Click on the link here for Audio Player – Recital by Daniel Lebhardt – Louve Museum Concerts – September 25, 2014 – Radio France Musique
Over to Paris this week for a concert by the celebrated rising-star Hungarian Pianist Daniel Lebhardt in what the program describes as a “100% French Piano Music Concert” recorded at the Louve Museum this past September 25th by the always brilliant Radio France Musique recording team.
A rather short concert, but excellent concert of music by Séverac, Alkan, Widor, Ravel and Debussy. Definitely a concert worth repeating more than once, twice or ten times. Just wonderful stuff.
And to prove it – here’s what’s on the player:
Concert donné le 25 septembre 2014 à 12h30, Auditorium du Louvre à Paris.
1. Déodat de Séverac
Baigneuses au soleil3. Charles-Marie Widor
Après la fête Op 71 n°5
Valse oubliée Op 71 n°44. Charles Henri Valentin Alkan
Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer Op 31 n°85. Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la nuitBis
6. Bela Bartok
Etude op 18 n°1Daniel Lebhardt, piano
Okay, the encore is Bartok, which doesn’t make it really 100% French, but it’s worth the price of admission for the Widor alone, whom I haven’t heard nearly enough of his piano music – since most everyone thinks Widor is a composer for the Organ. Surprise-surprise.
Great concert and perfect to tune the rest of the world out with.
Turn it up and relax – it’s the middle of the week, after all.
