Fauré: 13 Nocturnes

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Germaine Thyssens-Valentin is unfamiliar to most music lovers, but her 1950s series of Fauré recordings for an obscure French record label are among the best ever. They were made after she returned to concertizing from having abandoned a promising career to raise five children. Her affinity for Fauré's piano music is immediately apparent in the way she inhabits its inner core. The Nocturnes are elusive, reflective works, whose surface beauties conceal a world of deep, if understated, feeling. Like no other player in the catalogue, Thyssens-Valentin penetrates their depths, playing with gorgeous tone, brilliant technique that never calls attention to itself, and an attention to accompanying lines that give the music a rarely conveyed richness and density. In her Nocturne No. 3, for example, subsidiary lines are woven to enrich the melodic line in ways that make the version by Arthur Rubinstein (RCA) sound merely pretty. Her performances of other Nocturnes reveal that such contemporary pianists as Pascal Rogé (Decca) indulge in inappropriate Romantic excess, while Kathryn Stott (Hyperion) is unidiomatic and flat alongside Thyssens-Valentin's absolute "rightness." Great performances of great music. --Dan Davis

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ASIN: B000002ZYQ
Release Date: 1995-06-06

Tracks:

  1. Impromptus: Impromptu No. 1 In E Flat Major, Op. 25 (1881)
  2. Impromptus: Impromptu No. 2 In F Minor, Op. 31 (1883)
  3. Impromptus: Impromptu No. 3 In A Flat Major, Op. 34 (1883)
  4. Impromptus: Impromptu No. 4 In D Flat Major, Op. 91 (1906)
  5. Impromptus: Impromptu No. 5 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 102 (1909)
  6. Impromptu: Impromptu No. 6 In D Flat Major, Op. 86 bis (1904)
  7. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Th
  8. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation I (L'istesso tempo)
  9. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation II (Piso)
  10. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation III (Un poco piso)
  11. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation IV (L'istesso tempo)
  12. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation V (Un poco piso)
  13. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation VI (Molto adagio)
  14. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation VII (Allegro moderato)
  15. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation VIII (Andante molto moderato)
  16. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation IX (Quasi adagio)
  17. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation X (Allegro vivo)
  18. Th et Variations, Op. 73 (1895): Variation XI (Andante molto, moderato espressivo)
  19. Trois Romances sans paroles Op. 17 (c1863): No. 1, Andante quasi allegretto
  20. Trois Romances sans paroles Op. 17 (c1863): No. 2, Allegro molto
  21. Trois Romances sans paroles Op. 17 (c1863): No. 3, Andante moderato
  22. Valse-caprices: No. 1 In A Major, Op. 30 (1882)
  23. Valse-caprices: No. 2 In D Flat Major, Op. 38 (1884)
  24. Valse-caprices: No. 3 In G Flat Major, Op. 59 (1887-1893)
  25. Valse-caprices: No. 4 In A Flat Major, Op. 62 (1893-4)

Tracks:

  1. Barcarolle No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 26 (1880)
  2. Barcarolle No. 2 In G Major, Op. 41 (1885)
  3. Barcarolle No. 3 In G Flat Major, Op. 42 (1885)
  4. Barcarolle No. 4 In A Flat Major, Op. 44 (1886)
  5. Barcarolle No. 5 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 66 (1894)
  6. Barcarolle No. 6 In E Flat Major, Op. 70 (1896)
  7. Barcarolle No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 90 (1905)
  8. Barcarolle No. 8 In D Flat Major, Op. 96 (1906)
  9. Barcarolle No. 9 In A Minor, Op. 101 (1909)
  10. Barcarolle No. 10 In A Minor, Op. 104, No. 2 (1913)
  11. Barcarolle No. 11 In G Minor, Op. 105 (1913)
  12. Barcarolle No. 12 In E Flat Major, Op. 106 bis (1915)
  13. Barcarolle No. 13 In C Major, Op. 116 (1921)
  14. Ballade pour piano seul, Op. 19 (1877-1879)

Tracks:

