 As a pianist, he toured on six continents and recorded 198 LPs and CDs since 1955, particularly of Schubert (including the complete sonatas), Debussy, Ravel, Charles Ives, Bartók, Stravinsky, Aaron Copland and Elliott Carter.He even has been instrumental to the rediscovery of american romantic LouisMoreau Gottschalk (1829–69)by the french music lovers (CD Erato reissued on Warner Classics/Apex, used as soundtrack to the 1994 Michel Deville movie "Aux petits bonheurs") .Thirteen of these have received a Grand Prix du Disque.