Robert Casadesus

Robert Marcel Casadesus [ kasadəsys ] ( born April 7, 1899 in Paris, † September 19, 1972 ) was a French pianist, piano teacher and composer.

Robert Casadesus came from the widely ramified family of musicians Casadesus and studied in Paris. In 1921 he became an instructor at the Walter Damrosch founded together with his uncle Francis Casadesus American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, first as assistant to Isidor Philipp, and married Gabrielle L' Hote ( Gaby Casadesus, 1901-1999 ), which he had studied with Louis Diémer and with whom he formed a successful piano duo. From 1922 he was in close contact with the composer Maurice Ravel. Concert tours in Europe, South America, the U.S. and North Africa made ​​him world famous. 1940-1946 he and his family lived in Princeton (New Jersey); in this season comes the beginning of the musical partnership with violinist Zino Francescatti. 1951 Robert Casadesus played the first complete recording of Ravel's piano works, one in the Vierhändigstücken supported by his wife, and was awarded the " Grand Prix de l' Academie Charles Cros " and the "Grand Prix de l'Academie du Disque ". But he was also a renowned Mozart and Schumann Performer. His piano students included Monique Haas (1909-1987) and Claude Helffer ( 1922-2004 ). With the oldest son Jean Casadesus (1926-1972) concerted parents sechshändig.

Casadesus was also a prolific composer. However, could his works, including seven symphonies, it established itself in the repertoire. Were published twenty-four préludes for solo piano (1924 ), a string trio (1938 ), six pièces for two pianos ( also 1938), two piano sonatas (1947 and 1953 ) and several sonatas for other instruments.

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