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French Classical Piano

French classical piano music is a genre rich in expression and nuance, reflective of the broader traditions of French artistry that prioritize elegance, clarity, and emotional depth. Often characterized by its lyrical melodies, sumptuous harmonies, and a certain je ne sais quoi, it ranges from the delicate impressions of Debussy to the bold romanticism of Ravel. The genre is also known for its affinity for sophisticated ornamentation and subtle dynamics, creating soundscapes that are at once intimate and expansive. Pianists such as Cristina Ariagno and Philippe Entremont embody these qualities, offering performances that blend technical precision with poetic sensibility. The repertoire spans tender solo pieces to dynamic concerti, continuing to inspire contemporary musicians like Tanguy de Williencourt and the Labèque sisters, who bring these timeless works to modern audiences with fresh interpretation and fervor.

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January 30, 2026

Poulenc
Francis Poulenc•
Pascal Rogé•
Lidy Blijdorp•
Elena Font
18 tracks
January 28

The Piano Legacy
Cecile Ousset•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
Edvard Grieg•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Erik Satie•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Liszt•
Frédéric Chopin•
Modest Mussorgsky•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Sergei Rachmaninoff
103 tracks
January 23

Sonata for 2 Pianos, FP 156: IV. Epilogue. Allegro giocoso
Francis Poulenc•
Elena Font•
Pascal Rogé
1 tracks
January 16

Sonata for 4 Hands, FP 8: II. Rustique. Naïf et lent
Francis Poulenc•
Pascal Rogé•
Elena Font
1 tracks
January 9

Cello Sonata, FP 143: IV. Finale. Largo, très librement – Presto subito – Largo
Francis Poulenc•
Lidy Blijdorp•
Pascal Rogé
1 tracks
January 2

Cello Sonata, FP 143: II. Cavatine. Très calme
Francis Poulenc•
Lidy Blijdorp•
Pascal Rogé
1 tracks
December 26, 2025

Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Alexis Weissenberg•
Herbert von Karajan•
Berliner Philharmoniker
15 tracks
December 18

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 - Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Alexis Weissenberg•
Herbert von Karajan•
Berliner Philharmoniker•
César Franck•
Sergei Rachmaninoff
7 tracks
December 12

Daydreams - Piano Works No. 8: Piano Songs, Vols. 1 & 2
Nicolas Horvath
24 tracks
November 28

Piano Works No. 8: Piano Songs, vol. 1
Nicolas Horvath
1 tracks
November 21

Schubert: Four Hands
Franz Schubert•
Bertrand Chamayou•
Leif Ove Andsnes
7 tracks
November 14

Satie amoureux
Erik Satie•
Guillaume Coppola
33 tracks
November 9

Fractal Piano
Nicolas Horvath
13 tracks
November 7

Sing! - Songs Without Words (Schumann-Brahms-Wagner)
Raphaël Sévère•
Adam Laloum
26 tracks
November 7

Piano Works No. 8: Piano Songs, vol. 2
Nicolas Horvath
1 tracks
November 1

SNK Sound Waves - Wayô Piano Collection
SNK SOUND TEAM•
Nicolas Horvath
32 tracks
October 24

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
48 tracks
October 24

Satie: Je te veux
Erik Satie•
Guillaume Coppola
1 tracks
October 18

The Essential Satie
Erik Satie•
Klara Kormendi•
Nicolas Horvath
35 tracks
October 17

Schubert: Fugue in E Minor, D. 952
Franz Schubert•
Bertrand Chamayou•
Leif Ove Andsnes
1 tracks
October 17

Pianosong
Alexandre Tharaud
30 tracks
October 10

Year of Bach/Bach Chorales - Vol. 12, October
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Nicolas Horvath
31 tracks
October 10

J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
1 tracks
October 3

L. Boutonnat: Ainsi soit je (Mylène Farmer)
Alexandre Tharaud•
Thomas Dunford
4 tracks
October 3

Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: No. 5, Träume (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano by R. Sévère)
Richard Wagner•
Raphaël Sévère•
Adam Laloum
1 tracks
October 3

