Fauré
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VideoGautier Capuçon takes wing in latest video clip
The french cellist’s recording of Fauré’s Après un rêve from his latest album Intuition is showcased in this video produced for Paris Aéroport filmed at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The recording features the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris conducted by Douglas Boyd.
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Kyung Wha Chung: Beau Soir. Works by Fauré, Franck, Debussy
A beautiful evening recital of French music
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Après un rêve. Debussy: Beau soir; Minstrels. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13; Après un rêve op.7 no.1 (arr. Casals); Morceau de lecture. Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major; Berceuse sur le no
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: Breathtaking performances of classics from the French repertoire Musicians: Christian Svarfvar (violin) Roland Pöntinen (piano) Composer: Debussy, Fauré, Ravel Catalogue number: BIS 2183 (SACD) A dream programme: Fauré’s glorious A major Sonata (alongside the Morceau de lecture and ...
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La Voix. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major. Poulenc: Violin Sonata. Ravel: Tzigane; Pièce en forme de habanera
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Silk-toned elegance in a programme of French violin-and-piano classics Musicians: Callum Smart (violin) Richard Uttley (piano) Composer: Fauré; Poulenc; Ravel Accompanied by an illuminating booklet note that captures the ...
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Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major. Strauss: Violin Sonata in E flat major
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: December 2015 Description: Two lifetimes’ experience shines through in these players’ first studio meeting Musicians: Itzhak Perlman (violin) Emanuel Ax (piano) Composer: Fauré, Strauss There are a number of Romantic violin sonatas that work well together in a pairing, by dint ...
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Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor. Salter: Piano Trio. Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
The Strad Issue: October 2015 Description: French piano trios illuminated by a British contemporary work Musicians: Fournier Trio Composer: Fauré, Salter, Ravel Despite being teacher and pupil, Fauré and Ravel came up with very different ways of approaching the medium of the piano trio. Put a vigorously ...
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Cellist Amit Peled performs Fauré's Papillon
Amit Peled performs Fauré's Papillon - a favourite encore piece of Pablo Casals - at the Heifetz International Music Institute on Casals' own 1733 Goffriller cello, presented to him by Casals' widow, Mrs Marta Casals Istomin. Read Peled's article for The Strad: How I came to play Pablo ...
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Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor op.120. Pierné: Piano Trio in C minor op.45
The Strad Issue: June 2015 Description: The Wanderer pairs French piano trios from the 1920s Musicians: Wanderer Trio Composer: Fauré, Pierné There is some lush writing in Gabriel Pierné’s 1921 Piano Trio in C minor, which the Wanderer Trio treats with an appropriate sweetness of tone. The ...
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Five Decades of Treasured Performances. Works by Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, A. Benjamin, Bloch, Brahms, Brustad, Chausson, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Gershwin, Grieg, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Nín, Paradis,
The Strad Issue: August 2015 Description: A celebration of an under-sung violinist now in her eighties Musicians: Camilla Wicks (violin) various artists Composer: Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, A. Benjamin, Bloch, Brahms, Brustad, Chausson, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Gershwin, Grieg, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Nín, Paradis, Ravel, Sarasate, Scărlătescu, Schubert, Shostakovich, R. ...
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French Cello Sonatas II. Fauré: Romance in A major op.69; Berceuse in D major op.16; Élégie in C minor op.24; Three Romances Without Words op.17. Franck: Cello Sonata in A major. Saint-Saëns: Cello So
The Strad Issue: May 2015 Description: Warm-toned playing in a second instalment of French cello works Musicians: Julian Steckel (cello) Paul Rivinius (piano) Composer: Fauré, Franck, Saint-Saëns German duo Steckel and Rivinius follow up their well-received 2011 French Cello Sonatas disc with an equally rewarding second instalment. ...
