Composer · Piano · 1912 - 1997
Jean Françaix
- Marta Premoli, Morgana Rudan, Trio Mirages, Claudia Piga
- Jan Wolfs, De Reede, Marleen Asberg, Ken Hakii, Romain Bischoff, Daniel Esser, Jean Françaix, Christoph Streuli, Michael Gieler, Caroline Strumphler, Thies Roorda
Live Albums
- Nenad Lecic, Vital Julian Frey, Marcelo Nisinman, Dragan Trajkovski, Radix chamber ensemble, Hubert Mittermayer Nesterovskiy, Rafael Bonavita, Mariya Nesterovska, Jan Krigovsky, Nikola Jovanovic
- Huntley High School Saxophone Quartet, Philip Carter
- Temple University Wind Symphony, Emily Threinen
Singles & EPs
- Sara Ligas, Rebecca Taio, Wierer Anna, Alina Pronina, Duo Estense, Matteo Fossi, Claudia Bucchini, Michele Tozzetti, Ginevra Petrucci, Elisa Marroni, Jean Françaix, Rina Cellini, Akane Makita, Caturelli Maria, Luca Colombarolli, Roorda Thies, Michael Kleiser, Laura Trapani, Markus Brönimann, Paola Pisa, Soloist of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome
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.