Emmanuel Despax, the pianist on this album, began playing piano in Aix-en-Provence before attending the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music in London.
Performer Biography
Emmanuel Despax has been appointed artistic director of a complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham.
Album & Artwork
The album is dedicated to Emmanuel Despax's grandfather, Jacques Charpentreau, a poet who loved the musicality of words and the poetry within music.
Album & Artwork
The album features poetry by Emmanuel Despax's great-granduncle, Émile Despax, a Belle Époque poet and friend of Apollinaire who died in World War I.
Recording & Production
The recording used a Fazioli model 278 piano, provided by Fazioli Pianoforti and Jaques Samuel Pianos.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded in The Menuhin Hall, Surrey, UK, from October 7th to 9th, 2022.
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