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Samson Francois
12+ albums
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Samson Pascal François (May 18, 1924 - October 22, 1970) was a French pianist. François was born in Frankfurt where his father worked at the French consulate. His mother, Rose, named him Samson, for strength, and Pascal, for spirit. François discovered the piano early – at the age of two – and his first studies were in Italy, with Mascagni, who encouraged him to give his first concert at the age of six. Moving from country to country with his itinerant family, he studied in Belgrade with Cyril Licar, obtaining a first prize in performance. Licar also introduced him to the works of Bartók. Having studied in the Conservatoire in Nice from 1932 to 1935, where he again won first prize, François came to the attention of Alfred Cortot, who encouraged him to move to Paris and study with Yvonne Lefébure at the l'École Normale de Musique. He also studied piano with Cortot (who reportedly found him almost impossible to teach), and harmony with Nadia Boulanger. In 1938, he moved to the Paris Conservatoire to study with Marguerite Long, the doyenne of French teachers of the age. He was particularly admired for his performances of Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, and Ravel. Many of these interpretations are now available on compact disc. François was a keen jazz fan, and claimed that jazz influenced his playing. He composed, among other works, a concerto for piano and incidental music for film. He married Josette Bahvsar, and their son Maximilien was born in 1955. Maximilien published a bio
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4 Mazurkas Op.6 : N°1 En Fa Dièse Mineur - Remasterisé En 1995
1,1802Prélude No.4 en mi mineur Op.28 - Remasterisé en 1995
1,1013Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 In A Minor
1,0284Nocturne No.1 en si bémol mineur Op.9 No.1 - Remasterisé en 1995
96154 Mazurkas Op.6 : N°2 En Ut Dièse Mineur - Remasterisé En 1995
9466Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 In E Major
89974 Mazurkas Op.6 : N°3 En Mi Majeur - Remasterisé En 1995
89784 Mazurkas Op.6 : N°4 En Mi Bémol Mineur - Remasterisé En 1995
8129Nocturne No. 2 en Mi Bemol Majeur, Op. 9, No. 2
67910CHOPIN: NOCTURE NO. 2 IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP. 9, NO. 2
652albums
Christmas Box 2001/Chopin:piano Concertos & Solo Piano Music
Chopin - Samson François: CHRISTMAS BOX 2001
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Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album
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100 Best Chopin
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Chopin: Polonaises
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Chopin: Nocturnes & Preludes
Debussy
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Chopin : Nocturnes, Preludes (CD2)
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Samson Francois - The Chopin Recordings [ICON] CD 5
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Nocturnes, Preludes (CD1)
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major etc.