  1. Nocturne No.1 In E Flat Minor Op. 33 No.1(c1875)
  2. Nocturne No.2 In B Major Op. 33 No.2(c1880)
  3. Nocturne No.3 In A Flat Major Op. 33 No.3(1882)
  4. Nocturne No.4 In E Flat Major Op. 36(?1884)
  5. Nocturne No.5 In B Flat Major Op. 37(?1884)
  6. Nocturne No.6 In D Flat Major Op. 63(1894)
  7. Nocturne No.7 In C Sharp Minor Op. 74 (1898)
  8. Souvenirs de Bayreuth (With Andre Messager)(1888)
  9. Huit pieces breves Op. 84 (1869-1902): Capriccio In E Flat Major
  10. Huit pieces breves Op. 84 (1869-1902): Fantaisie In A Flat Major
  11. Huit pieces breves Op. 84 (1869-1902): Fugue In A Minor
  12. Huit pieces breves Op. 84 (1869-1902): Adagietto In E Minor
  13. Huit pieces breves Op. 84 (1869-1902): Improvisation In C Sharp Minor
  14. Huit pieces breves Op. 84 (1869-1902): Fugue In E Minor
  15. Huit pieces breves Op. 84 (1869-1902): Allegresse In C Major
  16. Huit pieces breves Op. 84 (1869-1902): Nocturne No. 8 In D Flat Major

Tracks:

  1. Dolly, Op. 56: Berceuse (1894)
  2. Dolly, Op. 56: Mi-a-ou (1896)
  3. Dolly, Op. 56: Le jardin de Dolly (1896)
  4. Dolly, Op. 56: Kitty-Valse (1896)
  5. Dolly, Op. 56: Tendresse (1896)
  6. Dolly, Op. 56: Le pas espagnol (1897)
  7. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 1 In D Flat Major
  8. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
  9. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 3 In G Minor
  10. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 4 In F Major
  11. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 5 In D Minor
  12. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 6 In E Flat Minor
  13. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 7 In A Major
  14. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 8 In C Minor
  15. Neuf Prdes, Op. 103 (1910-11): No. 9 In E Minor
  16. Mazurka In B Flat Major, Op. 32 (c1878)
  17. Nocturne No. 8 In D Flat Major From Op. 84 (1902)
  18. Nocturne No. 9 In B Minor, Op. 97 (1908)
  19. Nocturne No. 10 In E Minor, Op. 99 (1908)
  20. Nocturne No. 11 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 104, No. 1 (1913)
  21. Nocturne No. 12 In E Minor, Op. 107 (1915)
  22. Nocturne No. 13 In B Minor, Op. 119 (1921)

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Dull.......2007-03-09

The previous reviewer was right about Faure's piano music being of "introspective moods, rich chromatic textures, subtle expressivity and sheer tonal beauty", however, I heard very little of that in Stott's playing.

If lifelessness is what equates introspection for the critics that praised these recordings, then Stott's Faure deserves every award it's gotten. The fact is, her playing seriously lacks the "chromatic textures, subtle expressivity and sheer tonal beauty" that is so important for Faure, and the only reason these recordings are so highly praised is because of patriotic bias. Even the Naxos bargain offerings by Volondat is much better.

5 out of 5 stars Penguin Rosette Award Winner.......2006-03-22

Faure's piano music is autobiographical in which the earlier pieces exude a more simple, upbeat optimism which yields to greater austerity, ambiguity, unpredictability and melancholy in the later works. Yet, his music always retains its civility and french beauty in spite of emotionalal, tempestuous episodes. If you gravitate towards piano music of introspective moods, rich chromatic textures, subtle expressivity and sheer tonal beauty, then definately consider this rather equisite music by one of the more humble composers of the magical salon, romantic era of Paris.

Pianist Kathryn Stott seems to have the type of personna and style that is well-suited for the gentile, urbane and somewhat understated music of Faure. Ms. Stott has focused her career primarily on the chamber and solo repertoire, and within that, mostly on 19th-century French music. She is one of today's most prominent proponents of French music - so much so that the French government awarded her special recognition as such. Some of her work includes performances with the ever-popular Yo-Yo Ma ("La Belle Epoque") as well as several for Hyperion (whose artists tend to only be of the "upper shelf" category).

