Thyssens-Valentin; Germaine

Franck & Fauré: Piano preludes/Thyssens-Valentin

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Faure: Piano Nocturnes/Thyssens-Valentin

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Pianist Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (1902-87) studied with Isador Philipp and Marguerite Long at the Paris Conservatoire while the school was still under Gabriel Fauré’s directorship. She

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Thyssens-Valentin; Germaine

Franck & Fauré: Piano preludes/Thyssens-Valentin

Faure: Piano Nocturnes/Thyssens-Valentin

Janina Fialkowska’s Superb Grieg Lyric Pieces

Reference Recording: Engeset’s Complete Grieg, and Then Some

Grieg’s Gorgeous Music for Strings on SACD

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