Fauré, Gabriel(1845-1924)

November 11, 2024, 7:00 pm

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Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) was the vanguard composer of his generation in France. Devoting a series to him comes from a listener suggestion. Bill feels Fauré’s early prowess places him in the prodigy category with Mendelssohn and Mozart. As proof, Bill begins the week with “Le papillon et la fleur” (The butterfly and the flower) and “Mai”, both written when Fauré was 16. Bill then offers some examples that display Fauré’s mastery of short pieces, and explains Fauré’s many harmonic and melodic innovations, as in his famous Requiem.

Playlist

Episode 1

Fauré, Gabriel: Trois Romances sans paroles, Op. 17 (excerpt)
Charles Owen, piano
Avie 2240
1:50

Fauré, Gabriel: “Le Papillon Et La Fleur”, Op. 1/1
Janet Baker, mezzo soprano; Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Great Recording
EMI 66320
2:14

Fauré, Gabriel: “Mai”
Gérard Souzay, baritone; Dalton Baldwin, piano
L’Esprit Français
EMI 64079
2:04

Fauré, Gabriel: Trois Romances sans paroles, Op. 17
No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Andante quasi allegretto
No. 2 in A Minor, Allegro molto
No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Andante moderato
Charles Owen, piano
Fauré: The Complete Barcarolles • Trois Romances sans paroles
Avie 2240
6:46

Fauré, Gabriel: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge/Guest; Stephen Cleobury, organ
Faure Requiem
London 436486
5:43

Fauré, Gabriel: Allegro Symphonique, Op. 68
Patrick De Hooge, Pierre-Alain Volondat, pianos
Faure: Piano Music for Four Hands
Naxos 8.553638
6:27

Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13
Gil Shaham, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano
The Fauré Album
Canary Classics 003
25:50

Episode 2

Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Quartet No. 2 In C Minor
Beaux Arts Trio, Kim Kashkashian, vla
Fauré: Piano Quartet/Piano Trio
Phil 422350
0:30

Fauré, Gabriel: Souvenirs De Bayreuth No.1
Patrick De Hooge, Pierre-Alain Volondat, pianos
L’Esprit Français
EMI 64079
0:44

Fauré, Gabriel: Après Un Rêve, Op. 7/1
Janet Baker, mezzo soprano; Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Great Recording
EMI 66320
2:04

Fauré, Gabriel: Vocalise
Ray Mase, trumpet Diana Mase, piano
Trumpet Vocalise
Summit 185
3:08

Fauré, Gabriel: Elégie, Op. 24
Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin/Riccardo Chailly; Lynn Harrell, violoncello
Riccardo Chailly – Lalo* / Saint-Saëns* / Fauré*, Lynn Harrell, RSO Berlin* – Cello
Concertos / Élégie
Lon 414387
6:50

Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Quartet No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 15
Beaux Arts Trio & Kim Kashkashian, viola
Fauré: Piano Quartet/Piano Trio
Phil 422350
31:16

Fauré, Gabriel: Berceuse
Jaime Laredo, violin; Margo Garrett, piano
Virtuoso
Dorian 90153
3:49

Episode 3

Fauré, Gabriel: L’Horizon Chimerique, Op. 118 “Mandoline”
Sanford Sylvan, baritone; David Breitman, piano
Faure: L’ Horizon Chimerique
Nonesuch 79371
1:53

Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne Op. 33 No. 2
Germaine Thyssen-Valentin, piano
Fauré: 13 Nocturnes
Test 1262
5:44

Fauré, Gabriel: Requiem, Op. 48
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields & Chorus/ Neville Marriner; Sylvia McNair, soprano; Thomas Allen, baritone
Fauré: Requiem
Phil 446084
22:00

Fauré, Gabriel: Requiem, Op. 48
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields & Chorus/ Neville Marriner; Sylvia McNair, soprano; Thomas Allen, baritone
Fauré: Requiem
Phil 446084
13:20

Fauré, Gabriel: Masques Et Bergamasques Suite, Menuet & Pastorale
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Marriner
Fauré
Argo 410552
6:46

Fauré, Gabriel: Requiem, Op. 48 (excerpt)
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields & Chorus/ Neville Marriner; Sylvia McNair, soprano; Thomas Allen, baritone
Fauré: Requiem
Phil 446084
3:13

Episode 4

Fauré, Gabriel: “Pleurs d’or”, Op. 72
Victoria De Los Angeles, soprano; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Gerald Moore, piano
Duets. Songs by Purcell, Beethoven, Schubert, Saint-Saëns, Fauré
EMI 64079
3:11

Fauré, Gabriel: Pelléas Et Mélisande Suite
1. Prelude

2. Andantino Quasi Allegretto
3. Sicilienne
4. Molto Adagio
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
Pelléas Et Mélisande Suite
Argo 410552
16:59

Fauré, Gabriel arr. L. Auer: Pelleas Et Melisande, Op. 80
Akira Eguchi, piano; Gil Shaham, violin
The Fauré Album
Canary Classics 003
2:20

Fauré, Gabriel: Madrigal De Shylock, Op. 57/2 Chanson De Shylock, Op. 57/1
Gérard Souzay, tenor; Dalton Baldwin, piano
Serenade: Songs
EMI 64079
2:46

Fauré, Gabriel: Fauré: Quartet For Strings in E Minor, Op. 121 III. Allegro
Quatuor Ébène
Debussy, Fauré & Ravel: String Quartets
Virgin 70875
7:42

Fauré, Gabriel: Dolly Suite; Berceuse Mi, A-Ou, Le Jardin De Dolly, Kitty Valse, Tendresse, Le Pas Espagnol
Patrick De Hooge & Pierre-Alain Volondat, pnos.
Faure for Four Hands
Naxos 8.553638
13:42

Fauré, Gabriel: 3 Songs, Op. 8, “Au bord de l’eau”
Victoria De Los Angeles, soprano; Gonzalo Soriano, piano
Gabriel Fauré: Au Bord de l’Eau Op.8, No.1
EMI 5650612
2:24

Fauré, Gabriel: Pelléas Et Mélisande Suite III. Sicilienne (excerpt)
Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
Pelléas Et Mélisande Suite
Argo 410552
2:14

Episode 5

Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Sonata No.2 In E Minor, Op. 108, II. Andante
Renaud Capuçon, violin; Michel Dalberto, piano
Fauré: Complete Chamber Music for Strings
Virgin Classics 708762
8:03

Fauré, Gabriel: Barcarolle, Op. 44 No. 4
Germaine Thyssen-Valentin, piano
Gabriel Fauré
Test 1262
3:47

Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120
Beaux Arts Trio
Fauré: Complete Chamber Music for Strings
Phil 422350
21:22

Fauré, Gabriel: Fantaisie
Academy of St. Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner; William Bennett, flute
Fauré
Argo 410552
5:38

Schmitt, Florent: In Memoriam Gabriel Fauré, Op. 72
Academy of St. Martin In The Fields/Marriner
Fauré
Phil 446084
3:52

Fauré, Gabriel: Pavane (With Chorus)
Academy of St. Martin In The Fields/Marriner
Fauré
Phil 446084
5:42