Pierre Sancan: A Musical Tribute

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Reminding one a little of Ravel or even Khachaturian, the 1957 Piano Concerto is the major work on an album devoted to a composer who remains largely unknown in his native France. The other works,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 5th May 2023
Catalogue No: CHAN20154
Label: Chandos
Length: 73 minutes

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Sancan: Ouverture joyeuse

Work length5:27

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BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier

Sancan: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Work length28:12

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier

I. Modéré

Track length15:00

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II. Andante

Track length6:12

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III. Allegro vivo

Track length7:00

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Sancan: Symphonie for String Orchestra

Work length11:21

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BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier

I. Allegro vivo

Track length4:09

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II. Andante

Track length4:08

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III. Final

Track length3:04

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Sancan: Commedia dell'arte Overture

Work length4:23

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BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier

Sancan: Sonatine for flute and piano

Work length9:37

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Adam Walker (flute)

I. Moderato

Track length4:03

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II. Andante espressivo

Track length3:29

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III. Anime

Track length2:05

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Sancan: Toccata

Work length3:04

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

Sancan: Caprice romantique (main gauche seule)

Work length5:40

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

Sancan: Boîte a Musique

Work length1:58

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

Sancan: Mouvement for Piano

Work length3:34

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

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Pierre Sancan was a tremendously influential figure in French musical life, as a composer, pianist, teacher and conductor, but remains relatively unknown outside France. Born in Mazamet in 1916 - the same year as Dutilleux - he received his early musical training in Morocco and later Toulouse. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1934 where he studied with Jean Gallon, conducting with Charles Munch and Roger Desormière, piano with Yves Nat, and composition with Henri Busser. He won the Prix de Rome in 1943, and eventually joined the staff in 1956, teaching there until his retirement in 1985. A list of his piano students reads like a who’s who of French pianists and includes Michel Beroff, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Daniel Varsano, Jacques Rouvier, Jean-Philippe Collard and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Yan Pascal Tortelier, whilst not a direct student of Sancan, attended the Paris conservatoire whilst he was in post, and remembers his influence ‘of course though his extraordinary pianistic imagination but even more so by his physical allure and overwhelming personality.’ This programme of the Piano concerto, orchestral works, works for solo piano and the flute Sonatine (played by Adam Walker) serves as a personal tribute to Sancan from both pianist and conductor, and will hopefully help to raise awareness of this gifted composer.

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July 2023

Reminding one a little of Ravel or even Khachaturian, the 1957 Piano Concerto is the major work on an album devoted to a composer who remains largely unknown in his native France. The other works, including the exquisite Sonatine for Flute and Piano, also reveal what a deft craftsman he was.

August 2023

This tribute led by one of his many distinguished pupils, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and Yan Pascal Tortelier, who fell under Sancan’s influence at the Paris Conservatoire, is as authentic as it is valuable and rewarding.

May 2023

I cannot imagine a greater tribute performed with such skill and empathy… Add a fascinating and informative liner notes full of detail and personal warmth and a recording from Chandos’ top drawer and this has turned out to be one of my listening discoveries and highlights of the year to date.

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