Ravel / Staub- Complete Studio Recordings
This is the second release in an important new APR series devoted to the French Piano School. For around 150 years France has nurtured a distinctive style of pianism centered on the teaching of the Paris Conservatoire. The heyday of the school was probably the first fifty years of the 20th century and this series of recordings aims to explore in depth the often-forgotten recordings made at this time. Victor Staub (1872-1953) and Lazare-Lévy (1882-1964) were both students of Louis Diémer at the Paris Conservatoire in the latter part of the 19th century and both were to follow in his footsteps as great teachers in that institution and elsewhere. Indeed, their list of pupils reads as a roll call of 20th century French pianists. However, they were also extremely fine pianists and this set presents, for the first time, their complete studio recordings. The Staub titles are almost forgotten and none have ever been reissued before. As one would expect, clarity, brilliance and refinement are much to the fore in these exemplars of the French School.
Tracklist:
- Premier Livre De Pièces De Clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 1, Le Coucou
- Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 4 In C Major, Mwv U182 "Spinning Song"
- Waltz In F Major, Op. 34 No. 3
- Waltz In G-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 1
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 1, Des Abends
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 2, Aufschwung
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 4, Grillen
- Frühlingsnacht, S. 568 "Überm Garten Durch Die Lüfte" (After R. Schumann)
- Frühling, Op. 57: No. 5, Liebeswalzer
- 6 Stücke, Op. 32: No. 3, Rustle Of Spring
- Children's Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
- Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels
- Le Tombeau De Couperin, M. 68: No. 4, Rigaudon (Version For Piano)
- En Bretagne, Op. 13: No. 5, Fileuses Près Carantec
- Sous-Bois, Op. 6
- Fantasia In C Minor, K. 475
- 10 Pièces Pittoresques: No. 4, Sous-Bois
- 10 Pièces Pittoresques: No. 6, Idylle
- Masques, L. 105
- La Plainte, Au Loin, Du Faune...
- Suite In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 14: II. Sicilienne
- 20 Préludes: No. 1, -
- 20 Préludes: No. 2, -
- 20 Préludes: No. 5, -
- Valses
- Pièces De Clavecin, Book 3, 13th Ordre In B Minor: I. Les Lis Naissans
- Pièces De Clavecin, Book 3, 13th Ordre In B Minor: II. Les Roseaux
- 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 In A-Flat Major
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 1, Des Abends
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 7, Traumes Wirren
- Mazurka In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 6 No. 2
- Mazurka In A-Flat Major, Op. 50 No. 2
- Pièces De Clavecin, Book 3, 13th Ordre In B Minor: II. Les Roseaux
- Premier Livre De Pièces De Clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 1, Le Coucou
- Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 10, La Cathédrale Engloutie
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro Moderato
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: II. Andante Cantabile
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: I. Theme & Variations. Andante Grazioso
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: II. Menuetto
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro Maestoso
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante Cantabile Con Espressione
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto
This is the second release in an important new APR series devoted to the French Piano School. For around 150 years France has nurtured a distinctive style of pianism centered on the teaching of the Paris Conservatoire. The heyday of the school was probably the first fifty years of the 20th century and this series of recordings aims to explore in depth the often-forgotten recordings made at this time. Victor Staub (1872-1953) and Lazare-Lévy (1882-1964) were both students of Louis Diémer at the Paris Conservatoire in the latter part of the 19th century and both were to follow in his footsteps as great teachers in that institution and elsewhere. Indeed, their list of pupils reads as a roll call of 20th century French pianists. However, they were also extremely fine pianists and this set presents, for the first time, their complete studio recordings. The Staub titles are almost forgotten and none have ever been reissued before. As one would expect, clarity, brilliance and refinement are much to the fore in these exemplars of the French School.
Tracklist:
- Premier Livre De Pièces De Clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 1, Le Coucou
- Lieder Ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 4 In C Major, Mwv U182 "Spinning Song"
- Waltz In F Major, Op. 34 No. 3
- Waltz In G-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 1
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 1, Des Abends
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 2, Aufschwung
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 4, Grillen
- Frühlingsnacht, S. 568 "Überm Garten Durch Die Lüfte" (After R. Schumann)
- Frühling, Op. 57: No. 5, Liebeswalzer
- 6 Stücke, Op. 32: No. 3, Rustle Of Spring
- Children's Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
- Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels
- Le Tombeau De Couperin, M. 68: No. 4, Rigaudon (Version For Piano)
- En Bretagne, Op. 13: No. 5, Fileuses Près Carantec
- Sous-Bois, Op. 6
- Fantasia In C Minor, K. 475
- 10 Pièces Pittoresques: No. 4, Sous-Bois
- 10 Pièces Pittoresques: No. 6, Idylle
- Masques, L. 105
- La Plainte, Au Loin, Du Faune...
- Suite In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 14: II. Sicilienne
- 20 Préludes: No. 1, -
- 20 Préludes: No. 2, -
- 20 Préludes: No. 5, -
- Valses
- Pièces De Clavecin, Book 3, 13th Ordre In B Minor: I. Les Lis Naissans
- Pièces De Clavecin, Book 3, 13th Ordre In B Minor: II. Les Roseaux
- 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 In A-Flat Major
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 1, Des Abends
- Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 7, Traumes Wirren
- Mazurka In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 6 No. 2
- Mazurka In A-Flat Major, Op. 50 No. 2
- Pièces De Clavecin, Book 3, 13th Ordre In B Minor: II. Les Roseaux
- Premier Livre De Pièces De Clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 1, Le Coucou
- Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 10, La Cathédrale Engloutie
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro Moderato
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: II. Andante Cantabile
- Piano Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: I. Theme & Variations. Andante Grazioso
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: II. Menuetto
- Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca. Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro Maestoso
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante Cantabile Con Espressione
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto