Complete Recordings

~ Release by Samson François (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The complete collection of Samson François' recordings for Erato. Includes 54 CDs,1 DVD, and booklet with essays.

Tracklist

1CD: 78 RPM Recordings: Chopin, Ravel: The First Chopin Recital on LP
2CD: Challan: Concerto pastoral / François: Piano Concerto
3CD: Prokofieff, Concerto No. 3, Visions Fugitives, Toccata
4CD: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 1-8
5CD: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 9-15
6CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1
7CD: Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 564 / Chorals BWV 639 & BWV 734 / Prelude and Fugue, BWV 543
8CD: Franck: Prélude, Choral et Fugue / Fauré: Nocturnes nos. 2 & 4 / Impromptu no. 2
9CD: Chopin: 4 Scherzos / Piano Sonata no. 2 “Funeral March”
10CD: Chopin: Piano Sonata no. 2 “Funeral March” / Nocturne no. 15 / 2 Études op. 25 no. 2 & op. 10 no. 12 / Waltzes nos. 13 & 7 / Grande polonaise brillante, op. 22
11CD: Schumann: Études symphoniques / Papillons / Carnaval
12CD: Chopin: Mazurkas nos. 1-25
13CD: Chopin: Mazurkas no. 26-51
14CD: Chopin: 4 Ballades / 4 Impromptus
15CD: Chopin: 14 Waltzes
16CD: Bartók: 2 Elegies / Mozart: 12 Variations on “Ah! vous dirai-je Maman” / Mendelssohn: 3 Lieder ohne Worte / Rondo capriccioso / Hindemith: Theme and Variations “The Four Temperaments” / François: “Ballade pour un voyou” (OST)
17CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2
18CD: Chopin: 7 Polonaises / Andante spianato et grande polonaise
19CD: Chopin: Études op. 10 & op. 25
20CD: Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin / Gaspard de la nuit
21CD: Chopin: Polonaise “Héroique” / Nocturne no. 5 / Fantaisie-impromptu / 4 Études / Ballade no. 1 / 3 Waltzes / Scherzo no. 2
22CD: Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major / Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
23CD: Liszt: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2
24CD: Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 7 / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 3
25CD: Debussy: L'Isle joyeuse / 4 préludes / La plus que lente / Pour le piano / Étude no. 11 / Clair de lune / Passepied
26CD: Chopin: 24 Préludes
27CD: Prokofiev: Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 5
28CD: Chopin: 14 Waltzes
29CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no. 8 “Pathétique”, 14 “Moonlight” & 23 “Appassionata”
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1Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro molto e con brioLudwig van Beethoven7:12
2Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabileLudwig van Beethoven5:13
3Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. AllegroLudwig van Beethoven4:38
4Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
producer:
Eric Macleod
piano:
Samson François (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:02
5Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto
producer:
Eric Macleod
piano:
Samson François (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven1:55
6Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato
producer:
Eric Macleod
piano:
Samson François (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato (from 1963-04-29 until 1963-04-30)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:51
7Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai
producer:
Eric Macleod
piano:
Samson François (on 1963-02-19, on 1963-02-26, on 1963-03-08, on 1963-04-08)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1963-02-19, on 1963-02-26, on 1963-03-08, on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai (from 1963-02-19 until 1963-04-08)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
Ludwig van Beethoven11:20
8Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante con moto
producer:
Eric Macleod
piano:
Samson François (on 1963-02-19, on 1963-02-26, on 1963-03-08, on 1963-04-08)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1963-02-19, on 1963-02-26, on 1963-03-08, on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante con moto (from 1963-02-19 until 1963-04-08)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
Ludwig van Beethoven8:04
9Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro man non troppo - Presto
producer:
Eric Macleod
piano:
Samson François (on 1963-02-19, on 1963-02-26, on 1963-03-08, on 1963-04-08)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1963-02-19, on 1963-02-26, on 1963-03-08, on 1963-04-08)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non troppo (from 1963-02-19 until 1963-04-08)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:56
30CD: Chopin: Piano Sonatas nos. 2 “Funeral March” & 3
31CD: Chopin: Nocturnes 1-10
32CD: Chopin: Nocturnes 11-19
33CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1
34CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rondo for Two Pianos
35CD: Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Menuet antique / Ma Mère l'Oye
36CD: Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte / Valses nobles et sentimentales / Prélude / À la manière de… / Jeux d'eau / Menuet sur le nom de Haydn / Miroirs
37CD: Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1 / Nocturne no. 6 / Impromptu no. 2
38CD: Chopin: Polonaises nos. 1-6
39CD: Chopin: Polonaise no. 7 / 3 Polonaises, op. posth. 71 / Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante
40CD: Franck: Piano Quintet
41CD: Chopin: Trois nouvelles études, op. posth. / Fantasy / Barcarolle / Tarantelle
42CD: Chopin: Ballade no. 4 / 2 Études / Waltz no. 11 / Impromptu no. 1 / Nocturne no. 2 / Grande valse brillante, op. 18 / Scherzo no. 3
43CD: Debussy: Préludes
44CD: Debussy: Images / Masques / Rêverie / 2 Arabesques / 5 Études / Berceuse héroïque
45CD: Debussy: Children's Corner / Estampes / Suite bergamasque / Pour le piano
46CD: Live Recordings (Festival de Vichy, 7.VIII.1955 / Besançon, IX.1956): François / Saint-Saëns / Debussy / Schumann / Liszt
47CD: Live Recordings (1953 / Festival de Montreux, 17.IX.1957 / Besançon, 12.IX.1958): Franck: Variations symphoniques / Schumann: Piano Concerto / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 5
48CD: Live Recordings (Menton, 4.VII.1961 / Besançon, 14.IX.1969): Schumann: Papillons / Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan / Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3
49CD: Recital at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, 17.I.1964: Chopin
50CD: Live Recordings - Récital à la salle Pleyel, Paris, 20.1.1964
51CD: Samson François Live in Japan: Liszt / Schumann / Chopin
52CD: Samson François Live in Tokyo: Recital at the Nissay Theatre, 16.XI.1969: Franck / Fauré / Debussy
53CD: Samson François at the Fêtes Romantiques de Nohant (1): Recital, 26.VI.1970: Schumann / Ravel
54CD: Samson François at the Fêtes Romantiques de Nohant (1): Recital, 26.VI.1970: Debussy / Chopin
55DVD: Samson François, l'enchanteur du piano