Ousset, Cecile: The Complete Warner Recordings 16CD
Ousset, Cecile: The Complete Warner Recordings 16CD
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Artist: Ousset, Cecile
Label: Warner Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 190296436246
Genre: Classical
The EMI Classics recordings of Cécile Ousset (b. 1936), spanning the years between 1982 and 1991, would mark her third and most prestigious recording collaboration, launching her, at age forty-six, into the international limelight. Indeed, recognition did not come easily to this grand dame of the piano, who, at the age of fourteen, obtained her prize at the Paris Conservatoire under the tutelage of Marcel Ciampi and began the grueling rounds at major competitions shortly after: Geneva, Long-Thibaud, Queen Elisabeth and Busoni, as well as the inaugural edition of the Van Cliburn. As a young female pianist, doors remained firmly shut, even with the support of the great Arthur Rubinstein, who personally invested in Ousset's early career after witnessing her performance at the Long-Thibaud competition. Her rise to international fame came primarily in the 1970s, notably through her recordings for the German Eterna label as well as for Decca France. The year 1982 marked the release of her first solo recording with EMI, a vivid program pairing Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition with Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit. Writing in The Musical Times, Cyril Ehrlich lauds a "luminous tone" and a "sense of style", proclaiming, "Cécile Ousset is an exhilarating pianist". Her strong technique, based on the Russian method taught by Ciampi lends her playing a clear-cut and robust tone; her virtuosity is proved incontestable, revealing a mastery of sound, color and brilliance. Works of the French repertoire continued to occupy an important place in Ousset's programs. To France's greatest modernists, Debussy and Ravel, the pianist would consecrate significant recordings in the second half of the 80s. Liszt and Chopin were essential components of her repertoire as well. The recording of Chopin's Third Sonata brims with poignant lyricism and heroic sentiment, it's excellent pacing just as admirable as the naturalness of the playing, hardly ostentatious but in every way spellbinding. "Like Pollini," observes Gramophone, "the masterful Ousset commands in this work... [her] Chopin CD will give immense pleasure by reason of her indefatigable musical verve." A survey of Cécile Ousset's acclaimed concerto recordings for EMI may point to a seemingly-logical conclusion - that the pianist was drawn to the unabashedly-virtuosic heavyweights of the concerto literature: Rachmaninov, Saint-Saëns, Liszt, Prokofiev, Grieg, Tchaikovsky
Tracks:
1.1 Pictures at An Exhibition: Promenade I
1.2 Pictures at An Exhibition: I. the Gnome
1.3 Pictures at An Exhibition: Promenade II
1.4 Pictures at An Exhibition: II. the Old Castle
1.5 Pictures at An Exhibition: Promenade III
1.6 Pictures at An Exhibition: III. Tuileries
1.7 Pictures at An Exhibition: IV. Bydlo
1.8 Pictures at An Exhibition: Promenade IV
1.9 Pictures at An Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
1.10 Pictures at An Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
1.11 Pictures at An Exhibition: Promenade V
1.12 Pictures at An Exhibition: VII. Limoges, the Market
1.13 Pictures at An Exhibition: VIII. Catacombs
1.14 Pictures at An Exhibition: Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua
1.15 Pictures at An Exhibition: IX. the Hut on Fowl's Legs "Baba Yaga"
1.16 Pictures at An Exhibition: X. the Great Gate of Kiev
1.17 Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine
1.18 Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: II. Le Gibet
1.19 Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: III. Scarbo
2.1 Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: I. Andante Sostenuto
2.2 Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: II. Allegro Scherzando
2.3 Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: III. Presto
2.4 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: I. Allegro Maestoso
2.5 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi Adagio - III. Allegretto Vivace
2.6 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: IV. Allegro Marziale Animato
3.1 Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31
3.2 Impromptu No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34
3.3 Estampes, CD 108, L. 100: No. 1, Pagodes
3.4 Estampes, CD 108, L. 100: No. 2, la Soirée Dans Grenade
3.5 Estampes, CD 108, L. 100: No. 3, Jardins Sous la Pluie
3.6 Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada Del Gracioso
3.7 10 Pièces Pittoresques: No. 10, Scherzo-Valse
3.8 10 Pièces Pittoresques: No. 6, Idylle
3.9 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent Et Douloureux
3.10 3 Gymnopédies: No. 2, Lent Et Triste
3.11 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent Et Grave
3.12 Allegro Appassionato, Op. 70
3.13 6 Études, Op. 52: No. 6, Étude en Forme de Valse
4.1 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro
4.2 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: II. Andantino - Variations 1 to 5 - Tema. L'istesso Tempo
4.3 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
4.4 Piano Concerto in C-Sharp minor, FP 146: I. Allegretto
4.5 Piano Concerto in C-Sharp minor, FP 146: II. Andante Con Moto
4.6 Piano Concerto in C-Sharp minor, FP 146: III. Rondeau À la Française
5.1 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
5.2 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio Sostenuto
5.3 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro Scherzando
5.4 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction. Allegro Vivace ; Variation I. Precedente
