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