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Alexandre Tharaud

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In a career spanning 25 years, Alexandre Tharaud has become a unique figure in the classical music world and a key exponent of French pianism.Spotify

As a recitalist, Alexandre Tharaud is a regular guest at the world’s most prestigious venues. Alexandre is an exclusive recording artist of Erato Records.Spotify

In September 2020, he released ‘Chanson d’amour’ with Sabine Devieilhe while in October 2020, ‘Le Poète du Piano’ has been released. This features some of Alexandre’s best-known recordings on one album. He is the subject of a film directed by Swiss film maker Raphaëlle Aellig-Régnier: Alexandre Tharaud, Le Temps Dérobé, and appeared in the role of the pianist “Alexandre” in Michael Hanneke’s celebrated 2012 film Amour.Spotify

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role: interpreter · 90%instrument: pianoera: Modernmovement: 20th-century classical1968

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20th-century classical · Wikipedia

20th-century classical music is Western art music that was written between 1901 and 2000, inclusive. Musical style diverged during the 20th century as it never had previously, so this century was without a dominant style. Modernism, impressionism, and post-romanticism can all be traced to the decades before the turn of the 20th century, but can be included because they evolved beyond the musical boundaries of the 19th-century styles that were part of the earlier common practice period. Neoclassicism and expressionism came mostly after 1900. Minimalism started later in the century and can be seen as a change from the modern to postmodern era, although some date postmodernism from as early as about 1930. Aleatory, atonality, serialism, musique concrète, and electronic music were all developed during the century. Jazz and ethnic folk music became important influences on many composers during this century.

How this movement sounds

new harmoniesnew rhythmsneoclassicismatonalityminimalismsharp contrasts

20th-century classical listening cues: variety and experimentation. Some music keeps older forms (neoclassicism) but with sharper harmonies, leaner textures, and motoric rhythms.

Other strands move toward atonality (no clear tonal center) or explore new scales and sonorities; rhythm can become more complex, more mechanical, or more jagged.

Timbre and texture are often treated as structural elements: changes in sound color can function like 'harmonic' events.

A practical way to listen: instead of expecting a 'tune', track motives (tiny cells), rhythm, and register. Modern pieces often build form by transforming small units rather than by long melodies.

Minimalism is another common thread: repetition, gradual change, and a focus on pulse and process over long spans.

How Alexandre Tharaud sounds

clarityFrench colorlight touchtextural detaildance-like rhythm

Tharaud is often about clarity and color: textures stay light enough that inner details and rhythmic shapes come through.

In French repertoire, listen for precise articulation and a refined palette rather than heavy pedal; the sound can feel luminous and air-lit.

Even in lyrical passages, there is a sense of line and balance that keeps the music from becoming overly sentimental.

Wikipedia

Alexandre Charles Martial Tharaud (born 9 December 1968) is a French pianist.Wikipedia

He is active on the concert stage and has released a large and diverse discography.Wikipedia

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Interview highlights for Alexandre Tharaud from 6 sources. Quotes below are direct excerpts; open the source link for context.

Topics that recur (auto): Music, Know, Well, Time, Album, Piano, More, Always.

Source: youtube_captions · -ZdYqbCs3KU · 1:15 · published 2011-06-30 · Open

Couprin's music, and when I listen to it, it... It

Source: youtube_captions · UezoPxmlKQc · 3:22 · published 2020-06-22 · Open

Because, well, it's going to be a long road, we know that.

Source: youtube_captions · mgcV3Plne8Q · 0:57 · published 2022-10-20 · Open

Paris Conservatory of Music and Dance, in my day, when I was a

Source: youtube_captions · c5SYgbQ8Z0c · 0:27 · published 2019-11-15 · Open

I had never heard a sound like it,

Source: youtube_captions · aPZfUuCaasM · 2:39 · published 2010-04-23 · Open

yeah it's a joke I so I what I love with

Source: youtube_captions · QdUU1FKXjts · 0:17 · published 2015-11-21 · Open

I have a background in Baroque music

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Published: 2011-06-30

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Published: 2020-06-22

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Published: 2022-10-20

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Published: 2019-11-15

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Published: 2010-04-23

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Published: 2015-11-21

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Published: 2020-10-01

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Published: 2018-04-16

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Published: 2019-11-21

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Published: 2013-10-29

Indexed: 2026-02-11T07:34:19.093Z

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Philharmonie de Paris · published 2026-04-04 · 2m

Musical Moment | Alexandre Tharaud and Jean-Guihen Queyras: Hungarian Dances No. 11

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Philharmonie de Paris · published 2026-01-25 · 2m

Moment musical | Alexandre Tharaud : Rameau, Suite en la (Sarabande)

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Philharmonie de Paris · published 2025-12-26 · 3m

Moment musical | Alexandre Tharaud, "La Bohème"

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YouTube · published 2023-04-13 · 30m

L'invit.live - Alexandre Tharaud (Live)

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