Milestones of a Piano Legend – Robert Casadesus (FLAC)

Performer: Robert Casadesus
Number of Discs: 10
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Document
Catalogue: 600536
Release: 2019
Size: 2.06 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

CD 01
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Romance
03. III. Rondo. Allegro assai

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456
04. I. Allegro vivace
05. II. Andante un poco sostenuto
06. III. Allegro vivace

CD 02
Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand)
01. Lento. Andante. Allegro. Tempo I

Mozart: Piano Concerto for 2 Pianos in e Flat Major K. 365
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Andante
04. III. Rondeaux: Allegro

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457
05. I. Molto allegro
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Allegro assai

CD 03
01. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
02. Ravel: A la manière de Chabrier
03. Ravel: A la manière de Borodine

Ravel: Sonatine in F-Sharp Minor, M. 40
04. I. Modéré
05. II. Mouvement de menuet
06. III. Animé

Ravel: Miroirs, M.43
07. I. Noctuelles
08. II. Oiseaux tristes
09. III. Une barque sur l’océan
10. IV. Alborada del gracioso
11. V. La vallée des cloches

Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye
12. I. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant
13. II. Petit poucet
14. III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes
15. IV. Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête
16. V. Le jardin féerique

Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
17. No. 3, Habanera (Version for Piano 4-Hands)

18. Ravel: Jeux d’eau

CD 04
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
01. I. Ondine
02. II. Le gibet
03. III. Scarbo

04. Ravel: Menuet antique

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
05. I. Prélude
06. II. Fugue
07. III. Forlane
08. IV. Rigaudon
09. V. Menuet
10. VI. Toccata

11. Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
12. Ravel: Prélude
13. Ravel: Menuet sur le nom de Haydn

CD 05
01. Franck: Symphonic Variations für Piano and Orchestra

Indy: Symphony On a French Mountain Air
02. I. Assez lente
03. II. Assez modéré
04. III.Animé

05. Chopin: Ballade Nr. 1 g-Moll op. 23
06. Chopin: Ballade Nr. 2 F-Dur op. 38
07. Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
08. Chopin: Ballade Nr. 4 f-Moll op. 52

CD 06
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’
01. I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
02. II. Andante con variazioni
03. III. Finale. Presto

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
04. I. Allegro con brio
05. II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
06. III. Rondo. Allegro

Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
07. I. Allegro molto
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegro vivo
10. IV. Allegro quasi presto

CD 07
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
01. I. Adagio sostenuto
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Presto agitato

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a ‘Les Adieux’
04. I. Das Lebewohl
05. II. Abwesenheit
06. III. Das Wiedersehen

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78
07. I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
08. II. Allegro vivace

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
09. I. Allegro assai
10. II. Andante con moto
11. III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto

CD 08
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Rondo. Vivace

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
04. I. Allegro con brio
05. II. Largo
06. III. Rondo. Allegro

CD 09
Debussy: Préludes – Book 2
01. No. 1, Brouillards
02. No. 2, Feuilles mortes
03. No. 3, La puerta del vino
04. No. 4, Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses
05. No. 5, Bruyères
06. No. 6, Général Lavine (Eccentric)
07. No. 7, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
08. No. 8, Ondine
09. No. 9, Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
10. No. 10, Canope
11. No. 11, Les tierces alternées
12. No. 12, Feux d’artifice

Debussy: Deux arabesques, L. 66
13. No. 1, Andantino con moto
14. No. 2, Allegretto scherzando

Debussy: Children’s Corner
15. I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
16. II. Jimbo’s Lullaby
17. III. Serenade for the Doll
18. IV. The Snow Is Dancing
19. V. The Little Shepherd
20. VI. Golliwog’s Cakewalk

Debussy: Petite Suite
21. I. En bateau
22. II. Cortège
23. III. Menuet
24. IV. Ballet

CD 10
Debussy: Images pour piano – Book 1
01. No. 1, Reflets dans l’eau
02. No. 2, Hommage à Rameau
03. No. 3, Mouvement

Debussy: Images pour piano – Book 2
04. No. 1, Cloches à travers les feuilles
05. No. 2, Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
06. No. 3, Poissons d’or

Debussy: Estampes
07. No. 1, Pagodes
08. No. 2, La soirée dans Grenade
09. No. 3, Jardins sous la pluie

10. Debussy: Masques
11. Debussy: L’isle joyeuse

The great music expert and critic Joachim Kaiser called Robert Casadesus “the Impeccable”. The pianist came from a family that brought forth several generations of famous musicians, actors and painters. Connoisseurs of the art of the keyboard rave about his inimitable mastery of the jeu perlé. The extraordinary quality of his Ravel playing – the complete piano work can be heard here – and his powerful, lively Debussy interpretations prove Casadesus to be an exceptional pianist and self-confident artist. The 1947 recording of Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand with Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra is one of the greatest moments in record history. Casadesus was also a first-rate interpreter of Mozart, and his recordings are as graceful as they are profound. Among the highlights of his Mozart discography are the concert recordings under George Szell with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. This collection of 11 original albums pays tribute to the famous French pianist. The albums are mostly from the 1950s and 60s, when Casadesus was at the peak of his abilities. They document the much praised collaboration with his wife Gaby Casadesus (Mozart, Debussy, Ravel) as well as with the violinist Zino Francescatti (Beethoven, Fauré). Other repertoire highlights include symphonic works, concertos and chamber music by Franck, D’Indy and Beethoven.