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave
Erik Satie•
Guillaume Coppola
1 tracks
September 26

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
1 tracks
September 22

The Pianists' Workshop
Georges Pludermacher•
Alexander Scriabin•
Anton Webern•
Antonín Dvořák•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arnold Schoenberg•
Bedřich Smetana•
Bohuslav Martinů•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach•
Claude Debussy•
César Franck•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Dmitry Kabalevsky•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Edvard Grieg•
Enrique Granados•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frédéric Chopin•
Gabriel Fauré•
George Frideric Handel•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henri Dutilleux•
Igor Stravinsky•
Isaac Albéniz•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Joseph Haydn•
Luciano Berio•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Manuel de Falla•
Maurice Ravel•
Paul Hindemith•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Richard Strauss•
Richard Wagner•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Zoltán Kodály
169 tracks
September 22

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 "Jeunehomme" & 21 - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Remastered)
Alexis Weissenberg•
Carlo Maria Giulini•
Johannes Brahms•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9 tracks
September 12

Charles Aznavour: La bohème
Alexandre Tharaud
3 tracks
August 29

Resonance
Emmanuel Despax•
Piatti Quartet
10 tracks
August 15

Tharaud: Improvisation on "L'hymne à l’amour" by Monnot & Piaf
Alexandre Tharaud
1 tracks
August 12

Berceuse
Emmanuel Despax•
Piatti Quartet
1 tracks
August 12

Alexis Weissenberg: Steel and Soul
Alexis Weissenberg•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
César Franck•
Franz Liszt•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurice Ravel•
Modest Mussorgsky•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
58 tracks
August 7

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 & Humoresque, Op. 20
Robert Schumann•
Thierry De Brunhoff
32 tracks
August 6

"La fille aux cheveux de lin" - Debussy, Ravel, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Satie
Cecile Ousset•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
Edvard Grieg•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Liszt•
Frédéric Chopin•
Gabriel Fauré•
Maurice Ravel•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Rachmaninoff
83 tracks
August 1

Year of Bach/Bach Chorales - Vol. 10, August
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Nicolas Horvath
31 tracks
July 29

Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile
Robert Schumann•
Emmanuel Despax•
Piatti Quartet
1 tracks
July 15

Sextet in C Minor, Op. 40 (Version for Piano Quintet): III. Allegro vivace
Louise Farrenc•
Emmanuel Despax•
Piatti Quartet
1 tracks
July 1

Year of Bach/Bach Chorales - Vol. 9, July
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Nicolas Horvath
31 tracks

January 30, 2026

Poulenc
Francis Poulenc•
Pascal Rogé•
Lidy Blijdorp•
Elena Font
18 tracks
January 28

The Piano Legacy
Cecile Ousset•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
Edvard Grieg•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Erik Satie•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Liszt•
Frédéric Chopin•
Modest Mussorgsky•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Sergei Rachmaninoff
103 tracks
December 26, 2025

Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Alexis Weissenberg•
Herbert von Karajan•
Berliner Philharmoniker
15 tracks
December 18

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 - Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Alexis Weissenberg•
Herbert von Karajan•
Berliner Philharmoniker•
César Franck•
Sergei Rachmaninoff
7 tracks
December 12

Daydreams - Piano Works No. 8: Piano Songs, Vols. 1 & 2
Nicolas Horvath
24 tracks
November 21

Schubert: Four Hands
Franz Schubert•
Bertrand Chamayou•
Leif Ove Andsnes
7 tracks
November 14

Satie amoureux
Erik Satie•
Guillaume Coppola
33 tracks
November 9

Fractal Piano
Nicolas Horvath
13 tracks
November 7

Sing! - Songs Without Words (Schumann-Brahms-Wagner)
Raphaël Sévère•
Adam Laloum
26 tracks
November 1

SNK Sound Waves - Wayô Piano Collection
SNK SOUND TEAM•
Nicolas Horvath
32 tracks
October 24

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
48 tracks
October 18

The Essential Satie
Erik Satie•
Klara Kormendi•
Nicolas Horvath
35 tracks
October 17

