Philippe Cassard
Pianist Philippe Cassard is equally noted as a soloist, chamber player, and vocal accompanist. In the latter role, he is frequently associated with soprano Natalie Dessay.
Cassard was born in Besançon, France, on September 12, 1962. He attended the Conservatoire de Paris, studying piano with Dominique Merlet and chamber music with Geneviève Joy. Cassard went on to the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna from 1983 to 1985; there, he worked with Hans Graf and Erik Werba. He took further lessons from Nikita Magaloff. As he was finishing his studies, he made his Paris debut as an accompanist to mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, and shortly thereafter, he won the Clara Haskil Competition. A 1988 win at the Dublin International Competition boosted his career further, and that year, he made his recording debut on the Adda label with an album featuring Schubert's Moments Musicaux, D. 780, and Piano Sonata in C minor, D. 958. His performances at the Dublin competition were also recorded and released by that label, and soon major concert offers were coming his way. Cassard was named a Chevalier of France's National Order of Merit in 1999.
Cassard has performed around Europe, East Asia, the Americas, and Australia. He is especially popular in Britain and has appeared with major ensembles, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In the field of chamber music, he has collaborated with numerous top string quartets, including the Ysaÿe, Takács, and Ébène, as well as cellist Matt Haimovitz and violinist Isabelle Faust. Cassard has been especially prominent as a vocal accompanist; in addition to Dessay, he has worked with mezzo-sopranos Angelika Kirchschlager and Karine Deshayes, baritone Wolfgang Holzmair, and others. As a solo artist, Cassard is strongly identified with the music of Debussy, having both performed and recorded that composer's complete piano works. He has recorded for Sony Classical, Decca, Erato, and a host of other labels, including La Dolce Volta, where in 2022, he backed Dessay on the album Mozart à l'Opéra.
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Fauré: Ballade, 3 nocturnes, Pelleas et Melisande (Suite)...
Philippe Cassard, Orchestre National de Lorraine and Jacques Mercier
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 13/10/2017
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Mozart à l'opéra
Philippe Cassard, Orchestre national de Bretagne, Natalie Dessay, Cédric Pescia
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 23/09/2022
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Franz Schubert : Piano Sonata n°20 & Piano duets
Philippe Cassard and Cédric Pescia
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 22/09/2014
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Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 & Piano duets with Cédric Pescia (Bonus Track Version)
Philippe Cassard, Cédric Pescia
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 22/09/2014
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Schubert . Impromptus
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/2008
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Beethoven : Ghost & Archduke Trios
David Grimal, Philippe Cassard, Anne Gastinel
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 16/10/2020
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Schubert : Piano Sonatas, D.845 & D.850
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 27/03/2020
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Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 845 & D. 850
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 27/03/2020
Choc de Classica5 de Diapason24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Soirées de Vienne, valses pour piano
Classical - Lançado por naïve classique em 01/01/1994
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Bizet, Britten, Fauré, Hahn, Lalo & Liszt: Songs after Victor Hugo
Philippe Cassard, Marie Devellereau
Classical - Lançado por Ambroisie - naïve em 29/10/2002
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Mendelssohn
Solo Piano - Lançado por Sony Classical em 22/09/2017
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 transcribed for 2 Pianos by Franz Liszt
Philippe Cassard, Cédric Pescia
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 16/10/2020
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Debussy: Melodies Vol.2
Véronique Dietschy, Doris Lamprecht, Philippe Cassard, Choeur De l'Opéra National De Lyon, Bernard Tétu
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/1999
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Brahms . Klavierstücke op.116-119
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/2010
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Debussy - Philippe Cassard
Classical - Lançado por UME - Global Clearing House em 02/12/2022
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 transcribed for 2 Pianos by Franz Liszt
Cédric Pescia, Philippe Cassard
Classical - Lançado por La Dolce Volta em 16/10/2020
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Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 664 & 960
Classical - Lançado por Ambroisie - naïve em 01/09/2005
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Debussy - Préludes Livres 1 & 2, oeuvres pour piano
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 14/06/2002
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Debussy: Melodies Vol.1-Ariettes Oubliées-Fêtes Galantes-5 Poèmes De Baudelaires
Véronique Dietschy, Philippe Cassard
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/1999
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Schubert: Oeuvres pour piano / Moments musicaux D.780 / Sonate D.958
Classical - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 01/01/1988
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Debussy: Intégrale de l'œuvre pour piano, Vol. 3 (Piano de concert Bechstein 1898)
Classical - Lançado por naïve classique em 01/01/1994
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