Even hearing a few pieces of this landmark set reveals the typical emphasis on elegance and beauty within French music in general. The Penguin Guide awarded this four-CD set a PENGUIN ROSETTE citing while Gramophone gave it a "Critic's Choice" award - both of which certainly says something positive if you are thinking of purchasing it. Also each of the four CD's contains a generous 70+ minutes with the typically clear and brilliant Hyperion sound. Again, if you like solo piano music that coaxes and caresses with nuance rather than shouts to make its point, then Stott's complete Faure set here should give a lifetime of refreshment and inspiritation. Here are some other mainstream press reviews on this CD (also see Stott's other single-disc highlight CD for more Amazon reviews).

'One of the most purely pleasurable releases of the year so far. The playing is intelligent, persuasive, Ioving, and the music reaches far beyond the standard boundaries of fin de si?cle French salon style. Four outstanding discs' (The Independent)

'Sumptuously recorded. A true and dedicated Francophile [Kathryn Stott] is clearly among the more stylish and intriguing of all young pianists' (Gramophone)

'She deserves an honoured place beside the most distinguished Faure exponents ... A major achievement in every way' (Classic CD)

'A tremendous achievement' (BBC Music Magazine)

'A major contribution to the recorded literature of French piano music, strongly recommended' (Fanfare, USA)
Fauré: Nocturnes, Vol. 2
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 Fauré: Nocturnes, Vol. 2

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ASIN: B0000013YL
Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

  1. No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.74
  2. No.8 In D Flat Major, Op.84, No.8
  3. No.9 In B Minor, Op.97
  4. No.10 In E Minor, Op.99
  5. No.11 In F Sharp Minor, Op.104, No.1
  6. No.12 In E Minor, Op.107
  7. No.13 In B Minor, Op.119
  8. No.3 In G Minor
  9. No.9 In E Minor
  10. No.1 In A Flat Major
  11. No.2 In A Minor
  12. No.3 In A Flat major

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Very Best Faure..........2004-06-16

The late nocturnes of Faure are virtually his best works for piano solo. One can see why Faure is sometimes called "the French Brahms," for he makes great use of the lower registers of the piano--for which Brahms also had a great affinity. Still, Faure also has a kind of luminescent airiness in the bright upper registers--which is something of a "classic" characteristic of much purely French music.

Faure's nocturnes have a meditative ambience. It's thought that because Faure himself was ambidextrous his pieces frenquently seem to offer this step-wise balance alternating between the hands: in some passages, the effect is quite hypnotic.

Frenchman Jean Martin has a real handle on these works: he lets them breathe fully, and his timing is very steady and ambient--which is exactly what these pieces call for. Some might consider Martin's realizations "slow," but he's brilliant where he needs to be, and slower is better than faster: after all, this is not a footrace.

The recorded sound is excellent.

4 out of 5 stars Definitely Bedtime Music.......2001-12-01

Unlike the nocturnes of Chopin, or even Field (whose compositions redefined the 'nocturne' as night time evocations), Faure's nocturnes are more like meditative mood pieces, rather than the restrained forward moving compositions of the former. Martin elicits a wonderfully even tone in his playing, bright and bassy, but the midtones are recorded a little high. There are times I wish he wouldn't swoon so much in his playing, and allow the natural ambiguity of Faure's music to speak for itself, while concerning his playing more on making the pieces more propulsive. This makes a few of the nocturnes, such as the 7th and the 9th lag to my ear. A faster pace with less syncopation on the rythms (i.e. less noticeable rubato) would allow his music to be more affective to me, and less narcoleptic. I'm just being picky though, it is a very good purchase, for the price, sound quality, and beautiful music. Faure is in that tricky spot between musical movements, though the more I listen to him, the more I pinpoint him as being an impressionist. The hardest kind of piano music to pull off, so in that view, Martin's approach could the most valid, though I feel most the harmonies in the nocturnes would sound more effective "glistening" rather than "glowing."

