Maurice Ravel
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Romain Descharmes
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« ... The account was all the more stunning for coming after performances characterized as much by subtlety as by force. Mr. Descharmes’s Ravel, in the Sonatine and “Gaspard de la Nuit,” was fluid and eloquent. Perhaps more surprising for a
« ... The account was all the more stunning for coming after performances characterized as much by subtlety as by force. Mr. Descharmes’s Ravel, in the Sonatine and “Gaspard de la Nuit,” was fluid and eloquent. Perhaps more surprising for a Frenchman, his Brahms, in the F minor Sonata, was burly and declamatory, though it remained lithe and proved melting in lyrical moments. »
(New York Times).
"....Genuinely mind-blowing, a polished, bounding, roaring performance........Romain Descharmes deserves a triumphant reception....." (Ouest-France)
Born in 1980, Romain Descharmes was awarded First Prize in the Dublin International Piano Competition in 2006, leading him to perform recitals on such prestigious stages as Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Minato Mirai Hall in Yokohama, Tsuda Hall and Hakuju Hall in Tokyo, and Salle Cortot in Paris. He has also been awarded prizes at other international competitions (Vlado Perlemuter, Shanghai, Hamamatsu, Alessandro Casagrande), and has received the support of the Yamaha and Natexis-Banque Populaire foundations. In 2004 he became an affiliate of the Charles Cros Academy.
He studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris, where he won four first prizes (piano, chamber music, piano accompaniment and vocal accompaniment) while studying with Jacques Rouvier, Christian Ivaldi, Jean Koerner and Anne Grappotte. Later, he continued his studies first with Jacques Rouvier and then Bruno Rigutto, during which time he was awarded a scholarship by the Meyer Foundation for cultural and artistic development, and made a recording of works by early twentieth century composers. For this project he received the advice of Pierre Boulez. He has also taken masterclasses with Dimitri Bashkirov, Idil Biret, John O'Conor and Oxana Yablonskaya.
Romain Descharmes frequently gives recitals in France (Roque d'Anthéron, Piano aux Jacobins, Rencontres Internationales Frederic Chopin, Serres d'Auteuil, Nancyphonies, Ars Terra, Aix-en-Provence, Saint Jean-de-Luz, Estivales de Musique au Coeur du Médoc, Agora Festival) and abroad (Festival Arties in India, Beirut, Leipzig, Naples, Lisbon Opera, and Festival Cervantino in Mexico). He has also participated in numerous broadcasts for television and radio (France-Musiques, Mezzo, NHK Japan).
He has appeared in concert with orchestras in USA, England, Ireland, France, Japan and China, most notably with the Midland Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, l'Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine, le Nouvel Ensemble Instrumental du Conservatoire de Paris, l'Orchestra del Lazio and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is also much sought-after as a chamber musician. He is renowned for his attentive, sensitive playing and wide repertoire, which ranges from sonatas to larger ensemble pieces, as well as lieder, of which he is particularly fond. He has collaborated with such artists as Roland Daugareil, Henri Demarquette, Laurent Korcia, Sarah Nemtanu, the Court-Circuit Ensemble, the Ebène Quartet, the Satie Quartet and the Berliner Philarmoniker Quintette.
His first CD recording was of Brahms pieces for Claudio Records in London.
(New York Times).
"....Genuinely mind-blowing, a polished, bounding, roaring performance........Romain Descharmes deserves a triumphant reception....." (Ouest-France)
Born in 1980, Romain Descharmes was awarded First Prize in the Dublin International Piano Competition in 2006, leading him to perform recitals on such prestigious stages as Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Minato Mirai Hall in Yokohama, Tsuda Hall and Hakuju Hall in Tokyo, and Salle Cortot in Paris. He has also been awarded prizes at other international competitions (Vlado Perlemuter, Shanghai, Hamamatsu, Alessandro Casagrande), and has received the support of the Yamaha and Natexis-Banque Populaire foundations. In 2004 he became an affiliate of the Charles Cros Academy.
He studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris, where he won four first prizes (piano, chamber music, piano accompaniment and vocal accompaniment) while studying with Jacques Rouvier, Christian Ivaldi, Jean Koerner and Anne Grappotte. Later, he continued his studies first with Jacques Rouvier and then Bruno Rigutto, during which time he was awarded a scholarship by the Meyer Foundation for cultural and artistic development, and made a recording of works by early twentieth century composers. For this project he received the advice of Pierre Boulez. He has also taken masterclasses with Dimitri Bashkirov, Idil Biret, John O'Conor and Oxana Yablonskaya.
Romain Descharmes frequently gives recitals in France (Roque d'Anthéron, Piano aux Jacobins, Rencontres Internationales Frederic Chopin, Serres d'Auteuil, Nancyphonies, Ars Terra, Aix-en-Provence, Saint Jean-de-Luz, Estivales de Musique au Coeur du Médoc, Agora Festival) and abroad (Festival Arties in India, Beirut, Leipzig, Naples, Lisbon Opera, and Festival Cervantino in Mexico). He has also participated in numerous broadcasts for television and radio (France-Musiques, Mezzo, NHK Japan).
