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Laurent Wagschal

Description:

The fourth installment of the Music of Paris circa 1900 series features French treasure Laurent Vagshal! Exploring a diverse range of French music from the standard repertoire to unknown composers! The "Art of the Piano" around 1900, performed by pianist Laurent Vagshal, who has produced a series of masterpieces of French music and has been acclaimed by the media! This is the fourth volume in the series following "The Art of the Cornet" with Eric Aubier (INDE 152), "The Art of the Flute" with Vincent Lucas (INDE 153) and "The Art of the Oboe" with Alexandre Gathe (INDE 155). At the dawn of the 20th century, the piano repertoire was undergoing a profound change, with a mixture of styles including late Romanticism, Neoclassicism, Modernism, Impressionism, and even Jazz. The diverse program of this work attests to this, with selections from composers who worked beyond 1900, from the earliest born Saint-Saëns to Dupont, who was born in 1878.Vagshal's performance of well-known works by Debussy, Ravel, Satie, and Fauré, which are now part of the standard repertoire, is full of virtuosity, while also highlighting works by composers such as Sevrac, Mel Boni (Melanie Boni), Chaminade, Florent Schmidt, and Dupont, who are still unknown to the general public. The program also highlights works by composers who are still unknown to the general public, such as Sevrac, Mel Boni, Chaminade, Florent Schmidt and Dupont. This is a disc that allows us to explore the diversity of musical languages in the broad panorama of French music. A passionate interpreter of French music and an ardent defender of forgotten composers, Laurent Vagshal has previously worked with Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Franck, Chausson, Debussy, as well as Magnard, Ducasse, Pierné, Capré, Gaubert, Florent Schmidt, Vierne, Maurice Emmanuel, Jean Clas, and Francais, among others, and his discography has received rave reviews from media such as Diapason, Classica, Gramophone, and The Guardian. Tokyo M-Plus