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Khachaturian

Jean-Yves Thibaudet's latest release, Khachaturian, is out today on Decca Classics. Centered on Aram Khachaturian's Piano Concerto, recorded live with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Khachaturian further demonstrates the composer's wide range with a selection of solo piano pieces, including two never-before-heard arrangements by Thibaudet himself. Honoring Decca’s historic legacy—it was the first label to record the concerto in 1945—this release coincides with Thibaudet's upcoming live performances of the piece at renowned venues such as the Kennedy Center (February 6–8) and the Concertgebouw (April 30).

Through distinct musical touches inspired by Khachaturian's multicultural youth—an Armenian composer, born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia amidst the backdrop of late-imperial Russia—the composer's only Piano Concerto became an unlikely hit in Cold War America thanks to virtuosi such as William Kapell and Oscar Levant. A flurry of recordings followed, including Decca recordings by Moura Lumpany, Lorin Hollander, and Alicia de Larrocha, before the piece gradually faded from the repertoire. Since first encountering the concerto, Thibaudet has remained a stalwart proponent of the work. His interpretation, honed over nearly thirty years of concert performances and hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “a passion-powered reading” marked by a blend of “flashy dynamism and feathery ruminations,” has inspired a modern reappraisal.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet:

Erik Satie - The Complete Works for Solo Piano

2016 marks 150 years since the birth of the world's first minimalist composer, Erik Satie.  This indefinable fixture of the avant-garde landscape of Paris in the early 20th century influenced composers as diverse as Igor Stravinsky, Philip Glass and Claude Debussy.   Decca's set presents Satie's Complete Works for Solo Piano performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet with a bonus featuring four-handed piano music performed by Pascal Rogé and Jean-Philippe Collard.  

Jean-Yves Thibaudet:

Carte Blanche

Jean-Yves Thibaudet new album; Carte Blanche, continues the pianists long-standing relationship with Decca Classics. Thibaudet has performed world-wide to audiences for more than three decades. A recording legend, the LA-based French artist has sold more than 1.5 million albums and generated 640 million streams. After more than 40 albums-including definitive recordings of Debussy's Préludes, the complete solo piano works of Satie and Ravel, and creative arrangements of opera music and jazz-Carte Blanche features a host of musical gems close to Thibaudet's heart.