Robert Casadesus

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Robert Casadesus, Robert Casadesus (April 7, 1899 in Paris – September 19, 1972 in Paris) was a renowned 20th-century French pianist and composer. He was the most prominent member of a famous musical family, being the nephew of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus, husband of Gaby Casadesus, and father of Jean Casadesus.[edit] BiographyRobert Casadesus was born in Paris and studied there at the Conservatoire with Louis DiГ©mer, taking a Premier Prix (First Prize) in 1913 and the Prix DiГ©mer in 1920. Robert then entered the class of Lucien Capet, who had exceptional influence. Capet had founded a famous quartet that bore his name (Capet Quartet) and in which two of Robert’s uncles played: Henri and Marcel. The Quartet often rehearsed in the Casadesus home, and so it was that Robert was initiated into chamber music. The Beethoven Quartets held no secret for him—he knew them backwards and forwards without ever having played them!Beginning in 1922, Casadesus collaborated with the composer Maurice Ravel on a project to create piano rolls of a number of his works. Casadesus and Ravel also shared the concert platform in France, Spain and England.Casadesus toured widely as a piano soloist. He often performed with his wife, the pianist Gaby, whom he married in 1921.From 1935 Casadesus taught at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau . He and his family spent the Second World War years in the United States. They had a home in Princeton, New Jersey. He taught a notable group of future piano performers from all over Europe and the United States, including Claude Helffer and Monique Haas.His style of playing was classical and restrained with a very delicate approach to melody and line. He is especially noted as an interpreter of Mozart. Among his other recordings are those of the music of Ravel, and the Beethoven Violin Sonatas with Zino Francescatti (of which the Kreutzer Sonata was filmed and has been released on DVD).Casadesus was joined by his wife Gaby and their son Jean in performances of Mozarts concertos for 2 and 3 pianos. They recorded these works with the Columbia Symphony and Cleveland Orchestras conducted by George Szell as well as with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy which has been released on Sony Classical.[edit] WorksOrchestralSuite No. 1, Op. 11 (1927)Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 (1934)Suite No. 2, Op. 26 (1937)Symphony No. 2, Op. 32 (1941)Suite No. 3, Op. 33 (1942)Symphony No. 3, Op. 41 (1947)Symphony No. 4, Op. 50 (1954)Trois danses (3 Dances), Op. 54b (1956)Symphony No. 5 sur le nom de Haydn (On the Name of Haydn), Op. 60 (1959)Septet for string orchestra, Op. 64 (1961); original for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bassSymphony No. 6, Op. 66 (1965)Symphony No. 7 for chorus and orchestra, Op. 68 (1967)ConcertanteConcerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra, Op. 7 (1926)Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op. 15 (1931)Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra, Op. 17 (1933)ConcertstГјck (Concert Piece) for piano and chamber orchestra, Op. 27 (1937)Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra, Op. 35 (1942)Concerto No. 2 for Dimitri Mitropoulos for piano and orchestra, Op. 37 (1944)Concerto for cello and orchestra, Op. 43 (1947)Capriccio for piano and string orchestra, Op. 49 (1952)Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestra, Op. 63 (1961)Concerto for 3 pianos and string orchestra, Op. 65 (1964)Chamber musicIntroduction et polonaise for cello and piano, Op. 4 (1924)Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 6 (1924)Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano, Op. 9 (1927)Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp, Op. 10 (1927)Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 12 (1928)String Quartet No. 1, Op. 13 (1929)Piano Quintet, Op. 16 (1932)Sonata for flute and piano, Op. 18 (1934)Deux piГЁces (2 Pieces) for harp, Op. 20 (1935)Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 22 (1935)Sonata for oboe (or clarinet) and piano, Op. 23 (1936)Trois intermezzi (3 Intermezzi) for woodwind quintet, Op. 24 (1936)String Trio, Op. 25 (1937)String Quartet No. 2, Op. 29 (1940)Piano Quartet, Op. 30 (1940)Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, Op. 34 (1942)Suite for 2 solo violins, Op. 39 (1944)Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, Op. 42 (1947)Nonetto for string quartet, wind quartet and piano, Op. 45 (1949)String Quartet No. 3, Op. 46 (1950)Hommage Г  Chausson (Homage to Chausson) for violin and piano, Op. 51 (1954)Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 53 (1956)String Quartet No. 4, Op. 55 (1957)Sextet for woodwinds and piano, Op. 58 (1958)Fantaisie for flute and piano, Op. 59 (1959)Deux piГЁces (2 Pieces) for bassoon and piano, Op. 61 (1960)Septet for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bass (or string orchestra), Op. 64 (1961)PianoLe voyage imaginaire (The Imaginary Trip), Op. 1 (1916)Six piГЁces (6 Pieces) for 2 pianos, Op. 2 (1920)Vingt-quatre prГ©ludes (24 PrГ©ludes), Op. 5 (1924)Trois berceuses (3 Lullabies), Op. 8 (1926)Sonata No. 1, Op. 14 (1930)Huit Г©tudes (8 Г‰tudes), Op. 28 (1939)Sonata No. 2, Op. 31 (1941)Trois danses mГ©diterranГ©ennes (3 Mediterranean Dances) for 2 pianos, Op. 36 (1943)Chant pour la libГ©ration de Paris (Song for the Liberation of Paris) for 2 pianos, Op. 38 (1944)Toccata, Op. 40 (1946)Sonata No. 3, Op. 44 (1948)Six enfantines, Op. 48 (1950)Variations daprГЁs lhommage Г  Debussy de M. de Falla (Variations on Manuel de Fallas Hommage Г  Debussy), Op. 47 (1951)Suite en La (Suite in A), Op. 52 (1956)Trois danses (3 Dances), Op. 54a (1956)Sonata No. 4, Op. 56 (1957)Sonata for 2 pianos, Op. 62 (1960)Trois berceuses (3 Lullabies), Op. 67 (1966)Impromptu, Op. 67 No. 4 (1967)VocalSpleen for voice and orchestra, Op.3 (1923)Trois rondels pour aprГЁs for voice and piano, Op. 21 (1935)Sept Г©pigrammes sur des tombeaux grecs for voice and orchestra, Op. 57 (1958)[edit] External linksRobert Casadesus site with a number of valuable features, including:Short (1-page) biography of Robert CasadesusFuller (15-page) biography of Robert Casadesus, by Jacqueline MullerChronology of events in life of Robert CasedesusComplete discographyBrief biography, Recordings and discography including various LP issues (Youngrok Lees Classical Music page)Brief biography, at Eroica RecordsDiscography, at SonyBMG MasterworksPiano Rolls (The Reproducing Piano Roll Foundation)Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_CasadesusCategories: 1899 births | 1972 deaths | French classical pianists | Classical piano duos | French composers | French musicians | People from ParisPersonal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to WikipediaInteractionHelpAbout WikipediaCommunity portalRecent changesContact WikipediaToolboxWhat links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkCite this pagePrint/exportCreate a bookDownload as PDFPrintable versionLanguagesCatalГ DeutschEspaГ±olFranГ§aisн•њкµ­м–ґItalianoЧўЧ‘ЧЁЧ™ЧЄNederlandsж—Ґжњ¬иЄћPortuguГЄsRomГўnДѓSvenska This page was last modified on 20 November 2010 at 21:04.Text is available 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