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.

Annotation last modified on 2023-02-25 22:26 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 78 RPM Recordings: Chopin, Ravel: The First Chopin Recital on LP
2▶CD: Challan: Concerto pastoral / François: Piano Concerto
3▶CD: Prokofieff, Concerto No. 3, Visions Fugitives, Toccata
4▶CD: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 1-8
5▶CD: Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 9-15
6▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1
7▶CD: Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 564 / Chorals BWV 639 & BWV 734 / Prelude and Fugue, BWV 543
8▶CD: Franck: Prélude, Choral et Fugue / Fauré: Nocturnes nos. 2 & 4 / Impromptu no. 2
9▶CD: Chopin: 4 Scherzos / Piano Sonata no. 2 “Funeral March”
10▶CD: 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
11▶CD: Schumann: Études symphoniques / Papillons / Carnaval
12▶CD: Chopin: Mazurkas nos. 1-25
13▶CD: Chopin: Mazurkas no. 26-51
14▶CD: Chopin: 4 Ballades / 4 Impromptus
15▶CD: Chopin: 14 Waltzes
16▶CD: 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)
17▶CD: Schumann: Piano Concerto / Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2
18▶CD: Chopin: 7 Polonaises / Andante spianato et grande polonaise
19▶CD: Chopin: Études op. 10 & op. 25
20▶CD: Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin / Gaspard de la nuit
21▶CD: Chopin: Polonaise “Héroique” / Nocturne no. 5 / Fantaisie-impromptu / 4 Études / Ballade no. 1 / 3 Waltzes / Scherzo no. 2
22▶CD: Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major / Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
23▶CD: Liszt: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2
24▶CD: Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 7 / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 3
25▶CD: Debussy: L'Isle joyeuse / 4 préludes / La plus que lente / Pour le piano / Étude no. 11 / Clair de lune / Passepied
26▶CD: Chopin: 24 Préludes
27▶CD: Prokofiev: Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 5
28▶CD: Chopin: 14 Waltzes
29▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no. 8 “Pathétique”, 14 “Moonlight” & 23 “Appassionata”
30▶CD: Chopin: Piano Sonatas nos. 2 “Funeral March” & 3
31▶CD: Chopin: Nocturnes 1-10
32▶CD: Chopin: Nocturnes 11-19
33▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1
34▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rondo for Two Pianos
35▶CD: Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit / Sonatine / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Menuet antique / Ma Mère l'Oye
36▶CD: 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
37▶CD: Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1 / Nocturne no. 6 / Impromptu no. 2
38▶CD: Chopin: Polonaises nos. 1-6
39▶CD: Chopin: Polonaise no. 7 / 3 Polonaises, op. posth. 71 / Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante
40▶CD: Franck: Piano Quintet
41▶CD: Chopin: Trois nouvelles études, op. posth. / Fantasy / Barcarolle / Tarantelle
42▶CD: Chopin: Ballade no. 4 / 2 Études / Waltz no. 11 / Impromptu no. 1 / Nocturne no. 2 / Grande valse brillante, op. 18 / Scherzo no. 3
43▶CD: Debussy: Préludes
44▶CD: Debussy: Images / Masques / Rêverie / 2 Arabesques / 5 Études / Berceuse héroïque
45▶CD: Debussy: Children's Corner / Estampes / Suite bergamasque / Pour le piano
46▶CD: Live Recordings (Festival de Vichy, 7.VIII.1955 / Besançon, IX.1956): François / Saint-Saëns / Debussy / Schumann / Liszt
47▶CD: Live Recordings (1953 / Festival de Montreux, 17.IX.1957 / Besançon, 12.IX.1958): Franck: Variations symphoniques / Schumann: Piano Concerto / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 5
48▶CD: Live Recordings (Menton, 4.VII.1961 / Besançon, 14.IX.1969): Schumann: Papillons / Liszt: Réminiscences de Don Juan / Bartók: Piano Concerto no. 3
49▶CD: Recital at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, 17.I.1964: Chopin
50▶CD: Live Recordings - Récital à la salle Pleyel, Paris, 20.1.1964
51▶CD: Samson François Live in Japan: Liszt / Schumann / Chopin
52▼CD: Samson François Live in Tokyo: Recital at the Nissay Theatre, 16.XI.1969: Franck / Fauré / Debussy
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1Prélude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21: I. Prélude
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Prélude, choral et fugue: I. Prélude (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue: I. Prelude) (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Prélude, choral et fugue FWV 21 (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue)
César Franck4:51
2Prélude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21: II. Choral
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Prélude, choral et fugue: II. Choral (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue: II. Chorale) (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Prélude, choral et fugue FWV 21 (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue)
César Franck6:20
3Prélude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21: III. Fugue
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Prélude, choral et fugue: III. Fugue (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue: III. Fugue) (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Prélude, choral et fugue FWV 21 (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue)
César Franck7:21
4Nocturne no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 63
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Nocturne no. 6 en Ré bémol majeur, op. 63 (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 63)
Gabriel Fauré9:28
5Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, op. 31
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, op. 31 (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1883)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 31)
Gabriel Fauré3:37
6Prélude no. 1, Danseuses de Delphes (Livre I, CD 125, L. 117)
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: I. Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy3:23
7Prélude no. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin (Livre I, CD 125, L. 117)
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:21
8Prélude no. 10, La cathédrale engloutie (Livre I, CD 125, L. 117)
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: X. La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
arranger:
György Vukán
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy6:09
9Prélude no. 12, Feux d'artifice (Livre II, CD 131, L. 123)
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: XII. Feux d’artifice. Modérément animé (Préludes, Book II: 12. Feux d’artifice) (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy4:57
10Pour le piano, CD 95, L. 95: I. Prélude
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95: I. Prélude. À Mademoiselle M.W. de Romilly. Assez animé et très rythmé - Tempo di cadenza - Tempo I (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1894 until 1901)
dedicated to:
Mademoiselle Worms de Romilly
part of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95
Claude Debussy4:29
11Pour le piano, CD 95, L. 95: II. Sarabande
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95: II. Sarabande. À Madame E. Rouart (née Y. Lerolle). Avec une élégance grave et lente (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1894 until 1901)
dedicated to:
Yvonne Lerolle
is based on:
Images oubliées, L. 87, CD 94 : II. Dans le mouvement d’une ‘Sarabande’, c’est-à-dire avec une élégance grâve et lente, même un peu vieux portrait, souvenir du Louvre, etc. (for piano)
part of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95
Claude Debussy4:20
12Pour le piano, CD 95, L. 95: III. Toccata
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Samson François (pianist) (on 1969-11-16)
recorded at:
Nissay Theatre in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1969-11-16)
live recording of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95: III. Toccata. À N.G. Coronio. Vif (on 1969-11-16)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1894 until 1901)
dedicated to:
Nicolas G. Coronio
part of:
Pour le piano, L. 95, CD 95
Claude Debussy4:18
53▶CD: Samson François at the Fêtes Romantiques de Nohant (1): Recital, 26.VI.1970: Schumann / Ravel
54▶CD: Samson François at the Fêtes Romantiques de Nohant (1): Recital, 26.VI.1970: Debussy / Chopin
55▶DVD: Samson François, l'enchanteur du piano