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Robert Casadesus
12+ albums
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Robert Casadesus (April 7, 1899 – September 19, 1972) was a renowned 20th-century French pianist. 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. He was also a composer. Robert Casadesus was born in Paris and studied there at the Conservatoire with Louis Diémer, taking a Premier Prix (First Prize) in 1913 and the Prix Diémer 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 E
top songs
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Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor for Piano, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
7622Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto Grazioso (Brahms)
4713Piano Concerto No. 24 In C Minor, KV 491: I. Allegro (Mozart)
3724Not Entered:
3515Concerto In F Major For 3 Pianos, KV 242: I. Allegro (Mozart)
3506Concerto in F Major for Three Pianos and Orchestra, K. 242: II. Adagio
3407Miroirs
3058Pavane pour une Infante défunte
2899Ma mere l'Oye: II. Oiseaux tristes
28110Le Tombeau de Couperin: II. Mouvement de menuet
270albums
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83; Mozart: Concerto for 3 Pianos KV 242
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Pure... Chillout
Casadesus Plays Mozart & Weber
Relax With Ravel
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Masterworks Heritage: Ravel - Complete Solo Piano Music
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Robert Casadesus plays Mozart - Sony Classical Masters
Total Chill-Out
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Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 21 in C Major K.467 & No. 24 in C Minor K.491; Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major K.332 - Sony Classical Originals
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Robert Casadesus - Mozart 21
Ravel, Vol. 3 : Complete Piano Works No. 1
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Herbert von Karajan - The Early Lucerne Years
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Gavotte, Le Rappel des Oiseaux, Les Sauvages, Les Niais de Sologne (1952)