Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917280425
Catalog number: CC 72804
Releasedate: 05-04-19
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917280425
Catalog number: CC 72804
Releasedate: 05-04-19
- Young Flemish debutant on Challenge Classics
- Pianist Marie Francois studied in Maastricht and Leuven and keeps developing artistically in masterclasses
- A highly distinctive way of playing: emotional and intuitive
- Technically very well-trained pianist, but the story of the music leads her
- A young musician with a very clear vision on classical music and her role in it
- A pianist who can attract a young audience
- Pianist Marie Francois studied in Maastricht and Leuven and keeps developing artistically in masterclasses
- A highly distinctive way of playing: emotional and intuitive
- Technically very well-trained pianist, but the story of the music leads her
- A young musician with a very clear vision on classical music and her role in it
- A pianist who can attract a young audience
Marie Francois studied at the Conservatory of Maastricht with Joop Celis and her did her master’s degree at Leuven with Alan Weiss, and she graduated summa cum laude from both. To take her technique to the next level, she went on to study with the Russian Polina Leschenko and Eliso Virsaladze. She also continued to develop by taking numerous of masterclasses and by playing concerts in venues in Benelux, USA, UK, Germany and Italy as well as in the intimacy of living rooms. Her debut album on Challenge Classics is one of deep expression and commitment to the music, not only through technical skills, but also through emotion and intuition. It presents an eclectic program with works by Frédéric Chopin, Alberto Ginastera, Muzio Clementi, Sergei Prokofiev and Nikolai Kapustin which fit her personality perfectly, and with which she can tell her personal story. This is the beginning of a wonderful story that will lead her deeper into the music and present her to a larger audience!
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1Sonata in F# Minor, Op. 25, No. 5I. Piu tosto allergo con espressione06:02
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2Sonata in F# Minor, Op. 25, No. 5II. Lento e patetico03:53
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3Sonata in F# Minor, Op. 25, No. 5III. Presto04:07
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4Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22Andante spianato. Tranquillo04:06
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5Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22Grande polonaise brillante. Allegro molto09:51
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6Piano Sonata No. 2I. Allegro ma non troppo06:27
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7Piano Sonata No. 2II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato02:07
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8Piano Sonata No. 2III. Andante05:33
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9Piano Sonata No. 2IV. Vivace04:57
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10Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2I. Danza del viejo boyero01:23
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11Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2II. Danza de la moza donosa02:54
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12Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2III. Danza del gaucho matrero03:06
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13Variations Op. 4107:58