Pianosong
Alexandre Tharaud
30 tracks
October 10

Year of Bach/Bach Chorales - Vol. 12, October
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Nicolas Horvath
31 tracks
October 3

L. Boutonnat: Ainsi soit je (Mylène Farmer)
Alexandre Tharaud•
Thomas Dunford
4 tracks
September 22

The Pianists' Workshop
Georges Pludermacher•
Alexander Scriabin•
Anton Webern•
Antonín Dvořák•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arnold Schoenberg•
Bedřich Smetana•
Bohuslav Martinů•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach•
Claude Debussy•
César Franck•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Dmitry Kabalevsky•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Edvard Grieg•
Enrique Granados•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frédéric Chopin•
Gabriel Fauré•
George Frideric Handel•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henri Dutilleux•
Igor Stravinsky•
Isaac Albéniz•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Johannes Brahms•
Joseph Haydn•
Luciano Berio•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Manuel de Falla•
Maurice Ravel•
Paul Hindemith•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Richard Strauss•
Richard Wagner•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Zoltán Kodály
169 tracks
September 22

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 "Jeunehomme" & 21 - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Remastered)
Alexis Weissenberg•
Carlo Maria Giulini•
Johannes Brahms•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9 tracks
August 29

Resonance
Emmanuel Despax•
Piatti Quartet
10 tracks
August 12

Alexis Weissenberg: Steel and Soul
Alexis Weissenberg•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
César Franck•
Franz Liszt•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurice Ravel•
Modest Mussorgsky•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
58 tracks
August 7

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 & Humoresque, Op. 20
Robert Schumann•
Thierry De Brunhoff
32 tracks

January 23, 2026

Sonata for 2 Pianos, FP 156: IV. Epilogue. Allegro giocoso
Francis Poulenc•
Elena Font•
Pascal Rogé
1 tracks
January 16

Sonata for 4 Hands, FP 8: II. Rustique. Naïf et lent
Francis Poulenc•
Pascal Rogé•
Elena Font
1 tracks
January 9

Cello Sonata, FP 143: IV. Finale. Largo, très librement – Presto subito – Largo
Francis Poulenc•
Lidy Blijdorp•
Pascal Rogé
1 tracks
January 2

Cello Sonata, FP 143: II. Cavatine. Très calme
Francis Poulenc•
Lidy Blijdorp•
Pascal Rogé
1 tracks
November 28, 2025

Piano Works No. 8: Piano Songs, vol. 1
Nicolas Horvath
1 tracks
November 7

Piano Works No. 8: Piano Songs, vol. 2
Nicolas Horvath
1 tracks
October 24

Satie: Je te veux
Erik Satie•
Guillaume Coppola
1 tracks
October 17

Schubert: Fugue in E Minor, D. 952
Franz Schubert•
Bertrand Chamayou•
Leif Ove Andsnes
1 tracks
October 10

J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
1 tracks
October 3

Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: No. 5, Träume (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano by R. Sévère)
Richard Wagner•
Raphaël Sévère•
Adam Laloum
1 tracks
October 3

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave
Erik Satie•
Guillaume Coppola
1 tracks
September 26

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
1 tracks
September 12

Charles Aznavour: La bohème
Alexandre Tharaud
3 tracks
August 15

Tharaud: Improvisation on "L'hymne à l’amour" by Monnot & Piaf
Alexandre Tharaud
1 tracks
August 12

Berceuse
Emmanuel Despax•
Piatti Quartet
1 tracks
July 29

Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile
Robert Schumann•
Emmanuel Despax•
Piatti Quartet
1 tracks
July 15

Sextet in C Minor, Op. 40 (Version for Piano Quintet): III. Allegro vivace
Louise Farrenc•
Emmanuel Despax•
Piatti Quartet
1 tracks
June 13

Satie: Barbouillage
Erik Satie•
Alexandre Tharaud
2 tracks
June 6

Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse" (Arr. in F Major for Cello and Piano by C. Thomas)
Frédéric Chopin•
Camille Thomas•
Julien Brocal
1 tracks
May 30

Satie: Valse
Erik Satie•
Alexandre Tharaud
1 tracks