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