5 out of 5 stars Masterpieces, masterfully played.......2000-07-22

This is the first recording of Faure's piano music I ever bought. These are later works of the composer and can be somewhat more elusive than his early compositions, but Jean Martin's playing is at once precise and expressive. I now have all of the Naxos recordings of Faure's piano music and I vastly prefer the two CDs of Nocturnes played by Martin to the CD's with Volondat playing. I highly recommend these recordings to anyone.
Gabriel Faure: Complete Nocturnes for Piano
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    NocturnesNocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00005YQJP
    Release Date: 2002-02-15

    Tracks:

    1. Nocturne No.1 In E Flat Minor, Op.33/i: Lento
    2. Nocturne No.2 In B Major, Op.33/ii: Andantino Espressivo-Allegro Ma Non Troppo
    3. Nocturne No.3 In A Flat Major, Op.33/iii: Andante Con Moto
    4. Nocturne No.4 In E Flat Major, Op.36: Andante Molto Moderato
    5. Nocturne No.5 In B Flat Major, Op.37: Andante Quasi Allegretto-Allegro
    6. Nocturne No.6 In D Flat Major, Op.63: Adagio-Allegro Moderato
    7. Nocturne No.7 In C Sharp Minor, Op.74: Molto Lento-Allegro
    8. Nocturne No.8 In D Flat Major, Op.84: Adagio Non Troppo
    9. Nocturne No.9 In B Minor, Op.97: Quasi Adagio
    10. Nocturne No.10 In E Minor, Op.99: Quasi Adagio
    11. Nocturne No.11 In F Sharp Minor, Op.104: Molto Moderato
    12. Nocturne No.12 In E Minor, Op.107: Andante Moderato
    13. Nocturne No.13 In B Minor, Op.119: Andante

    Tracks:

    1. Beyond The Notes: Drawn In Sound
    2. Beyond The Notes: Drawn In Sound
    3. Beyond The Notes: Drawn In Sound
    4. Beyond The Notes: Drawn In Sound
    5. Beyond The Notes: Drawn In Sound
    6. Beyond The Notes: Drawn In Sound

    Product Description

    Pianist Sally Pinkas presents unforgettable performances of the thirteen Nocturnes in the famous acoustics of Boston's Jordan Hall.
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      Nocturnes 1-13
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      • Impeccable clarity of line
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      		 Nocturnes 1-13
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      Release Date: 2002-08-13

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      Germaine Thyssens-Valentin is unfamiliar to most music lovers, but her 1950s series of Fauré recordings for an obscure French record label are among the best ever. They were made after she returned to concertizing from having abandoned a promising career to raise five children. Her affinity for Fauré's piano music is immediately apparent in the way she inhabits its inner core. The Nocturnes are elusive, reflective works, whose surface beauties conceal a world of deep, if understated, feeling. Like no other player in the catalogue, Thyssens-Valentin penetrates their depths, playing with gorgeous tone, brilliant technique that never calls attention to itself, and an attention to accompanying lines that give the music a rarely conveyed richness and density. In her Nocturne No. 3, for example, subsidiary lines are woven to enrich the melodic line in ways that make the version by Arthur Rubinstein (RCA) sound merely pretty. Her performances of other Nocturnes reveal that such contemporary pianists as Pascal Rogé (Decca) indulge in inappropriate Romantic excess, while Kathryn Stott (Hyperion) is unidiomatic and flat alongside Thyssens-Valentin's absolute "rightness." Great performances of great music. --Dan Davis

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      5 out of 5 stars Impeccable clarity of line.......2007-03-13

      With the excellent review material already written, I'd only like to add a few comments.

