Gabriel Fauré: Barcarolles - Piano Solo: Piano: Instrumental Album

The music of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) is an important link between the innovations of late Romanticism and the experimentation of the early 20th century. A student of Saint-Saëns, he, in turn, taught Ravel and was a mentor to the young modernists of Les Six. These 12 nocturnes and 12 barcarolles, composed over a span of 40 years, document his move from Romanticism to the frontiers of 20th-century music. Reprinted from authoritative French editions.

Sonata for Piano N 5 /Three Romances Without Words op. 17 N 52 / Mazurka N 8 / Prelude [and Fugue] N 17 / Gavotte N 14 / Short Pieces op. 84 N 147 / Mazurka op. 32 N 75 / Five Impromptus. Par FAURE GABRIEL. Centering on the important series of the “Impromptus”, the collection of “Pièces brèves”, and the “Trois Romances sans paroles”, the present volume also gathers piano works by Gabriel Fauré that are either unpublished or little-known. It is of additional interest insofar as it draws attention to a series of pieces dating from his earliest creative period. The young composer’s progress can thus be followed, from his student work at the “École de musique classique et religieuse” to the earliest masterpieces for piano born between 1875 and 1880. These scores show Fauré’s ability to imitate styles of the past, crafting preludes and fugues, a sonata in the Viennese tradition, and character pieces deriving straight from Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Chopin. Through them, a musical personality emerges little by little: its signs are tenuous in the “Sonate”, in the early versions of the “Fugues”, and in the “Trois Romances”, but they are more in evidence in the “Mazurke”, the “Gavotte”, and the “Prélude” in E minor. Of his early compositions, Fauré, to be sure, retained only what is included in this volume, namely those pieces which he deemed most personal and suitable for publication. All of these compositions are remarkable for their individual flavour. Despite the diverse origin of its constituent parts the contrasted “Pièces brèves” collection is unjustly neglected, as it forms an ensemble of high quality, with a search for concision that anticipates the “Neuf Préludes”. Next to the “Nocturnes” and “Barcarolles”, the five “Impromptus”, vigorously crafted between 1881 and 1906, show a composer with ever increasing creative powers who crosses borders in the pursuit of his artistic ideas. Beside the first versions of the 3rd “Romance” and two “Pièces brèves”, the appendices to the present volume include the interesting piano solo version of the “Pavane” doubtlessly penned by the composer, as well as the cadenzas to piano concertos by Beethoven and Mozart which he wrote for his students and, later, for the pianist Marguerite Hasselmans. These cadenzas’ originality has aroused the interest of pianists again and again./ Recueil / Piano

Cette belle sélection présente les oeuvres les plus célèbres de Gabriel Fauré, y compris les arrangements de mélodies de son célèbre Requiem et la Pavane Op.50. Contient la partition à la fois et audio complète sur CD. Chaque morceau a été composé, ou spécialement aménagé, pour piano solo et est accompagné par de hautes performances de démonstration de qualité sur un CD de musique spécialement commandée. Un complément indispensable à votre bibliothèque de piano. / Piano

Par DAMASE JEAN-MICHEL. Une exceptionnelle Masterclass d'interprétation par Jean-Michel Damase, l'un des grands dépositaires de la musique classique du 20e siècle. 2 heures de Masterclass et un portrait de Jean-Michel Damase. The Masterclass collection réunit une série de DVD ayant pour thème les cours des 'Maîtres de Musique'. Cette collection sera la référence pour tous les mélomanes. Une réalisation soignée, un son de très haute qualité, tous les moyens sont mis en oeuvre pour que le DVD restitue l'intégralité du contenu pédagogique d'une Masterclass. Jean-Michel Damase eut la chance d'être élevé dés son enfance dans un climat de musique française, (sa mère la célèbre harpiste Micheline Kahn, fut la créatrice des oeuvres de Fauré et Ravel). Après un 1er Prix de Piano à l'Unanimité obtenu à 15 ans au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, il fut l'élève privilégié d'Alfred Cortot, et poursuivit ses études musicales sanctionnées par un 1er Prix de Composition et le 1er Grand Prix de Rome. Il pratique la musique sous bien des aspects. Compositeur de Ballets pour Roland Petit et le Marquis de Cuevas, d'ouvrages lyriques sur des textes de Jean Anouilh et Louise de Vilmorin, de nombreuses oeuvres de musique de chambre crées par Jean-Pierre Rampal et Lily Laskine. Il n'oublia jamais ses premières amours, la musique française de piano, obtenant le Grand Prix du Disque pour le premier enregistrement intégral des Nocturnes et des. Barcarolles de Gabriel Fauré, réédité récemment en CD, et enseignant aujourd'hui, ce répertoire à de jeunes pianistes, tant en France, aux Etats-Unis et au Japon. Direction artistique de la collection: Jean-Bernard Beauchamp Producteur délégué: Richard Stéphant Réalisation: Alban Blay / classique / Date parution : 2006-02-20/ Accessoire / Piano

The Library Of Romantic Music is a comprehensive collection of the greatest works of the Romantic period. Featuring composers like Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy and Gabriel Fauré, the works represented here truly some of the most beautiful ever composed. Now they're all in one conveniently spiral-bound volume, arranged for solo Piano for your sheer playing pleasure.Like the Baroque and Classical periods before it, Romantic music existed within a broader artistic, intellectual and literary movement. Emerging in the early 19th century it reflected a time of preoccupation with things mystical, spiritual, legendary and supernatural. This collection comprises fantastic original Piano works and beautiful arrangements from all the greatest composers of this era, including: Albéniz, Berlioz, Bizet, Brahms, Chopin, Dvorák, Debussy, Elgar, Fauré, Grieg, Mahler, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Puccini, Ravel and so many more.Spanning the 19th century, the Romantic movement was a reaction to what had come before. Music proved to be a particularly rich medium of expression for a new Zeitgeist that prized individualism and spirituality. Drawing together composers whose background was as diverse as the music they created, the period proved to be a very broad church indeed. This makes The Library Of Romantic Music particularly exciting, because the extraordinarily rich and expressive music is collected here in a single volume that is durable, convenient and is sure to be a mainstay of your music stand.For a simply stunning compendium of some incredible pieces of music composed by the masters, The Library Of Romantic Music is essential. The greatest compositions from such a fantastically rich period have been collected in this single volume, perfect for pianists looking for beautiful additions to their repertoire. / Piano

This superb 2CD collection of 42 all-time favorite classical pieces features performances by the world's leading soloists and orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. The audio CDs are accompanied by a specially produced book containing the same pieces for intermediate solo piano. / Piano

90 chefs d'oeuvres intemporels de la musique classique. Partitions piano. / Piano