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