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Creator to Creators With Meosha BeanCreator to Creators S6 EP 102 Therese Rawson CasadesusAbout Gaby Casadesus Born Gabrielle l'Hôte, she studied at the Paris Conservatory with Louis Diémer and Marguerite Long and was awarded the first prize in piano at age 16. She met Claude Debussy at this time, as he was the judge for one of her competitions. Gaby later won the Prix Pagès, which was the most prestigious award in France at the time for which women were eligible. In 1921, she married the pianist Robert Casadesus and with him formed the Robert and Gaby Casadesus duo. The duo made many recordings of the four-hand piano repertoire. However, Gaby was als...2025-01-2939 min
Arroe Collins View From The Writing InstrumentHer Mother Musically Jammed With Albert Einstein Therese Casadesus Rawson My Musical NotesSharing her own musical career with her internationally known musician-husband, Robert, Gaby excelled in her roles as a concert pianist, piano teacher, interpreter of modern French composers, intrepid world traveler, mother to three children, wife, and champion of her husband’s composing career as well as his extraordinary performance career as a pianist. Gaby and Robert certainly could be said to have had a “piano love affair.” The Casadesus family had been musicians for generations but Robert and Gaby’s family went on to be especially known as the “The First Family of the Piano. Their son, Jean, sometimes performed with them on pi...2025-01-1414 min
Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally UncutHer Mother Musically Jammed With Albert Einstein Therese Casadesus Rawson My Musical NotesSharing her own musical career with her internationally known musician-husband, Robert, Gaby excelled in her roles as a concert pianist, piano teacher, interpreter of modern French composers, intrepid world traveler, mother to three children, wife, and champion of her husband’s composing career as well as his extraordinary performance career as a pianist. Gaby and Robert certainly could be said to have had a “piano love affair.” The Casadesus family had been musicians for generations but Robert and Gaby’s family went on to be especially known as the “The First Family of the Piano. Their son, Jean, sometimes performed with them on pi...2025-01-1314 min
Arroe Collins Unplugged and Totally UncutHer Mother Musically Jammed With Albert Einstein Therese Casadesus Rawson My Musical Notes
Sharing her own musical career with her internationally known musician-husband, Robert, Gaby excelled in her roles as a concert pianist, piano teacher, interpreter of modern French composers, intrepid world traveler, mother to three children, wife, and champion of her husband’s composing career as well as his extraordinary performance career as a pianist. Gaby and Robert certainly could be said to have had a “piano love affair.” The Casadesus family had been musicians for generations but Robert and Gaby’s family went on to be especially known as the “The First Family of the Piano. Their son, Jean, sometimes...2025-01-1314 min
Arroe Collins Like It's LiveHer Mother Musically Jammed With Albert Einstein Therese Casadesus Rawson My Musical NotesMy Musical Notes, by the French pianist, Gaby Casadesus. It's a fascinating, first-hand look at the world of classical music throughout the 20th century containing stories and insights about many musical legends from this time. It was originally published in 1989 in French and is now being published in English for the first time this October.We thought a program featuring Gaby's musical performances might be quite interesting accompanied by an interview with Gaby's daughter, Therese. See below for a link listing of all her recordings. Therese was heavily involved in the new edition of this book and is quite an int...2024-12-1514 min
La Fayette, We Are Here!Gaby & Robert Casadesus - With Thérèse Casadesus RawsonIn this very special episode, we interview Thérèse Casadesus Rawson, daughter of the renowned French pianists Robert and Gaby Casadesus. The occasion is the publication of Gaby Casadesus' book My Musical Notes: A Journey in Classical Piano between the World Wars and Beyond, now available in English. We discuss the book, as well as Thérèse's parents' careers, lives, and enduring legacy.Together, we travel around the globe, delve into the lives of some of the most celebrated musicians of the twentieth century, and even touch on encounters with other famous figures, including Albert Einst...2024-12-1052 min
Teaching Learning Leading K-12Therese Casadesus Rawson talks about her mother - Gaby Casadesus and Gaby's book - My Musical Notes: A Journey in Classical Piano Between the World Wars and Beyond - 722
Therese Casadesus Rawson talks about her mother Gaby Casadesus and Gaby's book My Musical Notes: A Journey in Classical Piano Between the World Wars and Beyond. This is episode 722 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
About Gaby Casadesus
She has taught French, Humanities, French Diction and French vocal repertoire to singers at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia for nearly 30 years.
She was President of the Alliance Française de Philadelphie for nearly 10 years and has been President of the Fontainebleau Associations for 25 years: the stateside support gr...2024-11-1247 min
ThecuriousmanspodcastTherese Casadesus Rawson InterviewMatt Crawford speaks with Therese Casadesus Rawson about her book, My Musical Notes: A Journey in Classical Piano between the World Wars and Beyond. This is actually her mother's book which she has translated and rereleased on the 25th anniversary of her mother Gaby Casadesus' passing. Chronicling nearly a century of music, Gaby Casadesus’ My Musical Notes, recounts the French pianist's remarkable career as half of one of the most extraordinary husband and wife teams in twentieth century classical music, with her husband Robert Casadesus. Told in a lively conversational tone, she evokes the delicate balance between tour...2024-11-1253 min