Severac: Piano Music, Vol. 2

Featuring

Jordi Masó
Déodat de Séverac

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Sévérac emphasized the importance of local inspiration to preserve a distinctively French musical style, drawing from regions like Catalonia and Provence.

Composer Biography

Déodat de Sévérac, a French composer, came from a distinguished family whose lineage could be traced back to the ninth century.

Performer Biography

Jordi Masó has a wide repertoire with a special focus on 20th-century music, leading to many first performances of works written for him by Spanish composers.

Performer Biography

Jordi Masó, the pianist on this album, has won numerous national and international competitions in Spain and performs extensively across Europe.

Composition History

Sévérac completed "Navarra," a piece that Isaac Albéniz, a Spanish composer and pianist, had left unfinished at his death in 1909.

Composer Biography

Sévérac studied at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, where he was a composition pupil of Vincent d'Indy and Albéric Magnard, and had piano training with Blanche Selva and Isaac Albéniz.