Kotaro Fukuma: France Romance

The Japanese musician Kotaro Fukuma is one of today's most outstanding pianists, he is renowned for his exceptional approach as well as his stunning virtuosity. He has received many major awards in international competitions, including the Arthur Rubinstein (Tel Aviv), Maj Lind (Helsinki) and Gina Bachauer (Salt Lake City). He won both the First Prize and the Chopin Prize at the 15th Cleveland International Piano Competition in 2003. This album 'France Romance' is Katoro Fukuma's homeage to France, where he studied with Bruno Rigutto and Marie-Francoise Bucquet. He has selected pieces linked to important experiences in his piano life; ranging from Debussy, Ravel and Faure, through Satie and Poulenc to 'chansons' sung by Charles Trenet and arranged for solo piano by Alexis Weissenberg and to Fukuma's own transcriptions.

1: Rêverie
2: La Plus Que Lente
3: Improvisation
4: Nocturne
5: Romance Sans Paroles, Op. 17, No. 1
6: Romance Sans Paroles, Op. 17, No. 2
7: Romance Sans Paroles, Op. 17, No. 3
8: Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
9: La Valse
10: Gymnopédie No. 1
11: Je Te Veux
12: Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor, 'Hommage À Edith Piaf'
13: Novelette No. 1
14: Novelette No. 2
15: Novelette No. 3
16: Coin De Rue
17: Vous Oubliez Votre Cheval
18: En Avril À Paris
19: Boum!
20: Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir
21: Ménilmontant
22: Parlez-moi D'amour

Composer: Jean Lenoir, Gabriel Faure, Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc, Alexis Weissenberg, Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel

Number of Discs: 1

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