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Khachaturian

Decca Classics
Release Date: March 21, 2025

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet on Beethoven & Fashion
1 Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia  
2 Gayaneh, Op. 50 Sabre Dance  
3 Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Op. 38 I. Allegro ma non troppo e maestoso.  
4 II. Andante con anima  
5 III. Allegro brillante  
6 Gayaneh, Op. 50 Lullaby  
7 Pictures of Childhood (Ed. Rowley) No. 1, A Little Song  
8 No. 4, Birthday Party  
9 No. 5, Study  
10 No. 6, Legend  
11 No. 7, The Little Horse  
12 No. 9, A Glimpse of the Ballet  
13 Masquerade Suite, Op. 48a I. Waltz  
14 II. Nocturne  
15 III. Mazurka  
16 IV. Romance  
17 V. Galop  
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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.

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    Posted At: April 14, 2025
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  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet revives Khachaturian with dazzling virtuosity / STAGEANDCINEMA
    Posted At: February 28, 2025
    STAGEANDCINEMA's Connor McCormick writes….Jean-Yves Thibaudet is on a mission, and Khachaturian, his latest release on Decca Classics, proves just how passionately he champions overlooked repertoire. Anchored by a live recording of Aram Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil, this album is both a love letter to the composer and a testament to Thibaudet’s flair for breathing new l...

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    Posted At: January 30, 2025
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  • Lisa Batiashvili, Gautier Capucon, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet team up for trio program at Davies Symphony Hall / SFCV
    Posted At: October 17, 2023
    SFCV - Rebecca Wishnia writes…..What’s better than one headliner? Three. It was good branding for Sunday’s trio concert at Davies Symphony Hall, which featured violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. (The trio was at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the same program the Wednesday before.) It was also an accurate description — often, they did sound like three solois...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet set to perform all of Debussy's Preludes at Soka Performing Art Center / VOICE of OC
    Posted At: April 1, 2023
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  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet 'Carte Blanche' gets the 'John Pitman Review' on All Classical Portland
    Posted At: November 8, 2021

    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 Prélud...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet discusses 'Carte Blanche' with YourClassical
    Posted At: October 12, 2021

    Legendary pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet announces Carte Blanche, a new album continuing his 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'...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet's 'Carte Blanche' may be his most eclectic album yet / The Classical Review
    Posted At: October 11, 2021

    Legendary pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet releases; Carte Blanche, a new album continuing his 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'...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet discusses 'Carte Blanche' with FM91: Classical Conversations
    Posted At: September 23, 2021

    FM91: Classical Conversations writes......The venerated pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins us to talk about his most personal album to date, called Carte Blanche, a collection of encores – each of which have a connection to the people and events that have shaped him as an artist. Released in celebration of Thibaudet's 60th birthday and longtime association with Decca Records, Carte Blanche featu...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet chats about 'Carte Blanche' with Winnipeg's CLASSIC 107
    Posted At: September 16, 2021

    Legendary pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet announces Carte Blanche, a new album continuing his 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'...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet catches the essence of Bernstein's 'The Age of Anxiety' with Philly Orchestra / Chestnut Hill Local
    Posted At: April 1, 2018

    French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joined Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra in concerts March 16-18 in the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall. Thibaudet was on hand to make his considerable contribution to the Orchestra's celebration of the centenary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein: pianist, conductor, composer and alumnus of Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. Music director Neze...

  • Trifonov, Hope, Cahill & Thibaudet make Bay Area Reporter's 'dozen upcoming delights'
    Posted At: January 11, 2018

    Here in the arts pages, our last few issues have explored the past year's offerings and the year to come in Bay Area culture. We pile it on with 12 more arts events coming soon to a Bay Area venue near you. Here are some highlights featuring Crossover Media artists and personalities. Coming up in the San Francisco Symphony 's 2018 season: MTT conducts "Candide"; pianist Daniil Trifonov plays ...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet set for Shippensburg Symphony Festival / Herald-Mail Media
    Posted At: July 11, 2017

    Shippensburg Symphony Maestro Robert Trevino logs so many miles traveling the world each year he doesn't even try to keep track. The Symphony Festival Series at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University continues on Friday, July 14, featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Trevino had nothing but good things to say about the pianist. "He's been (at Shippensburg) before and he's a...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Erik Satie Complete Works for Solo Piano / KDFC: CD Of the Week
    Posted At: August 29, 2016

    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 fe...

  • New Classical Tracks - Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes on Satie
    Posted At: July 20, 2016

    New Classical Tracks is a Syndicated Feature airing Nationally on Classical 24 & Statewide on Minnesota Public Radio. Listen to Julie Amacher's Feature with Jean-Yves Thibaudet. READ THE TRANSCRIPT - "You have to create this kind of atmosphere, and then just take people with you in that world," says pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. "And it really is a magical, mesmerizing world with wonderful har...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet opens 80th Brevard Summer Festival / Greenville News
    Posted At: June 23, 2016

    There's one big requirement for a successful performance of Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F. It's gotta swing. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, performing the concerto in Brevard on Friday (June 24), said that many a classical pianist has struggled with Gershwin's jazz-inspired work. "The repeated notes and the rhythms are not natural for a classically trained pianist," Thibaudet said. "You need to understand...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet w/Seattle Symphony nail Gershwin's Concerto in F - The SunBreak
    Posted At: June 11, 2016

    Italy, 1946: a U.S. soldier who would later become a professional musician, went to a concert in Florence while waiting for his demobilization. Gershwin was on the program. He never forgot his impression and years later he told me: "They hadn't a clue how to play anything jazzy." Times have changed. Fast forward 70 years to Benaroya Hall Thursday night, when a French pianist and a French conductor collab...

  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet masters Ravel at Benaroya Hall / Seattle Times
    Posted At: June 7, 2016

    What a difference an artistic appointment can make. An orchestra's music director makes many choices during the course of a season, but certainly one of Ludovic Morlot's best decisions for 2015-16 was the appointment of Jean-Yves Thibaudet as artist in residence at the Seattle Symphony. The French pianist started the season by chairing the jury for the Symphony's first piano competition last Se...

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    Posted At: May 23, 2016

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  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Erik Satie: Complete Solo Piano Music / WFMT: New Release Of the Week
    Posted At: May 15, 2016

    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 6-CD set presents Satie's complete works for solo piano performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet with a bonus CD featuring four-hand piano mus...
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