      I've been enjoying Faure's music since music school 30 years ago, and, by now, I've probably heard the work of most pianists that have taken a serious stab at his wonderful 4+ hours of solo piano music. Like most of us, I'd never heard of Thyssens-Valentin. I can't say we should jettison the work of Stott or Roge or Collard now that these discs are out, but Thyssens-Valentin has a particular approach that I think is worth emphasizing: She does a wonderful job of leading our ears with the main thread of the musical ideas such that the progression from beginning to end of each of these Nocturnes seems quite straightforward; almost simple. Stott, much as I like her in many respects, tends, like many pianists, to get caught up in the detail, and to "worry" over the filigree...all the activity that moves around the main line. That's lovely stuff too, but Thyssens-Valentin is almost hypnotic in the way she grabs your ear and takes you through the steps of each Nocturne.

      I admit, though, that toward the end of the disc, she occasionally sounds just a bit labored, like the struggle (hers or Faure's?) is almost too much. But this is a small thing in an otherwise very significant achievement. I agree, too, that the sound is decent, but no better. It's certainly good enough to allow the message to get across.

      If you like Faure's piano music, this is a must. If you've never heard it, but are interested, I think this is a very good place to start.

      5 out of 5 stars Finally!.......2003-12-16

      Finally, with each of Testament's three discs, perfect performances of what seemed to be such elusive music. Now, someone, could we have Thyssens-Valentin's Mozart?

      5 out of 5 stars Revelatory performances by a re-discovered pianist.......2002-08-13

      Gabriel Faure's 13 Nocturnes, composed over a period of 46 years from 1875 to 1921, form a remarkable series in the composer's output. Starting from the rather conventional first Nocturne, the music traverses through episodes of light and darkness, agitation and serenity until it reaches those dark and desolate final pieces. From it, one can see how Faure's compositional idiom matured over the 4 decades and how the music itself increases in profundity and harmonic complexity as the series progresses. It represents such a fascinating musical and spiritual journey so that performing or listening to them in chronological order can be a most mesmerizing, revelatory and hugely rewarding experience.

      These beautiful and evocative works have found in Germaine Thyssens-Valentin their perfect advocate. The Dutch pianist, who died 1987 at the age of 85, is a rather obscure name to most. The reason for such neglect by pianophiles may stem from the fact that she took a lengthy sabbatical mid-career to raise her 5 children and that the label which she mostly recorded with, namely Ducretet-Thomson, did not survive very long into the stereo era. It is therefore laudable for Testament to re-issue some of her Faure recordings, of which this is one.

      What makes Thyssens-Valentin the Faure interpreter par excellence, then? Well, her outstanding pianistic and interpretative qualities will immediately become evident when one puts on this wonderful recording. The catalogue of her attributes makes a long list - She is blessed with a superb technique, and her playing is characterised by impeccable musicianship, a warm and beautiful tone, a most sensitive touch, a wide palette of tone colours and dynamic range, the most subtle of keyboard inflections, a complete command of the art of voicing the melodic line as well as those exquisite figurations in Faure's piano writing, a sort of lyrical eloquence that will charm the listener to submission, a deep understanding of the music's possibilities as well as a total identification with the spirit of the music. It is difficult to imagine any other to equal, let alone surpass, these exceedingly fine performances.

      Testament has done some good re-mastering for the re-issue. However, I found the piano tone to be occasionally rather "misty", especially for notes in the middle range, which probably is a feature of the original 1956 mono recordings. The presentation of the CD is good, with 2 well-written articles by Jeannine Lancien, daughter of Thyssens-Valentin, and Bryce Morrison. As this CD may help many listeners to discover or re-evaluate both a neglected master pianist as well as Faure's music, and that it can also give great pleasure to both the ear and the mind, it can be recommended with the greatest enthusiasm.
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        4. Thais: Meditation
        5. Woodland Sketches: To A Water Lily
        6. Woodland Sketches: To A Wild Rose
        7. 'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
        8. Arabesque No.1
        9. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
        10. Spanish Dance No.2: Orientale
        11. County Derry: Londonderry Air
        12. Somebody Loves Me
        13. Barcarolle: June
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        15. Adagio For Strings

