Françaix: Piano Concerto in D (Françaix and Boulanger, 1937)

Jean Françaix: Piano Concerto in D Major (1936)
Jean Françaix, piano
L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris
Nadia Boulanger, conductor
Recorded on February 9, 1937, in the Studio Albert, Paris, on Gramophone Company matrices 2LA 1503 through 1506. First issued as Disque "Gramophone" (French HMV) DB 5034 and DB 5035. Issued in the USA as Victor 15114 and 15115 in 1938.
Françaix was 24 years old when he wrote and recorded this concerto, and Nadia Boulanger had been his teacher. The recording date was four months before the concert premiere, which took place in June, 1937.
Françaix's Piano Concerto is in four movements:
1. Allegro
2. Andante (at 4:41)
3. Scherzo (at 9:02)
4. Finale: Allegro (at 12:39)

[@thomgandet8369]

Delightful Françaix, as always, and conducted by that genius and doyenne of late-19th and 20th century music and musical pedagogues, Nadia Boulanger. She taught composers as diverse as George Antheil, Burt Bacharach, Quincy Jones, Igor Markevitch, Walter Piston - and Françaix, himself! Thank you, I enjoyed this a lot.

[@chrisczajasager]

musical Dom Perignon in this prolonged winter a delight to hear!

[@guywalker29]

The explosive finale is not easy to track with a diamond stylus, really with anything but here you capture every bit without distortion. Well done.

[@williamwielgus8725]

Thank you for posting, what a fantastic piece and performance!

[@beth_levin_piano]

Thank you!

[@pianopera]

Delightful!

[@giuseppedimarco8358]

Great!

[@SofjaBug]

I would like to find the scores of this Concerto.

[@vojtechbernovsky74]

Edition Schott, , partition only for hire...

[@pureeschaap]

Is this played by Lilliputians?