Samson François
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Biography
Samson François was a French pianist and composer whose untimely death at the age of 46 in 1970 curtailed a career that earned him acclaim internationally with performances of piano concertos by Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Liszt, Prokofiev and Schumann. Born in Frankfurt where his father was a diplomat, he learned to play piano as a child and studied first in Italy. As his father moved from country to country, he performed in various cities including Belgrade where he studied with Cyril Licar and Paris where he attended the Ãcole Normale de Musique.
Known for his handsome appearance and vigorous style, he debuted in America with conductor Leonard Bernstein and the New York City Symphony. He performed internationally following World War II and made many recordings. François, who died of a heart attack, was recalled in a 1985 biography titled 'Scarbo' by Jérôme Spycket. The EMI Classics label has released several of his recordings and in 2007 put out a DVD that features several great performances from several different concerts.
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Albums
Samson François
Beethoven: Sonates pour piano Nos. 8 "Pathétique", 14 "Clair de lune" & 23 "Appassionata"
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Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words & Rondo capriccioso - Mozart: Variations on "Ah ! vous dirai-je, mam
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Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 - Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 23
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Ravel: L'Åuvre pour piano, vol. 2. Gaspard de la nuit, Le tombeau de Couperin, Valses nobles et senti
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Ravel: L'Åuvre pour piano, vol. 1. Pavane pour une infante défunte, Jeux d'eau, Miroirs
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Top Tracks
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- Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19b: No. 4, Moderato, MWV U73
- Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14, MWV U67
- Suite bergamasque : Menuet (Remasterisé en 2010)
- Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 16, Pantalon et Columbine
- Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales : Assez Animé (Remasterisé En 2003)
- Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 14, Estrella
- Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales : Moins Vif (Remasterisé En 2003)
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
- Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 8, Réplique
- Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 4, Valse noble
- Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 2, Pierrot
- Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5, Eusebius
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso
- Concerto for Piano (the Left-Hand) and Orchestra by Samson François
- 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je maman" in C Major, K. 265
- Valse No. 9 In A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1
- Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation IX
- Papillons Op.2 : Introduzione (Moderato) by ã·ã§ãã³
- Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61
- Scherzo No. 2 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
- Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute"
- Polonaise No.5 En Fa Diese Mineur Op.44
- Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Finale
- Choral "Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen G'mein" BWV 734 (Arrgt. Busoni)
