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