5.5 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Theme. L'istesso Tempo ; Variation II. L'istesso Tempo
5.6 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation III. L'istesso Tempo
5.7 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IV. Più Vivo
5.8 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation V. Tempo Precedente
5.9 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VI. L'istesso Tempo
5.10 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VII. Meno Mosso, a Tempo Moderato
5.11 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VIII. Tempo I
5.12 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IX. L'istesso Tempo
5.13 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation X. Poco Marcato
5.14 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XI. Moderato
5.15 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XII. Tempo Di Minuetto
5.16 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIII. Allegro
5.17 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIV. L'istesso Tempo
5.18 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XV. Più Vivo, Scherzando
5.19 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVI. Allegretto
5.20 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVII. Allegretto
5.21 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII. Andante Cantabile
5.22 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIX. a Tempo Vivace
5.23 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XX. Un Poco Più Vivo
5.24 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXI. Un Poco Più Vivo
5.25 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXII. Un Poco Più Vivo. Alla Breve
5.26 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIII. L'istesso Tempo
5.27 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIV. a Tempo Un Poco Meno Mosso
6.1 Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato
6.2 Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
6.3 Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato
6.4 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: I. Molto Allegro Con Fuoco
6.5 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: II. Andante
6.6 Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: III. Presto - Molto Allegro E Vivace
7.1 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178
7.2 6 Études D'exécution Transcendante D'après Paganini, S. 140: No. 1, Tremolo
7.3 6 Études D'exécution Transcendante D'après Paganini, S. 140: No. 2, Octave
7.4 6 Études D'exécution Transcendante D'après Paganini, S. 140: No. 3, la Campanella
7.5 6 Études D'exécution Transcendante D'après Paganini, S. 140: No. 4, Arpeggio
7.6 6 Études D'exécution Transcendante D'après Paganini, S. 140: No. 5, la Chasse
7.7 6 Études D'exécution Transcendante D'après Paganini, S. 140: No. 6, Thème Et Variations
8.1 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 1, Danseuses de Delphes
8.2 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 2, Voiles
8.3 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 3, Le Vent Dans la Plaine
8.4 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 4, Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans I'air Du Soir
8.5 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 5, Les Collines D'anacapri
8.6 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 6, Des Pas Sur la Neige
8.7 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 7, Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'ouest
8.8 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 8, la Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin
8.9 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 9, la Sérénade Interrompue
8.10 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 10, la Cathédrale Engloutie
8.11 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 11, la Danse de Puck
8.12 Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels
8.13 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 1, Brouillards
8.14 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 2, Feuilles Mortes
8.15 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 3, la Puerta Del Vino
8.16 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 4, Les Fées Sont D'exquises Danseuses
9.1 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 5, Bruyères
9.2 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 6, General Lavine - Excentric
9.3 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 7, la Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair de Lune
9.4 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 8, Ondine
9.5 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 9, Hommage À S. Pickwick, Esq., P. P. M. P. C
9.6 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 10, Canope
9.7 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 11, Les Tierces Alternées
9.8 Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 12, Feux D'artifice
9.9 Pour Le Piano, CD 95, L. 95: I. Prélude
9.10 Pour Le Piano, CD 95, L. 95: II. Sarabande
9.11 Pour Le Piano, CD 95, L. 95: III. Toccata
9.12 L'isle Joyeuse, CD 109, L. 106
10.1 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro Maestoso
10.2 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo
10.3 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58: III. Largo
10.4 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale. Presto Non Tanto
10.5 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
10.6 Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
10.7 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
10.8 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
11.1 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": I. Grave - Doppio Movimento
11.2 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March