François-René Duchable
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François-René Duchâble (born 22 April 1952, in Paris) is a French pianist. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, and at the age of 13 won the institution's first prize in piano. Three years later, he placed 11th at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels, and in 1973 he won the Prix de la Fondation Sacha Schneider. At that time, Duchâble caught the attention of Arthur Rubinstein, who encouraged him to pursue a solo career and helped him secure his first important engagements. Since then, Duchâble has had a successful concert career in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Japan. Duchâble has had in his repertoire the concertos of Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Bartók, Saint-Saëns and Ravel, and solo piano works of Liszt, Chopin, and Poulenc. He has appeared at many prestigious music festivals, including those of Salzburg, Lucerne, Berlin, the London Proms, Lockenhaus, and the Flanders Festival, and has presented concerts at London's Royal Festival Hall, the Philharmonie in Berlin, and the Musikverein in Vienna. As an orchestral soloist, Duchâble has performed with the London Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and the Montreal Symphony. Among his musical collaborators was Micheline Ostermeyer.
In 2003, Duchâble stated that he would end his classical recital career, in protest at what he saw as the elitism of the classical music system. He had planned three concerts where in two of them, he would destroy two grand pianos, and in one, he would burn his formal concert dress. He said that he would instead tour with an electronic keyboard around France to give informal concerts.
Duchâble was the classical music technical advisor for the Danièle Thompson film Fauteuils d'orchestre (2006), and performed the solo piano works for the soundtrack. The fictional character of "Jean-François Lefort" in this film incorporates elements of Duchâble's own expressed attitudes towards the classical music world.
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François-René Duchâble
Brahms: Paganini Variations, Op. 35, Intermezzi, Op. 117 & Rhapsodies, Op. 79
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- Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 141
- Fantasie in D Minor, K. 397
- Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
- Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C Major, BWV 564~Adagio
- Das Orgelbüchlein: No. 41, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
- Trois Polonaises posthumes Op. 71: No. 2 in B flat major
- Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Op. 22
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor Op. 13 "pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor Op. 13 "pathétique": Iii. Rondo (allegro)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": I. Grave - Doppio movimento
- Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18~3. Allegro scherzando by François-René Duchable
- Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18~2. Adagio sostenuto by François-René Duchable
- 2 Légendes, S. 175: No. 2, Saint François de Paule marchant sur les flots
- 2 Légendes, S. 175: No. 1, Saint François d'Assise. La prédication aux oiseaux
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- 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83: No. 8, Moderato
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- 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83: No. 4, Allegro agitato
- Ãtudes d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: No. 10 in F Minor, Appassionata. Allegro agitato molto
- Ãtudes d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Ricordanza
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento
- 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83: No. 2, Allegro con moto