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        1. Ich liebe dich
        2. Piano Concerto No.21: Andante
        3. Fur Elise
        4. Berceuse
        5. Prelude No.7 In A Major
        6. Waltz In C-Sharp Minor
        7. Madama Butterfly: Un bel di
        8. The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
        9. Vocalise
        10. May Night
        11. Spanish Dance, Op.5, No.5: Playera
        12. Intermezzo In A Major, Op.118, No.2
        13. String Quintet In E Major: Minuet
        14. Traumerei
        15. Sheep May Safely Graze

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        1. Ave Maria
        2. Salut d'amour
        3. Minuet In G Major
        4. Siciliano In G Minor
        5. Nocturne
        6. Je te veux
        7. Do It Again
        8. Clair de lune
        9. Humoresque
        10. Tango
        11. Peer Gynt: Solvejg's Song
        12. Serenade
        13. Air For The 'G' String
        14. String Quartet In D Major: Andante cantabile

        Tracks:

        1. Les Chemins d'amour
        2. Les Chemins d'amour
        3. 'Pathetique' Sonata: Adagio Cantabile
        4. La rondine: Doretta's Dream
        5. None But The Lonely Heart
        6. Two Elegaic Melodies: The Last Spring
        7. Elegie
        8. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
        9. Prelude No.15 In D-Flat Major
        10. Waltz In A-Flat Major, Op.39, No.15
        11. Variation No.18
        12. Carmen: Habanera
        13. Pavane For A Dead Princess
        14. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romanze: Andante
        15. Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et douloureux
        Fauré: 6 Nocturnes; Violin Sonata No. 1
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          Release Date: 2004-10-11
          Nocturnes 1-13
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            Faure , and Collard
            Manufacturer: Capitol
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            ASIN: B00000DOI1
            Release Date: 1990-10-25
            Nocturnes Nos. 8-13; Pieces Breves Op.84
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              		Nocturnes Nos. 8-13; Pieces Breves Op.84

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              ASIN: B0000044FS
              Release Date: 1993-06-09
              Fauré: 13 Nocturnes; Thème et variations; Ballade; 9 Préludes
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              • Vibrant refinement and sheer lyricism!
              		Fauré: 13 Nocturnes; Thème et variations; Ballade; 9 Préludes

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              ASIN: B000024TDN
              Release Date: 1987-01-01

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              5 out of 5 stars Vibrant refinement and sheer lyricism! .......2006-08-01

              Jean Philippe Collard is among of the pianists of his generation, the most pyramidal, consistent and mature of them.

              Gabriel Fauré is one of the most beloved composers outside of France and weirdly, one of the most misunderstood musicians of his generation. As a classicist, he always maintained the ideals of Rameau. Little of even nothing cared about expressive modes, technical devices, regarding himself the logical product of a long established tradition in a decisive musical history turning point.. His musical formation accuses a solid doses of Bach where form and content, clarity and unit, supported his untamed Romantic spirit. His harmony was constantly enriched due the powerful inspiration, there are swiftly moving modulations and peerless chromaticisms, that suggest us an overflowing source of untiring inspiration. That's why, in honor to the true, these pages of fecund, sheer and pristine beauty have not achieved the deserved lace it should occupy in the literature for piano.

              These thirteen Nocturnes constitute by far, his finest single group of fine pieces. The kaleidoscopic lyricism, captivating serenity and that mysterious spell make of these pages one of my favorite pieces any time. You just only should notice the exuberance of the Fifth Nocturne Op. 66 to agree in my personal appreciation.

              This set of Fauré' s Nocturnes simply has no equal, in hands of this poet of the piano; Jean Philippe Collard who carves in relief his eloquent expressiveness and lavish phrasing.



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              2. Fiesta!
              3. French Arias
              4. Glass: Symphony no 5 (Choral): Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya
              5. Glazunov: Raymonda
              6. Great Composers: Elmer Bernstein (Film Score Compilation) [Soundtrack]
              7. Handel - The Occasional Oratorio / Gritton · Milne · Bowman · Ainsley · George · The King's Consort · King
              8. Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 37, Chopin: Nocturne Op. 72
              9. Hilary And Jackie: Music From The Motion Picture [Soundtrack]
              10. Holst: The Planets/Grainger: The Warriors

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