Francois-Rene Duchable

FRANCOIS-RENE DUCHABLE
French pianist (b 1952)

Francois-Rene Duchable studied at the Paris Conservatory and won the first prize for piano at the age of thirteen. At twenty or so he was discovered and encouraged by Artur Rubinstein. The rest is history. He has performed with many of the leading orchestras on the world, among them the London, Berlin, and Rotterdam Philharmonic orchestras, the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and the Montreal Symphony, and under such luminaries as Herbert von Karajan

Francois-Rene Duchable is a pianist with the chops to play as fast as anyone. But he doesn't. His playing is always musical, always just so. The clarity with which he plays the most difficult passages is amazing. His performances of "La Campanella", the Transcendental Etudes, and the Schumann Toccata are perfect examples.

Francois-Rene Duchable's Liszt and Schumann are really wonderful, and his recording of the Chopin Fantasy is uniquely interesting and a splendid performance. A special treat is the complete performances of the Liszt transcriptions of the Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique and Harold in Italy.

Bach-Duchable Choral "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 639

Beethoven Piano Sonata 21 in C major, Op 53 "Waldstein"

i Allegro con brio
10:47 ➢ ii Adagio molto
14:24 ➢ iii Rondo - Allegretto moderato

recorded in 1995

Beethoven The Complete Piano Concertos
John Nelson conducting l'Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

1 in C major, Op 15
i Allegro con brio
12:53 ➢ ii Largo
22:41 ➢ iii Rondo - Allegro scherzando

2 in B♭ major, Op 19
30:56 ➢ i Allegro con brio
43:24 ➢ ii Adagio
50:54 ➢ iii Rondo - Molto allegro

3 in C minor, Op 37
56:33 ➢ i Allegro con brio
1:11:27 ➢ ii Largo
1:21:12 ➢ iii Rondo - Allegro

4 in G major, Op 58
1:29:42 ➢ i Allegro moderato
1:45:20 ➢ ii Andante con moto
1:49:30 ➢ iii Rondo (Vivace)

5 in E♭ major, Op 73
1:59:28 ➢ i Allegro
2:19:14 ➢ ii Adagio un poco mosso
2:26:46 ➢ iii Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo

recorded in 2002

and views of the pianist's hands in the Rondo of Op 19

and in the Andante con moto of Op 58

Elias Parish Alvars (1808-1849) Concertino for harp and piano in D minor
with Marielle Nordmann, harp
Theodor Guschlbauer conducting l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

i Allegro brilliante

ii Andante

iii Allegro brilliante

Chopin Gran Duo Concertant in E major on themes from Meyerbeer's "Robert le Diable", B 70
[written jointly in 1832 with cellist Auguste Franchomme]
with Frédéric Lodéon, cello

recorded in 1981

Chopin Introduction et Polonaise Brillante in C major, Op 3
with Frédéric Lodéon, cello

recorded in 1981

Chopin Études, Op 10

1 in C major
02:00 ➢ 2 in A minor
03:28 ➢ 3 in E major
07:39 ➢ 4 in C♯ minor
09:55 ➢ 5 in G♭ major
11:37 ➢ 6 in E♭ minor
15:34 ➢ 7 in C major
17:08 ➢ 8 in F major
19:38 ➢ 9 in F minor
21:45 ➢ 10 in A♭ major
24:00 ➢ 11 in E♭ major
26:32 ➢ 12 in C minor

recorded in 1981 on a Bösendorfer piano

Chopin Prélude in E minor, Op 28~4

Chopin Polonaises

4 in C minor, Op 40~2
6 in A♭ major, Op 53

Chopin Fantasy in F minor, Op 49

recorded in 1975

Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65
with Frédéric Lodéon, cello

i Allegro moderato
16:44 ➢ ii Scherzo - Allegro con brio
21:55 ➢ iii Largo
26:04 ➢ iv Finale - Allegro

recorded in 1981

Schumann Toccata in C major, Op 7

recorded in 1989

Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op 12

recorded in 1989

Schumann Etudes symphoniques, Op 13 and Posth Variations

recorded in 1989

Original theme and variations

Theme and posthumous variations

Brahms

Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op 35
Book 1
12:32 ➢ Book 2

Rhapsodies, Op 79
23:16 ➢ 1 Agitato in B minor
32:02 ➢ 2 Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro in G minor

4 Klavierstücke, Op 119
38:27 ➢ 1 Intermezzo
42:30 ➢ 2 Intermezzo
47:19 ➢ 3 Intermezzo
48:50 ➢ 4 Rhapsody

recorded in 1981

Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto 2 in G minor, Op 22
Armin Jordan conducting l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

i Andante sostenuto
ii Allegro scherzando
iii Presto

recorded live in 1987

Saint-Saëns Mazurka 3 in B minor, Op 66

recorded live in 1979

Saint-Saëns Allegro appassionato in C♯ minor, Op 70

recorded in 1979

Saint-Saëns 6 Études pour le Piano, Livre I, Op 52 (1877)

1 Prélude
02:24 ➢ 2 Pour l'indépendance des doigts
04:52 ➢ 3 Prélude et Fugue in F minor
08:31 ➢ 4 Étude de rythme
10:56 ➢ 5 Prélude et Fugue in A major
16:49 ➢ 6 Étude en forme de valse

recorded in 1979

Saint-Saëns 6 Études pour le Piano, Livre II, Op 111

1 Tierces majeures et mineures
02:09 ➢ 2 Traits chromatiques
04:24 ➢ 3 Prélude et Fugue, in E♭ minor
09:29 ➢ 4 Les Cloches de Las Palmas
13:14 ➢ 5 Tierces majeures chromatiques
15:11 ➢ 6 Toccata, d'après le 5e Concerto

recorded live in 1979

Bruch 3 Andante con moto from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, Op 83
with Gérard Caussé, viola and Paul Meyer, clarinet

Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16
Theodor Guschlbauer conducting l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

i Allegro molto moderato (beginning only)

Dukas "La plainte au loin du faune" from Le tombeau de Claude Debussy

recorded in 1978

Dukas Prélude élégiaque (1909) on the name H A Y D N - Lent et recueilli

recorded live in 1978

Dukas Piano Sonata in E♭ minor (1899-1900)
[Dedicated to Saint-Saëns]

i Modérément vif (expressif et marqué)
11:31 ➢ ii Calme. un peu lent.très soutenu
21:45 ➢ iii Scherzo - Vivement, avec légèreté
29:58 ➢ iv Très lent. 32:23 ➢ Animé, mais sans hâte et bien scandé