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Pierre Sancan
p, 1916-2008 FR, Mazamet
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
Pierre Sancan (24 October 1916 in Mazamet – 20 October 2008 in Paris) was a French composer, pianist, teacher and conductor. Along with Olivier Messiaen and Henri Dutilleux, he was a major figure among French musicians in the mid-twentieth-century transition between modern and contemporary eras; but outside France his name is almost unknown.Sancan sought to reconcile contemporary performance techniques with the harmonic language of Debussy, a composer of whom Sancan was an expert interpreter.
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Sancan: Sonatina for Flute and Piano: I. Moderato on Paris: French Flute Music by Poulenc, Dutilleux, Sancan, Milhaud, Ibert & Messiaen by Emmanuel Pahud & Eric Le Sage Sancan: Sonatina for Flute and Piano: II. Andante espressivo on Paris: French Flute Music by Poulenc, Dutilleux, Sancan, Milhaud, Ibert & Messiaen by Emmanuel Pahud & Eric Le Sage Sancan: Sonatina for Flute and Piano: III. Animé on Paris: French Flute Music by Poulenc, Dutilleux, Sancan, Milhaud, Ibert & Messiaen by Emmanuel Pahud & Eric Le Sage Sonatine on Poulenc: Flute Sonata / Messiaen: Le Merle Noir / Boulez: Sonatine by Patrick Gallois Boîte à Musique on Carte Blanche by Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Domenico Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Edward Elgar & Samuel Barber Sancan: Oboe Sonatine: I. Modéré on Bienvenue en France by François Leleux & Emmanuel Strosser Sancan: Oboe Sonatine: II. Andante on Bienvenue en France by François Leleux & Emmanuel Strosser Sancan: Oboe Sonatine: III. Presto on Bienvenue en France by François Leleux & Emmanuel Strosser Lamento et Rondo: II. Rondo on Koechlin: Etudes for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Claude Delangle Lamento et Rondo: I. Lamento on Koechlin: Etudes for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Claude DelangleTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Heure Exquise | Franziska Lee, Henri Dutilleux, Francis Poulenc, Jean Françaix, Pierre Sancan | 2018 | Album |
| Recital No. 2: Boston Symphony Orchestra's Harold Wright, Principal Clarinetist, 1970-1993 | Harold Wright, Luis Batlle, Benita Valente, Rudolf Serkin, Carl Maria von Weber, Ingolf Dahl, Pierre Sancan, Claude Debussy, Franz Schubert | 1998 | Album |
| Paris | Emmanuel Pahud, Éric Le Sage - Francis Poulenc, Henri Dutilleux, Pierre Sancan, Jacques Ibert, Darius Milhaud, Olivier Messiaen, André Jolivet | 1997 | Album |
| Récital Pour Piano II | Johann Sebastian Bach - Joseph Haydn - Juan Vincente Lecuna - Alberto Ginastera - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Frédéric Chopin - Pierre Sancan | 1996 | Album |
| Concerto En Sol Majeur - Concerto Pour La Main Gauche | Maurice Ravel - Pierre Sancan, Südwestfunkorchester Baden-Baden Directed By Pierre Dervaux | 1996 | Album |
| Cello Sonatas Nos. 3, 4 & The 1st Mov From No. 5 | André Navarra, Pierre Sancan, Ludwig van Beethoven | 1994 | Album |
| Piano Recital II | Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn, Juan Vicente Lecuna, Alberto Ginastera, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Frédéric Chopin, Pierre Sancan / Sergio Tiempo | 1992 | Album |
| Intégrale Des Sonates Et Variations Pour Piano Et Violoncelle | Ludwig van Beethoven, André Navarra, Pierre Sancan | 1977 | Album |
| Intégrale Des Sonates Et Variations Pour Piano Et Violoncelle | Ludwig van Beethoven, André Navarra, Pierre Sancan | 1977 | Album |
| Musique De Chambre Pour Piano Et Violoncelle (Intégrale) | Ludwig van Beethoven / André Navarra, Pierre Sancan | 1967 | Album |
| Concerto For Two Pianos - Concerto For Three Pianos | Pierre Sancan, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Catherine Silie, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux, Dimitri Chorofas - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1965 | Album |
| Flöte Und Klavier Im 20. Jahrhundert | Jean Françaix / Philippe Gaubert / Robert Muczynski / Pierre Sancan - Evamarie Müller, Ilona Sandor | Album | |
| Concerto Pour Deux Pianos Et Orchestre/ Concerto Pour Trois Pianos Et Orchestre | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pierre Sancan, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Catherine Silie, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux, Dimitri Chorafas | Album |
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