Monthly Archive: April 2019

The Music Treasury for 28 April 2019 — Jeanne-Marie Darré, pianist

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 27, 2019 | Streams and Podcasts

The Music Treasury this week presents the works of pianist Jeanne-Marie Darré.  Darré was recognized early for piano kills, and was performing widely in her teens.  There are also early recordings of her works, from the 1920s. The show airs from 19:00 to 21:00 PDT from Stanford’s KZSU, with streaming at kzsu.stanford.edu.  Dr Gary Lemco hosts the evening show.   Jeanne-Marie Darré, pianist Jeanne-Marie Darré (1905-1999) studied first with her mother from the age of 5, then at the Paris Conservatoire with Isidor Philipp and Marguerite Long, receiving a premier prix in 1919. She made her debut the following year at the age of 14 at the Salle Érard in Paris, and by the age of 16 was playing many concerts in France, England and Hungary. Her mother accompanied her, and whilst in Budapest around 1922 they attended a concert by Vladimir Horowitz. Darré later said, ‘Horowitz was really my inspiration. I realized then that music and the piano were the most important things. For me he is the greatest.’ Darré received guidance from István Thomán and Margit Vargas, both pupils of Franz Liszt, and from Count Apponyi, who was an intimate friend of Liszt. French composers of the time […]