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SIGISMOND THALBERG
Thalberg: Fantasies on Operas by Verdi, Rossini and Bellini Francesco Nicolosi (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] A student of Hummel, Sigismond Thalberg was one of the great virtuoso pianist-composers of the 19th century, who enjoyed a celebrated rivalry with Liszt that was largely fomented by the press. |
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GIOVANNI PAISIELLO
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 And 4 Francesco Nicolosi (Piano) / Collegium Philharmonium Chamber Orchestra / Gennaro Cappabianca [ NAXOS / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "Francesco Nicolosi plays it with taste and precision… The performances, recorded in the theatre at Caserta by musicians from the Naples opera house, are lively and attentive. An attractive disc." -- Stanley Sadie, Gramophone, September 2004 |
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SIGISMOND THALBERG
Thalberg: Fantasies on Italian Operas / Les Soirées de Pausilippe, Op. 75 / Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 5 / Other Piano Works [6 Discs] Francesco Nicolosi (piano) / Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/May/2021 ] Some mystery surrounds the birth and parentage of the virtuoso pianist Sigismond Thalberg, popularly supposed to have been the illegitimate son of Count Moritz Dietrichstein and the Baroness von Wetzlar, born at Pâquis near Geneva in 1812. |
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GIOVANNI PAISIELLO
Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3 and 5 Franceso Nicolosi (piano) / Campania Chamber Orchestra / Luigi Piovano [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] With more than eighty operas to his credit, Paisiello rivaled Mozart for success in this competitive field, though his eight keyboard concertos fell short of Mozart's output in numerical terms. They are, however, unfailingly delightful works whose... |
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DEBUSSY / RAVEL
Easy Listening Classics Francios-Joel Thiollier / Cheng-Zong Yin (piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Naxos' Easy-Listening Piano Classics presents a delightful range of music from Baroque masterpieces to beautiful works of the Classic and Romantic eras, as well as Impressionist classics, specially selected for discerning listeners to enjoy at home... |
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Franck
Piano Quintet.Chausson [ Naxos / CD ] |
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DEBUSSY
Debussy: Piano Music Vol.5 Francois-Joel Thiollier [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2001 ] |
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Francois-Joel Thiollier
Debussy:piano Works Vol.3 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Francois-Joel Thiollier
Ravel:piano Works Vol.1 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Francois-Joel Thiollier
Ravel:piano Works Vol.2 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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CESAR FRANCK
Franck: Symphonic Variations / Les Djinns / Piano Concerto No 2 Francois-Joel Thiollier & Martjn van den Hoek (pianos) / Arnhem PO / Roberto Benz [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Feb/2002 ] Not so well known repertoire of Cesar Franck |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Piano Favourites (Incls Gaspard de la Nuit & Le Tombeau de Couperin) Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Oct/2002 ] Maurice Ravel was born at Ciboure, in 1875 |
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DEBUSSY
Clair de lune and other piano favourites (Includes Children's Corner Suite, Estampes, Images) Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jun/2004 ] "I enjoyed once again the ravishing beauty of Clair de lune and several other early pieces such as the First Arabesque and the Revêrie" (MUsicWeb April 2007) |
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RAVEL
The Very Best of Ravel Francois-Joel Thiollier (Piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit (Conductor) / Howard Zhang (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Maurice Ravel was one of the most important French composers in the early twentieth century and developed his own musical idiom through the combination of French and Spanish influences. The 2 CD set contains selections of the most frequently... |
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DEBUSSY
The Very Best of Debussy (Incls Reverie, Golliwogg's Cakewalk & Rapsodie for Saxophone & Orchestra) Francois-Joel Thiollier (Piano) / Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam (Cond) / Dong-Suk Kang (Violin) Pascal Devoyon (Piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Claude Debussy's music combines late nineteenth-century Romanticism with a soundscape that has been called an audible version of an impressionist painting. This 2 CD set includes Debussy's most frequently performed and recorded works. |
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SCHARWENKA
Piano Concerto No. 4 in F minor / Polish National Dances François Xavier Poizat (piano) / Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra / Lukasz Borowicz [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Aug/2011 ] Scharwenka's fourth and final Piano Concerto (which the composer performed under the direction of Mahler and Stokowski) is a work of genius which stands at the apex of his achievement. |
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DEBUSSY
Piano works (Vol 1) (Incls Suite bergamasque) FranASois-Joel Thiollier (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "I am fascinated to see where all this leads as Thiollier gets on to mature Debussy. In spite of two or three failures, the inevitable result perhaps of a refusal to play safe, he has brought the composer's early efforts to life wonderfully. I was... |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Piano works (Vol 2) (Incls Children's Corner) Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "This could be a very useful volume for listeners who have a satisfactory Debussy cycle already, but which excludes the two rare works here. They might be sufficiently captivated by Children's Corner to explore further." (MusicWeb March 2007) |
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DEBUSSY
Piano works (Vol 3) (Incls Images) Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "This can certainly be recommended" (MusicWeb March 2007) |
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DEBUSSY
Piano works (Vol 4) (Incls Preludes) Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] Franco-American by birth, the pianist François-Joël Thiollier was born in Paris and gave his first concert in New York at the age of five. |