All Fauré articles – Page 2
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ReviewTrio Isimsiz: Fauré, Schubert, Brahms
Eagerly anticipated follow-up to an impressive debut from BB Trust artists
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ReviewDaniel Hope: Hope@Home
One of the most delightful ‘socially distanced’ albums you’ll hear this year
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ReviewJean-Guihen Queyras: Complices
A fabulously accomplished collection of encores from accomplices
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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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ReviewKyung 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 2017Description: Breathtaking performances of classics from the French repertoireMusicians: Christian Svarfvar (violin) Roland Pöntinen (piano)Composer: Debussy, Fauré, RavelCatalogue number: BIS 2183 (SACD) A dream programme: Fauré’s glorious A major Sonata (alongside the Morceau de lecture and Casals’s arrangement of ‘Après un rêve’) is counterbalanced perfectly by ...
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ReviewLa 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 essence ...
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ReviewFauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major. Strauss: Violin Sonata in E flat major
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Two lifetimes’ experience shines through in these players’ first studio meetingMusicians: Itzhak Perlman (violin) Emanuel Ax (piano)Composer: Fauré, StraussThere are a number of Romantic violin sonatas that work well together in a pairing, by dint of either their similarities or ...
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ReviewFauré: Piano Trio in D minor. Salter: Piano Trio. Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
The Strad Issue: October 2015Description: French piano trios illuminated by a British contemporary workMusicians: Fournier TrioComposer: Fauré, Salter, RavelDespite being teacher and pupil, Fauré and Ravel came up with very different ways of approaching the medium of the piano trio. Put a vigorously contemporary work between them ...
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ArticleCellist 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 Casals’s ...
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ReviewFauré: Piano Trio in D minor op.120. Pierné: Piano Trio in C minor op.45
The Strad Issue: June 2015Description: The Wanderer pairs French piano trios from the 1920sMusicians: Wanderer TrioComposer: Fauré, PiernéThere 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 first movement covers a ...
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ReviewFive 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 2015Description: A celebration of an under-sung violinist now in her eightiesMusicians: Camilla Wicks (violin) various artistsComposer: Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, A. Benjamin, Bloch, Brahms, Brustad, Chausson, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Gershwin, Grieg, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Nín, Paradis, Ravel, Sarasate, Scărlătescu, Schubert, Shostakovich, R. Strauss, Tailleferre, Tchaikovsky, ...
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ReviewFrench 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 2015Description: Warm-toned playing in a second instalment of French cello worksMusicians: Julian Steckel (cello) Paul Rivinius (piano)Composer: Fauré, Franck, Saint-SaënsGerman duo Steckel and Rivinius follow up their well-received 2011 French Cello Sonatas disc with an equally rewarding second instalment. Franck’s Sonata opens in ...
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ReviewUnder the Stars. Works by Spencer, Bull, Debussy, Elgar, Bizet/Hubay, Hubay, Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Fauré, Brahms, Shostakovich and Siem
The Strad Issue: April 2015Description: Starry violinist dazzles and charms in a disc of encore piecesMusicians: Charlie Siem (violin) Munich Radio Orchestra/Paul GoodwinComposer: Spencer, Bull, Debussy, Elgar, Bizet/Hubay, Hubay, Dvorˇák, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Fauré, Brahms, Shostakovich and SiemThis disc features a generous mix of virtuoso fireworks and sweetmeats ...
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ReviewChevillard: Violin Sonata in G minor op.8. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13. Gedalge: Violin Sonata no.1 in G major op.12
The Strad Issue: April 2015Description: Father-and-son duo offers a pair of rarely heard French sonatasMusicians: Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin) Alexandre Kantorow (piano)Composer: Chevillard, Fauré, GedalgeThere is a radiance in the quality of sound and performance of three late 19th-century French sonatas from the recently formed Kantorow duo, the ...
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ReviewMoments of Youth. Bach: Cello Suite no.3 in C major BWV1009. Schumann: Fantasiestücke op.73. Fauré: Élégie. Haydn: Adagio from Cello Concerto no.2 in D major. Cassadó: Requiebros. Piazzolla: Le grand
Description: Debut recital from a teenage cellist – but has he been captured too early?Musicians: Brendan Goh (cello) Reinhard Schobesberger (piano)Composer: Bach, Schumann, Fauré, Haydn, Cassadó, Piazzolla, PaganiniBrendan Goh is clearly a cellist with some promise. At the age of 15 he is already in his first year ...
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ReviewFauré: Piano Quartet no.1 in C minor op.15. Bonis: Piano Quartet no.1 op.69
The Strad Issue: March 2015Description: Fauré’s First Piano Quartet and a delightful discovery from a contemporary of DebussyMusicians: Giardini Piano QuartetComposer: Fauré, BonisThere are many good things on this recording. The playing is fluid and often extremely beautiful, the tone sweet and appealing. First impressions, sadly, are ...
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ReviewFrench Violin Sonatas. Lekeu: Violin Sonata in G major. Ravel: Violin Sonata Movement in A minor. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: February 2015Description: An inspiring sonata triptych from an expert duoMusicians: Tasmin Little (violin) MartinuRoscoe (piano)Composer: Lekeu, Ravel, FauréIf Fauré’s entire output could be encapsulated in just one word it would be ‘tendresse’. The inspired teaming of Tasmin Little and MartinuRoscoe fully captures ...
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