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Roger Muraro
12+ albums
pianofrench20th Century ClassicalClassicalpianist
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Roger Muraro is a classical pianist, born in Lyons, France in 1959, to parents who came from the Venetia region of Northeast Italy. He grew up in a village in the Lyons region. Chance had it that, because there was no place for Roger in the local football club, his parents enrolled him in the local band, where he learned the saxophone. He entered Lyons conservatory at the age of 11, initially studying the saxophone. He began to teach himself the piano, and when this came to the attention of his saxophone professor, the latter enrolled him in the piano classes of Suzy Bossard. When he was 17 he attempted the entry competition for the Paris Conservatoire. Although unsuccessful, he caught the attention of Yvonne Loriod, wife and privileged interpreter of the composer Olivier Messiaen. He joined her class in 1978. He obtained first prizes in chamber music in 1980 and in piano in 1981. He also studied with Éliane Richepain, who helped him prepare for the Tchaikovsky Competition, winning fourth prize in 1986. He was awarded Victoire de la Musique in the category of instrumental soloist. Muraro achieved early recognition as an interpreter of Messiaen's piano works. Messiaen congratulated him personally after a performance of Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus, praising «sa technique éblouissante, sa maîtrise, ses qualités sonores, son émotion, et j’oserai dire sa Foi !… » (his dazzling technique, his mastery, the quality of his tone, his emotion and, I would dare to say, his Faith).
top songs
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Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: II. Andante sostenuto
1862Polonaise No.6 In A Flat Opus 53 "Heroic"
1713Spinnerlied aus dem Fliegenden Holländer, S. 440 (After Wagner)
1694Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43 - 3. Une barque sur l'océan
1285Liszt: Années de pèlerinage: 1e année: Suisse, S.160 - Au bord d'une source : (Allegretto Grazioso)
1006Chopin: Polonaise No.6 In A Flat Opus 53 "Heroic"
9772. Adagio assai
848Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
609Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 in E Major, S. 244/10
5210Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160: IX. Nocturne
49albums
Chopin: 8 Polonaises
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Liszt: The Piano of Tomorrow (Bonus Track Version)
Liszt: Les années de pélerinage - Première année: Suisse / Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Transcription Piano par Liszt
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Ravel: L'oeuvre pour piano
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage
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Reflets
Oliver Messiaen: Des Canyons aux étoiles
Debussy: Etudes - Messiaen: Fauvettes de l'Hérault - Concert des garrigues
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Liszt: The Piano of Tomorrow
Ravel: Piano Works
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Ravel : Concerto pour la main gauche, Boléro, Ma mère l'Oye, Le Tombeau de Couperin
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Messiaen: Orchestral Works