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