Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Thibaudet was born in Lyon to a French father and a German mother. His mother provided Thibaudet with his first piano lessons at age five, and later his father taught him to play the violin. Thibaudet's skill at the keyboard developed rapidly, and he gave his first recital at age seven, following with his first concerto appearance at age nine. At 12, Thibaudet was awarded a gold medal upon graduating from the Conservatory of Music in Lyon, and he continued his studies at the Paris Conservatoire with Madame Lucette Descaves, who had known Ravel personally and was on intimate terms with both Ravel's scores and those of Debussy. Thibaudet completed his studies with Aldo Ciccolini, whom Thibaudet himself credits for helping to shape his own style and technique. Thibaudet won the Prix du Conservatoire at age 15, and then took the competition circuit by storm, winning prizes at the Viotti, Casadesus, and Busoni competitions. When Thibaudet took first prize at the 1980 International Piano Competition in Japan, he made his first recordings for Denon. Upon winning the 1981 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, Thibaudet's career as a touring artist began in earnest. Thibaudet signed a recording contract with Decca/London and has since recorded more than 20 CDs for them. These include the complete piano works of Ravel (a Deutsche Schallplattenpreis winner and Grammy nominee) and Debussy; the Grieg, Ravel, Liszt, and Rachmaninov concerti, concertinos of Honegger and Françaix, and d'Indy's Symphony on a French Mountain Air. He has also recorded transcriptions of Liszt, the Addinsell Warsaw Concerto, and works of Gershwin, Brahms, Schumann, Messiaen, and Chopin. Thibaudet has played concerts at symphony halls and music festivals throughout the world, and he has worked in tandem with artists such as the violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Truls Mork, and singers Matthias Goerne, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Cecilia Bartoli, and Renée Fleming. Thibaudet has also turned his attention to popular music, notably in his acclaimed Conversations with Bill Evans and Reflections on Duke. His warm, rich tone and Apollonian approach to jazz music exposes the strong Classical underpinnings of Evans and Ellington without resorting to schmaltz, cheekiness, or other typical pitfalls of Classical "crossover" recordings. In classical repertoire, Thibaudet is both technically solid and on intimate terms with the music he plays, yet sometimes takes adventurous turns in interpretation. A good example of this is found in his recording of Liszt's transcription of the Wagner Tristan and Isolde "Liebestod." At one point, Liszt transcribes Wagner's inner voices in a syncopated, funky manner, and rather than attempting to flatten these out through use of rubato, Thibaudet plays them funky, in tempo, as written. Thibaudet dresses impeccably and was a friend of the late designer Gianni Versace. The bright red socks he wore at early recitals raised a fair number of eyebrows, but Thibaudet has cited the need for a splash of color in the usual monochromatic settings employed in concert appearances. In addition to his interest in high fashion, Thibaudet enjoys sports such as tennis and water skiing, good conversation, tango music, and opera. In 1997 Thibaudet made his Metropolitan Opera debut in the minor role of Boleslao in Giordano's Fedora; not that he plans to abandon his keyboard in favor of a singing career, but just for the experience it provided. As he once asked in an interview, "How can you play the piano without understanding opera, or art, sculpture, or literature for that matter?" In June 2000, Thibaudet's recording of Debussy's Images and Etudes was picked as an "Editor's Choice" in Gramophone.© TiVo Read more
Thibaudet was born in Lyon to a French father and a German mother. His mother provided Thibaudet with his first piano lessons at age five, and later his father taught him to play the violin. Thibaudet's skill at the keyboard developed rapidly, and he gave his first recital at age seven, following with his first concerto appearance at age nine. At 12, Thibaudet was awarded a gold medal upon graduating from the Conservatory of Music in Lyon, and he continued his studies at the Paris Conservatoire with Madame Lucette Descaves, who had known Ravel personally and was on intimate terms with both Ravel's scores and those of Debussy. Thibaudet completed his studies with Aldo Ciccolini, whom Thibaudet himself credits for helping to shape his own style and technique.
