek - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 28 feb. 2023
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re:works Piano - EP
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Electronic - Released by Decca (UMO) on 2 jun. 2017
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