Cyprien Katsaris
Cyprien Katsaris is a Contemporary French pianist known for his effortless technique and masterful control of voicing, phrasing, and dynamics. He is also a passionate champion for forgotten and neglected composers. He was born in Marseilles, France in 1951, and he started playing the piano when he was four years old. He spent his childhood in Cameroon, where he attended the local school, and he studied piano with Marie-Gabrielle Louwerse. Later, he enrolled at the Paris Conservatory, where his piano professors were Aline van Barentzen and Monique de la Bruchollerie, and he received instruction in chamber music from René Leroy and Jean Hubeau. He made his debut in Paris in 1966, with the Orchestre Symphonique d'Ile-de-France and conductor René-Pierre Chouteau. Katsaris excelled at the conservatory, and he earned first prizes for piano in 1969 and chamber music in 1970. After he won the first prize at the International Cziffra Competition in 1974, he started to receive invitations to perform at major venues throughout the world, with giants such as Leonard Bernstein, Antal Dorati, and many others. He was awarded the International Young Interpreters Rostrum-UNESCO in 1977, and in 1978 he toured with the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra. He began working with the Teldec record label in the early '80s, and he recorded all nine of Liszt’s piano transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies, which are some of the most technically challenging works for the instrument. Katsaris was awarded Grand Prix di Disque awards in 1984, 1985, and 1989, and he continued a busy schedule of recording and touring through the '90s. He also appeared in a Japanese documentary series on Frederic Chopin, produced by NHK TV in 1992. Five years later, he became an Artist of UNESCO for Peace. Katsaris founded the PIANO 21 label in 2001 as a platform to produce recordings from his personal archives, reissues, and lesser-known works. Since its creation, he has released around 40 albums on the PIANO 21 label. During a recital performance in Berlin in 2012, he suffered a stroke and temporarily lost sensation in the left side of his body, but he made a full recovery by the following day, which he attributed to his faith in Scientology. In the 2020s, Katsaris remains very active in his career as a performer and recording artist. His 2022 release Saint-Saëns: Piano Transcriptions on the PIANO 21 label was picked by Gramophone as one of the best solo piano recordings of 2022: Editor’s Choice. In 2023, he performed recitals around Europe, which incorporated improvised works, and he also appeared on the album Mozart: Don Juan in transcription for piano solo by Bizet.
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Version for Voice and Piano)
Cyprien Katsaris, Brigitte Fassbaender, Thomas Moser
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 18 mag 1990
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Liszt, Beethoven: Beethoven Symphonies, S. 464
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 1 gen 1990
La discografia ideale di Qobuz16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Papaïoannou: 24 Préludes pour piano - Constantinidis: 8 Danses des îles grecques - Levidis: Erste griechische romantische Sonate
Classica - Pubblicato da Melism il 25 mar 2022
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Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances & 16 Waltzes for Piano Four Hands
Cyprien Katsaris, Hélène Mercier
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 24 ago 2018
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Mozart: The Six Viennese Sonatinas
Classica - Pubblicato da Pavane Records il 1 gen 1990
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Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances & 16 Waltzes for Piano Four Hands
Cyprien Katsaris, Hélène Mercier
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 24 ago 2018
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Chopin: 19 Waltzes
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 30 gen 1984
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Liszt : 4 Mephisto Waltzes, Bénédiction & Variations on 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen'
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 1 gen 1985
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Chopin: 4 Ballades & 4 Scherzos
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 1 mag 1991
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Auf Flügeln Des Gesanges. Romantic Songs
Christoph Prégardien, Cyprien Katsaris
Lieder (Germania) - Pubblicato da Challenge Classics il 5 ott 2018
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Bach: Keyboard Concertos, BWV 1052, 1054, 1056 & 1057
Cyprien Katsaris, Janos Rolla, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 1 set 1991
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Concerto for Piano and Strings
Cyprien Katsaris, Kurt Masur & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 1 gen 1984
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Schubert: Sonate No. 21, D. 960 - Beethoven: Sonate No. 12, Op. 26
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 12 mar 2021
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Beethoven, Liszt: Symphony No. 3 - Beethoven: Eroica Variations, Op. 35
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 15 nov 2019
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Hope For an Ideal Ocean (Inspired by ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ a book by Ian Urbina)
Musica new Age - Pubblicato da The Outlaw Ocean LLC il 5 mar 2021
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Mozart: Fantasias & Piano Sonatas Nos. 7 & 14
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 1 apr 1989
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Latin American Piano, Vol. 1 (Julio Ituarte - Luis J. Jorda - Juventino Rosas)
Classica - Pubblicato da Urtext il 1 gen 2000
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Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3, Variations in D Minor & 2 Rhapsodies
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 16 apr 2021
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83
Cyprien Katsaris, Eliahu Inbal, Philharmonia Orchestra
Classica - Pubblicato da Warner Classics International il 1 ago 1989
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Melodies De Berlioz, Lalo, Liszt, Massenet, Saint-Saens, Vierne
Cécile Eloir, Cyprien Katsaris
Classica - Pubblicato da Saphir Productions il 21 feb 2006
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