He has appeared in concert with orchestras in USA, England, Ireland, France, Japan and China, most notably with the Midland Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, l'Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine, le Nouvel Ensemble Instrumental du Conservatoire de Paris, l'Orchestra del Lazio and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is also much sought-after as a chamber musician. He is renowned for his attentive, sensitive playing and wide repertoire, which ranges from sonatas to larger ensemble pieces, as well as lieder, of which he is particularly fond. He has collaborated with such artists as Roland Daugareil, Henri Demarquette, Laurent Korcia, Sarah Nemtanu, the Court-Circuit Ensemble, the Ebène Quartet, the Satie Quartet and the Berliner Philarmoniker Quintette.
His first CD recording was of Brahms pieces for Claudio Records in London.
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M. Ravel: Piano Works
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Audiophile Audition
| John Sunier | 20. April 2010
A fine selection of four great Ravel piano works, beautifully played by a young French pianist and presented in excellent surround sonics. (Although...
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CD Compact
| Benjamín Fontvella | 1. September 2009
No me extrañaría que a este primer disco se le añadiera en pocos meses uno segundo que completara la integral. Creo que valdría la pena.... -
Classica
| Jacques Bonnaure | 1. Februar 2010
À trente ans, Romain Descharmes vise haut en enregistrant la moitié de l'œuvre pianistique de Ravel. En dépit de la très importante discographie...
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Diverdi Magazin
| Ignacio González Pintos | 1. Juni 2009
Artificioso por naturaleza
Romain Descharmes se aproxima con desarmante exactitud al piano meticuloso de Maurice Ravel
Con esta ingeniosa expresión se autodefinió Maurice Ravel, y difícilmente hallaríamos otra que ilustrara mejor el especial carácter de su obra.... -
Fanfare
| Peter Burwasser | 1. November 2009
First of all, the young French pianist Romain Descharmes (b. 1980) is a very fine artist, possessed of not merely great dexterity, but exceptional...
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Fono Forum
| Ingo Harden | 1. September 2009
Hoch sensibel
Audite stellt in einer Neuproduktion aus der Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Berlin-Dahlem, traditionsreichem Studioterrain also, den französischen... -
Gramophone
| Bryce Morrison | 1. August 2009
A major young talent impresses with a first disc of Ravel's solo piano music
Romain Descharmes is a 29-year-old French pianist admirably attuned to the more subtle and elusive sides of Ravel's genius. A prize-winner in many... -
International Piano
| Guy Dammann | 1. Juli 2009
When Romain Descharmes gave his Wigmore Hall debut in January 2007, soon after winning the Dublin competition, levels of anticipation and excitement...
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International Record Review
| Julian Haylock | 1. Juli 2009
Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit. Sonatine. Valse nobles et sentimentales. La valse.
Ravel's music is so all-encompassing in its absolute integrity (every note has its exact place in an overall scheme) that it possesses an almost... -
Piano News
| Isabel Fedrizzi | 1. Juli 2009
Die Lust an der Schwelgerei, am Schweben und Schwärmen durchzieht das Werk Ravels – bei dem dreisätzigen Gaspard de la nuit ist die Beschreibung...
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RBB Kulturradio
| Ulrike Klobes | 7. Juli 2009
Von weitem sehe er zwar aus wie ein Schulmeister, aber eigentlich sei er ein kleiner, selbstgefälliger Dandy – so beschrieb Erik Satie einmal... -
Scherzo
| Santiago Martín Bermúdez | 1. Oktober 2009
Ravel: El encanto y el juego
Qué contraste entre lo percutivo del arranque de los Valses nobles y sentimentales (Moderé tres franc) y el Lento que viene a continuación.... -
Stereo
| Ingo Harden | 10. August 2009
Audite stellt in einer Neuproduktion aus der Jesus-Christus-Kirche in... -
The Irish Times
| Michael Dervan | 28. August 2009
French pianist Romain Descharmes, first prizewinner of the 2006 Dublin International Piano Competition, here offers a well-made selection of works by...
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www.allmusic.com
| 1. Mai 2010
In the middle years of the 20th century, the "go-to" conductor for Stravinsky's Le sacre du Printemps was Igor Markevitch. In fact, EMI went to him...
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www.ClassicsToday.com
| Jed Distler | 1. Juli 2009
Pianist Romain Descharmes came to my attention as first-prize winner of the AXA International Piano Competition in Dublin. A 2007 Brahms release...
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www.parutions.com
| Jean-Jacques Millo | 24. Dezember 2009
Super Audio CD hybride stéréo/multicanal
La musique pour piano de Maurice Ravel n'est pas monumentale par le nombre d'puvres qu'elle comporte, mais, comme le soulignait Alfred Cortot:... -
www.SA-CD.net
| Polly Nomial | 22. Juni 2009
A début that augers much promise but fails to deliver in entirety
Romain Descharmes is clearly a pianist of some talent and he chooses a programme of some considerable difficulty - both technically and musically. As...
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