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Alexandre Tharaud

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Listen to Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 49, Aria. Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 49, Aria. Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. PreludeAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Premier livre de pièces de clavecin: VI. L'Aimable by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

Premier livre de pièces de clavecin: VI. L'AimableAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de luneAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Trois Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

Trois Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureuxAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Trois Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

Trois Gnossiennes: No. 1, LentAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Soupirs fanés: Barbouillage by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

Soupirs fanés: BarbouillageAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Mélodie by Alexandre Tharaud & Nemanja Radulović, see lyrics, music video & more!

MélodieAlexandre Tharaud & Nemanja Radulović

Listen to Mélodie (Version pour piano seul) by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mélodie (Version pour piano seul)Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) by Alexandre Tharaud, see lyrics, music video & more!

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano)Alexandre Tharaud

Upcoming Concerts for Alexandre Tharaud

Alexandre Tharaud currently has 2 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Thursday, 23 October 2025 at L'Auditorium de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

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Listen to Pianosong by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMPianosongAlexandre Tharaud

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Listen to Satie: Discoveries by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMSatie: DiscoveriesAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Pécou, Lazkano & Nante: Piano Concertos by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMPécou, Lazkano & Nante: Piano ConcertosAlexandre Tharaud

ALBUMBachAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Four Hands by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMFour HandsAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Ravel: Concertos - Falla: Noches en los jardines de España by Alexandre Tharaud, Orchestre National de France & Louis Langrée

ALBUMRavel: Concertos - Falla: Noches en los jardines de EspañaAlexandre Tharaud, Orchestre National de France & Louis Langrée

ALBUMMarin Marais: Folies d'Espagne, La Rêveuse & Other WorksJean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMCinemaAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899 & 6 Moments musicaux, D. 780 by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMSchubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899 & 6 Moments musicaux, D. 780Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to Chanson d'Amour by Sabine Devieilhe & Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMChanson d'AmourSabine Devieilhe & Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to Pesson, Abrahamsen & Strasnoy: Piano Concertos by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMPesson, Abrahamsen & Strasnoy: Piano ConcertosAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Complices by Alexandre Tharaud & Jean-Guihen Queyras

ALBUMComplicesAlexandre Tharaud & Jean-Guihen Queyras

Listen to Versailles by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMVersaillesAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 30-32 by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 30-32Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to Brahms: Cello Sonatas & Hungarian Dances by Jean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMBrahms: Cello Sonatas & Hungarian DancesJean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMBarbaraAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & 5 morceaux de fantaisie by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & 5 morceaux de fantaisieAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Goldberg VariationsAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9, "Jeunehomme" - Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11 by Alexandre Tharaud & Joyce DiDonato

ALBUMMozart: Piano Concerto No. 9, "Jeunehomme" - Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11Alexandre Tharaud & Joyce DiDonato

Listen to Autograph by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMAutographAlexandre Tharaud

ALBUMLe Boeuf sur le toitAlexandre Tharaud & Bénabar

ALBUMAmour (Soundtrack)Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to J.S. Bach: Piano Concertos BWV1052, 1054, 1056, 1058, 1065 by Alexandre Tharaud, Bernard Labadie & Les Violons du Roy

ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Piano Concertos BWV1052, 1054, 1056, 1058, 1065Alexandre Tharaud, Bernard Labadie & Les Violons du Roy

ALBUMKurtág, Kodály & Veress: Sonatas for Cello and PianoJean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMD. Scarlatti : SonatasAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to French Music For Clarinet and Piano by Alexandre Tharaud & Ronald van Spaendonck

ALBUMFrench Music For Clarinet and PianoAlexandre Tharaud & Ronald van Spaendonck

Listen to Chopin: Journal Intime by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMChopin: Journal IntimeAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Satie: Avant-dernières pensées by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMSatie: Avant-dernières penséesAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Debussy & Poulenc: Sonatas for Cello & Piano by Jean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMDebussy & Poulenc: Sonatas for Cello & PianoJean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to Pécou: L'oiseau innumérable by Alexandre Tharaud, Andrea Quinn & Orchestre de chambre de Paris

ALBUMPécou: L'oiseau innumérableAlexandre Tharaud, Andrea Quinn & Orchestre de chambre de Paris

Listen to Chopin: Préludes, Op. 28 by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMChopin: Préludes, Op. 28Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMFrançois Couperin: Tic toc choc (Remastered 2023)Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMBach: Concertos italiensAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Couperin: Tic Toc Choc by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMCouperin: Tic Toc ChocAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Schubert: Sonate pour Violoncelle et Piano "Arpeggione" by Alexandre Tharaud & Jean-Guihen Queyras

ALBUMSchubert: Sonate pour Violoncelle et Piano "Arpeggione"Alexandre Tharaud & Jean-Guihen Queyras

Listen to Chopin: Intégrale des Valses by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMChopin: Intégrale des ValsesAlexandre Tharaud

ALBUMBach: Concertos ItaliensAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Pécou: Outre-Mémoire by Alexandre Tharaud & Ensemble Zellig

ALBUMPécou: Outre-MémoireAlexandre Tharaud & Ensemble Zellig

Listen to Ravel: Complete Piano Works by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMRavel: Complete Piano WorksAlexandre Tharaud

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Listen to Mauricio Kagel by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMMauricio KagelAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Schubert: Divertissement à la Hongroise by Alexandre Tharaud & Zhu Xiao-Mei

ALBUMSchubert: Divertissement à la HongroiseAlexandre Tharaud & Zhu Xiao-Mei

ALBUMRavel: Intégrale de l'œuvre pour pianoAlexandre Tharaud

Listen to Rameau: Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de clavecin, 1728 by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMRameau: Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de clavecin, 1728Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 5 - History of Babar, the Little Elephant (French and English Versions) - L'invitation au chateau - Léocadia by Alexandre Tharaud, Francois Mouzaya & Natasha Emerson

ALBUMPoulenc: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 5 - History of Babar, the Little Elephant (French and English Versions) - L'invitation au chateau - LéocadiaAlexandre Tharaud, Francois Mouzaya & Natasha Emerson

Listen to Kurtag, Kodaly, Veress: Sonatas for cello and piano by Alexandre Tharaud & Jean-Guihen Queyras

ALBUMKurtag, Kodaly, Veress: Sonatas for cello and pianoAlexandre Tharaud & Jean-Guihen Queyras

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Listen to Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 4 - Le bal masqué - Rapsodie nègre - Corcades - Four Poems of Max Jacob by Alexandre Tharaud & Philippe Bernold

ALBUMPoulenc: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 4 - Le bal masqué - Rapsodie nègre - Corcades - Four Poems of Max JacobAlexandre Tharaud & Philippe Bernold

Listen to Schubert - Moments musicaux : Sonate D.664, Deutsche D.783 by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMSchubert - Moments musicaux : Sonate D.664, Deutsche D.783Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to Poulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol. 1 - Sextet - Sonatas by Alexandre Tharaud & Philippe Bernold

ALBUMPoulenc: Complete Chamber Music Vol. 1 - Sextet - SonatasAlexandre Tharaud & Philippe Bernold

Listen to Chabrier : L'œuvre pour piano, vol. 3 by Alexandre Tharaud & Aleksandar Madzar

ALBUMChabrier : L'œuvre pour piano, vol. 3Alexandre Tharaud & Aleksandar Madzar

Listen to Albert Roussel: Concertos pour orchestre by Alexandre Tharaud, Jean-Guihen Queras & David Stern

ALBUMAlbert Roussel: Concertos pour orchestreAlexandre Tharaud, Jean-Guihen Queras & David Stern

Listen to Hahn: Quatuor Parisii by Alexandre Tharaud & Quatuor Parisii

ALBUMHahn: Quatuor ParisiiAlexandre Tharaud & Quatuor Parisii

Listen to Chabrier : L'œuvre pour piano, vol.1 by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMChabrier : L'œuvre pour piano, vol.1Alexandre Tharaud

Listen to Chabrier : L'oeuvre pour piano, vol. 2 by Alexandre Tharaud

ALBUMChabrier : L'oeuvre pour piano, vol. 2Alexandre Tharaud

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ALBUMPoulenc : Pièces pour PianoAlexandre Tharaud

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About Alexandre Tharaud

Hometown

Paris, France

Born

1968

Genre

Classical

Alexandre Tharaud is a French pianist of wide interests who has made his reputation in music ranging from the Baroque to ‘20s Parisian cabaret. Born in Paris in 1968 to an artistic family, he entered the city’s Conservatory at the age of 14. His earliest recordings were of 20th-century French masters—Chabrier, Milhaud, Poulenc—but Tharaud’s breakthrough recording came in 2001 with Rameau: Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de clavecin, 1728, which was a huge success in France and began a new trend of playing this genre of music on the piano. In 2007, Couperin: Tic Toc Choc confirmed Tharaud’s sensitivity and imagination in the French Baroque repertoire. As well as acknowledging the influence of harpsichordists Blandine Verlet and Christophe Rousset, Tharaud cites Marcelle Meyer—who also recorded Rameau on the piano in the ‘50s—as his idol. Well-received recordings of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Ravel followed, while his albums of jazz-inspired swing (Le Boeuf sur le toit, 2012) and the French singer/songwriter-indebted Barbara (2017) reveal the adventurous spirit and eclectic taste of this highly individual musician.