Schumann - Introduction & Allegro Appassionato in G major, Op 92. - Henri Goraieb/Louis de Froment

Robert Schumann: ‘Konzertstücke’ in G major, Op 92 Introduction & Allegro Appassionato for Piano & Orchestra
Introduction (Langsam) - Allegro
Pianist: Henri GORAIEB (1935 - 2021)
Conductor: Louis de FROMENT (1921 - 1994)
‘Orchestre Symphonique de Radio -Télé - Luxembourg’
Recorded at the ‘Radio - Télé -Luxembourg’, 1982.

Henri Goraieb (1935 - 2021)
Born in Lebanon to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Henri Goraieb had a dual Lebanese and French cultural background. At only 13 years old, he performed for the first time Edward Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Later, he went to Paris, where he obtained the "Diplôme d'Études pour le Piano" at the age of 18 from the "Conservatoire National de Musique" with the highest distinction. Then he obtained the temperament of a concert pianist in Paris while training with great pedagogues, like Germaine Mounier and Marguerite Long. Finally, it was with the Russian pianist Oleg Ivanov, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, he was able to combine his profound musicality with the legendary Russian piano technique.
Henri Goraieb, who played more than 70 concertos, was a soloist with many prestigious orchestras and has given numerous concerts and recitals in major European capitals and cities. Two tours in Russia were greeted triumphantly. In Europe, India, and various Middle Eastern countries, the press unanimously hailed the performances of this great pianist.
With his love and profound knowledge of the opera, Henri Goraieb animated for almost 20 years (1980s to 1990s) many programs broadcasted on the French National Radio “France Musique”; notably his weekly programs devoted to lyrical art named “Voix souvenirs”, and “Premières Loges” with the most prestigious voices of the time.