Olivier Chauzu - Gustave Samazeuilh: Complete Piano Works (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Nocturne
02. Piano Suite in G Minor: I. Prélude
03. Piano Suite in G Minor: II. Française
04. Piano Suite in G Minor: III. Sarabande
05. Piano Suite in G Minor: IV. Divertissement
06. Piano Suite in G Minor: V. Musette
07. Piano Suite in G Minor: VI. Forlane
08. Chanson à ma poupée
09. Naïades au soir
10. 3 Petites inventions: No. 1 à 2 parties
11. 3 Petites inventions: No. 2 à 3 parties
12. 3 Petites inventions: No. 3 à 4 parties
13. Esquisses: No. 1, Dédicace
14. Esquisses: No. 2, Luciole
15. Esquisses: No. 3, Sérénade
16. Esquisses: No. 4, Souvenir
17. Evocation
18. Le chant de la mer: No. 1, Prélude
19. Le chant de la mer: No. 2, Claire de lune au large
20. Le chant de la mer: No. 3, Tempête et lever du jour sur les flots

A pupil of Dukas and a lifelong friend of Ravel, the composer, pianist and critic Gustave Samazeuilh was a central figure in Parisian musical life over many decades.

His skill as a pianist can be heard in the majestic colours and intense virtuosity of Le Chant de la mer (The song of the sea). From the Classical discipline of the Suite en sol (Suite in G) to the later Nocturne (the composer’s transcription of his symphonic poem Nuit), and Quatre Esquisses (Four Sketches), Samazeuilh’s voice emerges as one of remarkable originality and superb musical realisation.

A prizewinner in Barcelona’s 1989 Maria Canals International competition, Olivier Chauzu trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, where he obtained First Prize for Piano followed by First Prize in Chamber Music, studying under Gabriel Tacchino, Théodore Paraschivesko, Jean-Claude Pennetier and György Sebök. He was also a pupil of Leon Fleisher, Vitaly Margoulis and Dimitri Bashkirov before further studies at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta, Canada. His recordings of Isaac Albéniz’s Iberia, Paul Dukas’ complete piano works and selected piano pieces by Schumann and Beethoven have all received critical acclaim.

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