Monique Haas - Monique Haas Spielt Ravel flac album

French pianist Monique Haas recorded the piano works of Debussy and Ravel twice, once in the late '50s and early '60s for Deutsche Grammophon and again in the late '60s and early '70s for Erato. The later recordings are released here in this six disc set from Warner Classics. As on the earlier set, Haas' performances are elegantly stylish, technically impeccable, consummately musical, and quintessentially French.

Haas preferred to play the music of her near contemporaries, rather than works of the established Classical and Romantic masters, and her taste is reflected in the selection of pieces by Ravel, Debussy, Bartók, and Roussel on this disc.

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Monique Haas (20 October 1909 – 9 June 1987) was a French pianist. Born in Paris, she studied at the Conservatoire there with Joseph Morpain and Lazare Lévy, taking a Premier Prix in 1927. She went on to study with Rudolf Serkin and Robert Casadesus. Monique Haas (20 October 1909 – 9 June 1987) was a French pianist. As a performer she toured all over the world, winning much praise for her performances of 20th-century music.

Monique Haas was one of DG's principal pianists in the 1950s. Her play is marked by its elegance, passion and wonderful articulation. Monique Haas (1909-1987) received the Premier Prix in 1927 from the Paris Conservatoire before going on to study privately. Monique Haas (1909-1987) received the Premier Prix in 1927 from the Paris Conservatoire before going on to study privately with Rudolf Serkin, Georges Enescu and Robert Casadesus. As was common with most French pianists of her generation, she was an active advocate of French composers, ranging from Baroque composers such as François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau through composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Messiaen. This isn’t to say that she only focused on French composers. Mozart, Chopin, and Bartók, as well as Hindemith, also were part of her repertoire.

Album · 2005 · 15 Songs. Paul Paray, Orchestre national de France & Monique Haas.

DE. Deutsche Grammophon.