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Samson Francois - Chopin: 51 Mazurkas; Sonates 2 & 3 (2 CDs) (EMI)

3 reviews
Fryderyk Chopin, Samson Francois

EMI Classics France, 2002

Distinction and refinement!
In this double CD we find distinguished treasures. The second Sonata is admirably phrased, with refinement and careful treatment of the thematic material. If Benedetti Michelangeli in 1957 gave us the most striking version of this Op. Francois delights us with his sublime and idiosyncratic approach. The Third Sonata lacks a certain dramatic level or existential tension respect let' s say Lipatti ...

Les Introuvables: De Samson

2 reviews
Samson Francois

EMI Classics France, 2002

A must
This set of 8 CD contains valuable recordings of this piano poet . You will b surprised with the Prokoviev Third Concert . It is played with vitality without that hyperkinetism of the most of the pianists . Full of poetry . His Mozart is very original . Bach is arresting . The Chopin is first rate . The Andante Spianato is sublime . His Schumann has peaks and lows . Faure piano pieces ...

Chopin: Piano Works, Vol. 3

4 reviews
Frederic Chopin, Pierre Barbizet, ...

EMI Classics, 2001

The One and Only One Chopinist?
Samson Francois is more well-known in Europe (or even in Asia) than in US. Philips, advised by Alfred Brendel among others, presented Samson Francois as one of the greatest pianists of the century. In Philips' list, we do have some extraordinary Chopinists. Fridedman's Mazurkas are said to be unsurpassble, so are Cortot's Preludes & Etudes (or all his Chopin), or Lipatti's Waltzes. Or else, ...

Samson Francois performs Ravel: L'oeuvre Pour Piano (2 CDs)

3 reviews
Maurice Ravel, Samson Francois

EMI, 2002

Ravel Piano Music If Debussy Was Playing
Samson Francois has long been accorded near mythic status among many, particularly the French. His way with Ravel seems in part a throwback to the days when Ravel was considered an impressionist and his music sounded indistinquishable from that of Debussy. Vertical Harmony is here promoted to the head of the class, and the results are fascinating. This is certainly in contrast to how Ravel's ...

Ravel: The Two Piano Concertos

1 review
Maurice Ravel, Andre Cluytens, ...

Angel Records, 1997

French pianist elegance and emotion of the 1950s
The largo of the Concerto en Sol interpretation by Samson Francois belongs to the 20 moments of music I would take to a desert island.

Chopin: Piano Concertos

3 reviews
Frederic Chopin, Louis Frémaux, ...

EMI Classics, 2000

Idiosyncratic and sublime Chopin' s concerts
Samson Francois gave a knockout performances and perhaps the definitive versions about these works for piano. The sense of the span and majesty achieved by Francois in this recording is a fact without matchers in the market. Francois (May 18 1924 /1970)was a one of the most remarkable pupils of Alfred Cortot. Tht's a good point to his favour , because Cortot and Michelangeli were pianist who ...

Ravel: Piano Concertos

11 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Ravel, ...

EMI Classics, 1999

An Evening with Ravel
I was pleased to have the opportunity to get to know better Ravel's piano concertos and an outstanding if eccentric French pianist, Samson Francois (1924 --1970). This CD is a reissue on the EMI "Great Recordings of the Century" series of music first recorded in 1960. In the concertos, Andre Cluytens conducts the Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire. Ravel wrote his two ...

Piano Passion
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

EMI Classics France, 2003

Legend: Samson François [CD & DVD]

1 review
Frederic Chopin, Samson Francois

EMI Classics, 2005

Has there been any other pianist playing Chopin like Francois?
The impressive aristocratic elegance, the passionate refinement, the mesmerizing phrasing and the sense of the span, the richness expressive always characterized the lyric vein of this legendary interpreter. I have not ever heard of any other pianist who has played with such impeccable nuance and flawless virtuosity. Do not miss all what you can get from this distinguished poet. And once ...

Debussy & Ravel: Piano Works - Samson Francois (6 CD's)

4 reviews
Samson Francois, Claude Debussy, ...

EMI Classics, 2004

Yesterday Francois would be celebrating his eighty-two anniversary
Samson Francois figure has evidenced slow but increasing enhancement through the years. His notable pianism, aristocratic approach and refined phrasing are some of his virtues. If you still do not know about this legendary artist, no it? s the time for you to convince by yourself about the supreme level occupied by him. When he left us in 1970 at his 46, he had so much to give. The musical ...

Chopin-Polonaises
Samson Francois

Francois-Luxury Ed. w/Book
Samson Francois

EMI Classics France, 2008

Beethoven-Piano Sonata 8-14-23
Samson Francois

Samson François

4 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Frederic Chopin, ...

Philips, 1999

Samson Francois deserves to be known better
While recordings of Francois are very popular in some countries (France, Taiwan, Japan...), most of them are not available in the United States and only appeare occasionally in megastores as "imports." This is very sad because he's one of the absolutely greatest pianists in the 20th century. His Chopin recordings are classics, needless to say, but so are his Ravel, Debussy, Prokofiev, ...

Poet of the Piano

1 review
Samson Francois

EMI/Angel/Virgin/Imports, 1996

A poet of the piano and still more
Samson Francois playing represents the perfect balance between the sound and its significance; expression and temperament; poetry and emotion. Francois as the Giants musicians possesed that hard capacity for creating atmospheres. From the first bars he created a magic environement capable to seduce the most exigent listener. Those selections are just an additional proof that confirm what I have ...

Ravel: Great Orchestral Masterpieces
Maurice Ravel, Andre Cluytens, ...

Royal Long Players, 2001

Debussy: Childrens Corner, Estampes, Suite Bergamasque, Pour le Piano

1 review
Claude Debussy, Samson Francois

EMI, 1991

In memoriam of a master of masters!
The sound of Samson Francois is easy to identify but such difficult to imitate, because of the fact the sublime grandness of his style. The way he played the instrument, making sound the bars, scales, arpeggios, and pianissimos, add and even impress the incorporeal atmosphere so particular, intimate and descriptive of Debussy' s piano music. The admirable approach Francois gives to the Corner ...

Vol. 2-Ravel-Complete Piano Works
Samson Francois

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