Composer · Piano · 1912 - 1997
Jean Françaix
- Morgana Rudan, Trio Mirages, Marta Premoli, Claudia Piga
- Ken Hakii, Marleen Asberg, De Reede, Jan Wolfs, Thies Roorda, Michael Gieler, Romain Bischoff, Caroline Strumphler, Daniel Esser, Jean Françaix, Christoph Streuli
Live Albums
- Vital Julian Frey, Marcelo Nisinman, Nikola Jovanovic, Jan Krigovsky, Nenad Lecic, Mariya Nesterovska, Hubert Mittermayer Nesterovskiy, Rafael Bonavita, Radix chamber ensemble, Dragan Trajkovski
- Huntley High School Saxophone Quartet, Philip Carter
- Temple University Wind Symphony, Emily Threinen
Singles & EPs
- Pierre Cao, Luxemburg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jean Françaix, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Wierer Anna, Rina Cellini, Paola Pisa, Soloist of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome, Jean Françaix, Rebecca Taio, Sara Ligas, Caturelli Maria, Luca Colombarolli, Duo Estense, Matteo Fossi, Roorda Thies, Claudia Bucchini, Laura Trapani, Markus Brönimann, Michael Kleiser, Akane Makita, Michele Tozzetti, Ginevra Petrucci, Elisa Marroni, Alina Pronina
Biography
Jean Françaix (1912-1997) developed a mature compositional style early and rarely waivered from it. He wrote successfully in every medium: passionate grand operas, especially La Princesse de Cleves; lightly droll ballets (Les demoiselles de la nuit); profound oratorio (L'apocalypse de St. Jean); and affectionate yet playful piano and chamber music. His brilliance at orchestral writing is found in everything from his early Concertino for piano and orchestra to his orchestrations of other composers' music. Françaix's style is fundamentally conservative for the 20th century, but still highly original.