Jean-Paul Gasparian – Recital programs

“Gasparian is a pianist of signifivant finesse and flawless technique. He’s also a musician of enormous imagination. […] This release offers the opportunity of hearing a great deal of unfamiliar yet interesting music played by a pianist whose manifold gifts are at once breathtaking and sheer listening joy.“
(Grammophone, October 2024)

 
A Night at the Opera
Liszt/Verdi Concert paraphrase on Rigoletto
Liszt/Verdi Miserere from Il trovatore
Liszt/Verdi Danza sacra & Duetto finale from Aida
Liszt/Verdi Coro di festa & Marcia funebre from Don Carlos
Liszt/Bellini Réminiscences from Norma
Liszt/Wagner Recitativo and romance
Liszt/Wagner Evening star from Tannhäuser
Liszt/Wagner Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Thalberg/Bellini Casta diva from Norma

A recording with opera transcriptions is released in automn 2026.

The Frenchmen
Fauré Theme et variations C-sharp minor op. 73
Franck Prelude, aria et final E major
Ravel Sonatine M. 40
Debussy Etudes, Book 2 L. 136

Schumann, Chopin and Brahms 
R. Schumann Kinderszenen op. 15
Chopin Polonaise No. 1 op. 26
Chopin Waltz No. 2 op. 34
Chopin Mazurka No. 4 op. 67
Chopin Polonaise No. 1 op. 40
Brahms Sonata No. 3 F minor op. 5

Mixed programs available upon request, also with Armenian focus.