Dominique Merlet
Dominique Merlet is a French contemporary pianist, organist and music educator.Biography
Born in Bordeaux, Dominique Merlet was a student of Roger-Ducasse, Louis Hiltbrand, and Nadia Boulanger. He won three first prizes at the Conservatoire de Paris before winning the premier prix, together with Martha Argerich, at the Geneva International Music Competition in 1957.
He went on to pursue a career as an international concert performer and made numerous recordings. The quality of his discography has been acclaimed several times: Prix Charles Cros, Diapason d'or, Grand Prix du disque...
Until 2004, he also worked as a pedagogue and adviser in Paris and Geneva for many young artists who are now pursuing an international career, including Dana Ciocarlie, Jean-Marc Luisada, Philippe Cassard, Frédéric Aguessy, Xu Zhong, François-Frédéric Guy, Kotaro Fukuma, Ha-Young Sul. Between 1956 and 1990, he was titular organist at Notre-Dame-des-Blancs-Manteaux in Paris.
Former president of EPTA, the European Association of Piano Teachers, Dominique Merlet is a regular member of the juries of the most prestigious international piano competitions.Discography
; Soloist:
- Bartók, Danses roumaines, Élégie, Burlesque, Suite Op. 14, Sonata for piano
- Brahms, Ballades Op. 10 ; Klavierstücke Op. 76 ; Fantaisies Op. 116
- Chopin, works for piano
- Debussy, Pour le piano, Masques, Images
- Fauré Pieces for piano
- Fauré and Roger-Ducasse, works for piano
- Kirchner, works for piano: Präludien, Op. 9 ; Skizzen, Op. 11 ; Aquarellen, Op. 21 ; Confidences, Op. 96 ; Nachtbilder, Op. 25
- Leguay, Azur, for piano
- Liszt, Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude ; Sonnet de Pétrarque n°104
- Liszt, works for piano
- Ravel, integral piano works
- Roger-Ducasse, works for piano
- Satie, The Piano Work for Four Hands - with Jean-Pierre Armengaud
- Schumann, Études symphoniques Op. 13 ; Arabesque Op. 18; Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6°
- Schumann, Allegro in b minor Op. 8 ; Sonata Op. 22 ; Trois romances Op. 28; Albumblätter Op. 124
- L'Âge d'or du piano: Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann
; Chambrist:
- Beethoven, Sonatas for piano and violin - Gérard Poulet, violin
- Weber, Grand duo concertant, Op. 48; Trio for flute, cello and piano, Op. 63; Sonata for piano n°2, Op. 39 - Guy Deplus, Martine Joste, Maxence Larrieu, Michel Renard
