1. Robert Casadesus was the most prominent member of a distinguished musical family, being the nephew of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus, husband of Gaby Casadesus, and father of Jean Casadesus.
22 Facts About Robert Casadesus
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Robert Casadesus then entered the class of Lucien Capet, who had exceptional influence.
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Capet had founded a famous quartet that bore his name and in which two of Robert Casadesus's uncles played: Henri and Marcel.
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The Quartet often rehearsed in the Casadesus home, and so it was that Robert was exposed to chamber music.
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Robert Casadesus toured widely as a piano soloist and often performed with his wife, the pianist Gaby Robert Casadesus, whom he married in 1921.
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From 1935 Robert Casadesus taught at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau.
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Robert and Gaby Casadesus had three children, Jean, Guy and Therese.
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Robert Casadesus died in Paris, 19 September 1972, after a brief illness and only a few months after the death of his son Jean in an automobile accident.
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Robert Casadesus is especially noted as an interpreter of Mozart.
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Robert Casadesus was particularly known for his recordings of Mozart concertos.
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Robert Casadesus recorded Mozart's Piano Concerto No 27 in B-flat with John Barbirolli and the New York Philharmonic in 1941.
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Later, Robert Casadesus made LP recordings of a number of Mozart's piano concertos with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra, including nos.
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Robert Casadesus was joined by his wife Gaby and their son Jean in recordings of Mozart's concertos for two and three pianos, accompanied by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy.
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Robert Casadesus made recordings of four of Bach's concertos for two and three keyboards, issued by Columbia, under the batons of Eugene Ormandy, Pierre Dervaux, and Edmond de Stoutz.
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Robert Casadesus recorded several Beethoven sonatas, for both solo piano and for violin and piano, with his frequent recording partner Zino Francescatti.
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Robert Casadesus was particularly known for his recordings of French repertoire by composers such as Rameau, Chabrier, Faure, Debussy, and Ravel.
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In 1951, Robert Casadesus made the first integral recording of the complete solo piano works by Ravel on three LPs for Columbia.
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Robert Casadesus recorded French works for four hands and two pianos with his wife Gaby.
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Robert Casadesus embodied the qualities of Gallic balance, unforced sound, style, and precision of technique.
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Robert Casadesus's sound was crisp, dry, and sparkling, like a vintage champagne.
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Robert Casadesus was a sophisticated musician, whose pianism was phenomenally supple.
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Robert Casadesus's range was wide and his use of the pedals was simply astonishing.