Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. 1. Allemande
2. 2. Courante
3. 3. Sarabande
4. 4. Gavotte
5. 5. Polonaise
6. 6. Menuet
7. 7. Bour�e
8. 8. Gigue
9. 1. Allegro vivace
10. 2. Largo appassionato
11. 3. Scherzo. Allegretto
12. 4. Rondo. Grazioso

Disc 2:

1. 1. Avec emportement
2. 2. Lent. Sombre
3. 3. Scherzando
4. 1. Berceuse
5. 2. Mi-a-ou
6. 3. Le jardin de Dolly
7. 4 Kitty Valse
8. 5. Tendresse
9. 6. Le pas espagnol
10. No. 1 in D-flat major
11. No. 3 in G minor
12. No. 5 in D minor

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #114234 in Music
• Released on: 1999-09-14
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

The Refined Elegance of Casadesus
Dear Readers, I'm sure that this compilation of Mr Casadesus' art is a valuable treasure. Unlike some of the selections from the output of various artists in this collection, these two cd's are the epitome of Mr Casadesus' oeuvre. Every work is wonderfully realized and his masculine approach never borders on being earth bound. Especially wonderful is the Ravel Concerto which has to be heard to be believed. It is dazzling and very riveting. Suspending time is every pianist's ideal. And beautiful playing such as this does.. Strongly recommended.

A shinning beacon in the middle of a dark night!
Nowadays many pianists think -mistakenly- that to fill a big hall, demands to produce an enormous sound amount of sound, hammering the instrument with all their mighty. That conception prevailed during the second half of the XIX Century with that advertised announce: "an authentic keyboard lion". Casadesus was so reliable about the sheerness of the sound that literally astonished the whole world with his apparent simplicity, facing such dissimilar composers as Beethoven and Ravel, and being so famous performer in both at the same time.

He was owner of an illimitable energy and prodigious generosity. From his unique fingers. Chopin's Third Ballade never sounded better. His Ravel's Concerto with Ormandy for the left hand and his Beethoven `s Fourth Piano Concerto with Van Beinum still maintain a status character between the connoseurs. His Scarlatti is played with the same dedication of a filigree builder: the exquisiteness in its major level.

His great musicianship will remain through the years, due it was born from the inner soul. That' s the divine clue of the real artist. He was not a superb French artist. His grandness is far beyond a simple nationality. The actual generation of many extremely self worried by only the technician aspect should search and take their time to listen this outstanding and supreme master.

He will never be forgotten by those who personally admired his craftsmanship and for those music lovers of the future!