André Watts
André Watts (June 20, 1946 – July 12, 2023) was an American classical pianist. Over the six decades of his career, Watts performed as soloist with every major American orchestra and most of the world's finest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, and London Symphony Orchestra. Watts recorded a variety of repertoire, concentrating on Romantic era composers such as Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt, but also including George Gershwin. In 2020, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society. He won a Grammy Award for Best New Classical Artist in 1964. Watts was also on the faculty at the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University.
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Top Tracks
- Six Grand Etudes After Paganini (2001 Digital Remaster): III. No.3 'La Campanella'
- 3 Concert Studies S144: Un sospiro
- Années de pèlerinage - année 3 S163: Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este
- George Gershwin's Songbook: 7. Liza
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125: Allegro animato
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23: II. Presto giocoso
- Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
- George Gershwin's Songbook: 3. Do It Again
- Morceau a dechiffrer pour le concours de clarinette de 1910, "Petite piece"
- Première rhapsodie: Premiere rapsodie
- Concerto for 2 Oboes, Strings and Continuo in D minor, R.535: 2. Largo
- Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461 (for Oboe, Strings and Continuo): 3. Allegro
- George Gershwin's Songbook: 5. I Got Rhythm
- That Certain Feeling (From "Tip-Toes")
- Sweet and Low-Down (From "Tip-Toes")
- George Gershwin's Songbook: 11. Oh, Lady Be Good!
- S Wonderful (From "Funny Face")
- George Gershwin's Songbook: 10. Nobody But You
- The Man I Love (From "Lady, Be Good!")
- I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise (From "An American in Paris")
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