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Samson François
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- Born
- 1955
- Works
- 1
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Samson Pascal François (18 May 1924 – 22 October 1970) was a French pianist and composer. François was born in Frankfurt where his father worked at the French consulate. His mother, Rose, named him Samson, for strength, and Pascal, for mind. François discovered the piano early – at the age of two – and his first studies were in Italy, with Pietro Mascagni, who encouraged him to give his first…
Known for
- Discorama — Self1959
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1924-05-18
- Active to
- 1970-10-22
Discography
- Piano Concerto no. 3 / Visions fugitives, op. 22 / Toccata in D minor1954
- Polonaises (Enregistrement intégral en deux disques) I1959
- Piano Concertos1960
- Nocturnes et Préludes1966
- Polonaises1986
- Piano Concertos / Gaspard de la Nuit1987
- 14 Valses, 4 Impromptus, 4 Ballades, 4 Scherzos1988
- Musique de Chambre1991
- Études, opus 10 et opus 251992
- Ravel : Gaspard De La Nuit, Etc.1994
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Samson Pascal François (May 18, 1924 - October 22, 1970) was a French pianist. François was born in Frankfurt where his father worked at the French consulate. His mother, Rose, named him Samson, for strength, and Pascal, for spirit. François discovered the piano early – at the age of two – and his first studies were in Italy, with Mascagni, who encouraged him to give his first concert at the age of six. Moving from country to country with his itinerant family <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Place of death
- 4th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Alfred Cortot
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- François Harcourt 1948.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1924-05-18
- date of death
- 1970-10-22
- name in native language
- Samson François
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Samson Pascal François
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