Thibaudet won the Prix du Conservatoire at age 15, and then took the competition circuit by storm, winning prizes at the Viotti, Casadesus, and Busoni competitions. When Thibaudet took first prize at the 1980 International Piano Competition in Japan, he made his first recordings for Denon. Upon winning the 1981 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, Thibaudet's career as a touring artist began in earnest. Thibaudet signed a recording contract with Decca/London and has since recorded more than 20 CDs for them. These include the complete piano works of Ravel (a Deutsche Schallplattenpreis winner and Grammy nominee) and Debussy; the Grieg, Ravel, Liszt, and Rachmaninov concerti, concertinos of Honegger and Françaix, and d'Indy's Symphony on a French Mountain Air. He has also recorded transcriptions of Liszt, the Addinsell Warsaw Concerto, and works of Gershwin, Brahms, Schumann, Messiaen, and Chopin. Thibaudet has played concerts at symphony halls and music festivals throughout the world, and he has worked in tandem with artists such as the violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Truls Mork, and singers Matthias Goerne, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Cecilia Bartoli, and Renée Fleming.
Thibaudet has also turned his attention to popular music, notably in his acclaimed Conversations with Bill Evans and Reflections on Duke. His warm, rich tone and Apollonian approach to jazz music exposes the strong Classical underpinnings of Evans and Ellington without resorting to schmaltz, cheekiness, or other typical pitfalls of Classical "crossover" recordings. In classical repertoire, Thibaudet is both technically solid and on intimate terms with the music he plays, yet sometimes takes adventurous turns in interpretation. A good example of this is found in his recording of Liszt's transcription of the Wagner Tristan and Isolde "Liebestod." At one point, Liszt transcribes Wagner's inner voices in a syncopated, funky manner, and rather than attempting to flatten these out through use of rubato, Thibaudet plays them funky, in tempo, as written.
Thibaudet dresses impeccably and was a friend of the late designer Gianni Versace. The bright red socks he wore at early recitals raised a fair number of eyebrows, but Thibaudet has cited the need for a splash of color in the usual monochromatic settings employed in concert appearances. In addition to his interest in high fashion, Thibaudet enjoys sports such as tennis and water skiing, good conversation, tango music, and opera. In 1997 Thibaudet made his Metropolitan Opera debut in the minor role of Boleslao in Giordano's Fedora; not that he plans to abandon his keyboard in favor of a singing career, but just for the experience it provided. As he once asked in an interview, "How can you play the piano without understanding opera, or art, sculpture, or literature for that matter?" In June 2000, Thibaudet's recording of Debussy's Images and Etudes was picked as an "Editor's Choice" in Gramophone.
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Carte Blanche
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Sep 10, 2021
To celebrate his 60th birthday Decca Classics gave Jean-Yves Thibaudet "carte blanche" to choose a very personal selection of music he has never recor ...
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Pride and Prejudice - OST (From "Pride & Prejudice" Soundtrack)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Film Soundtracks - Released by Decca (UMO) on Sep 19, 2005
One reason why it is better to be a music critic than a film critic is illustrated by this album. The poor film critic may be left to ponder why filmm ...
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Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 5 etc
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2007
The combination of artist and repertoire represented on this disc seems inevitable in retrospect. Jean-Yves Thibaudet, surely the most coruscating Fre ...
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Debussy: Complete Works for Solo Piano Vol.2 - Images, Etudes
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2000
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Satie: The Magic of Satie
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2002
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Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1992
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 etc
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2001
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Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1993
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Franck: Symphony in D minor/D'Indy: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard ("Symphonie Cévénole")
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1991
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Strauss, R.: Rosenkavalier Waltzes, Burleske
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2005
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performs these rich-sounding, generally good-humored works by Richard Strauss with polish under conductor Herbert Blo ...
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Debussy: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol.1
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1996
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Pride and Prejudice OST (From "Pride & Prejudice" Soundtrack)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Film Soundtracks - Released by Decca (UMO) on Sep 19, 2005
One reason why it is better to be a music critic than a film critic is illustrated by this album. The poor film critic may be left to ponder why filmm ...
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Ravel: Piano Concertos/Honegger: Piano Concertino/Françaix: Piano Concertino
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1996
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Erik Satie : The Complete Solo Piano Music
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on May 20, 2016
Choc de Classica5 de Diapason16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Satie:The Complete solo piano music
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2003
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Conversations with Bill Evans
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1997
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Aria: Opera Without Words
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2007
Jean-Yves Thibaudet's 2007 release Aria: Opera without Words is exactly what it says it is: a recital of popular arias arranged for piano. Following i ...
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Liszt: Piano Concerto Nos.1 & 2/Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes etc.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1991
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Aria: Opera Without Words
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 2007
Jean-Yves Thibaudet's 2007 release Aria: Opera without Words is exactly what it says it is: a recital of popular arias arranged for piano. Following i ...
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Chopin: Piano Works
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jun 7, 1999
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Liszt Transcriptions (completed by Busoni)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Jan 1, 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo