Catherine Collard (11 August 1947 – 10 October 1993) was a French classical

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, j ...

. She entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 14, where she studied with Yvonne Lefébure and Germaine Mounier. She was awarded the first prize in piano in 1964, and the first prize in

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small num ...

en 1966. She won a number of prizes in competitions (the ''Claude Debussy'', ''Olivier Messiaen'', ''Fondation de la vocation'' amongst others), which began a career of distinction. André Tubeuf, writing in '' Gramophone'' magazine, characterised her as "an artist too often classed in a line of descent from Clara Haskil but who, in her timbre and sonority, is without question much closer to

Yves Nat Yves Philippe Avit Nat (29 December 1890 – 31 August 1956) was a French pianist and composer. Biography Nat was born in Béziers and showed an early aptitude for both piano and composition. By the age of seven he was allowed to improvise each ...

."André Tubeuf (translated Lionel Salter), Gramophone 1991, March, page 14 She was a frequent piano duo partner of

Anne Queffélec Anne Queffélec (born 17 January 1948) is a French classical pianist, born in Paris. Biography Anne Queffélec is the daughter of Henri Queffélec and sister of Yann Queffélec Yann Queffélec (born 4 September 1949 in Paris) is a French a ...

. She was on the piano teaching faculty of the conservatoire of Saint-Maur. She died of

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at the age of 46.

Discography

* Gilbert Amy: Epigramme *

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

: Prelude and Fugue in A minor (Bach/Liszt), Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 846 *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

: Sonatas for

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and piano Nos. 1 and 2 (with

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), Rhapsodie, Op. 79, Intermezzi, Op. 117, Klavierstücke, Op. 118 *

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...

: Préludes Books I et II, Etudes pour les sonorités opposées, Etudes pour les arpèges composés, Mélodies (with Nathalie Stutzmann) * Gabriel Fauré: Mélodies (with Nathalie Stutzmann) *

César Franck César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was p ...

: Prélude, Chorale and Fugue, Quintet with the Quatuor Orlando; Violin Sonata in A with

Régis Pasquier Régis Pasquier (born 12 October 1945) is a French violinist from a family of musicians. His father Pierre Pasquier (1902–1986), a violist and his uncles Jean (1903), a violinist, and Étienne (1905–1997), a cellist, had founded a string trio, ...

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: Piano Concerto *

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: Piano Sonatas (3 volumes) * Vincent d'Indy : Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français op.25 - (« Symphonie cévenole ») - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France - Conducted by Marek Janowski *

Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonical ...

: Regard de l'Onction terrible *

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

: Sonates for flute and piano, K.376, K.296, K.377 (with

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) *

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: Violin Sonata No. 1 (with

Catherine Courtois Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...

) *

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...

: Jeux d'eau, Mélodies (with Nathalie Stutzmann) *

Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (, ; ; 17 May 18661 July 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist. He was the son of a French father and a British mother. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was an un ...

: 3 Gymnopédies and 6 Gnosiennes (with

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) *

Arnold Schoenberg Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (, ; ; 13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian-American composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. He was as ...

: Klavierstücke, Op. 11 *

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

: Carnaval, Papillons, Arabesques, Kinderszenen, Sonata in F minor, Davidsbündlertänze, Piano Concerto, Dichterliebe (with Nathalie Stutzmann), Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 (with Catherine Courtois)

Sources

* Anonymous biography of Catherine Collard in ''Haydn: Piano Sonatas 3'', Lyrinx CD LYR 126. 1999

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collard, Catherine 20th-century French women classical pianists Classical piano duos 1947 births 1993 deaths Conservatoire de Paris alumni Deaths from cancer in France