The bulk of Gabriel Fauré’s music – whether piano, chamber, vocal or orchestral – conveys the impression of a personal and private statement, an intimate conversation between the composer and his muse. All his life, Fauré’s ideal was, as he put it, to create Musique de Chambre; the larger forms, such as opera, symphonies or concertos, were not for him. The elegance and “ease” of much of his music belies the painstaking effort that went into the composition. Composed in 1879, the gentle Berceuse (Lullaby), originally for violin and piano, has undergone many transcriptions, including an orchestration by Fauré himself.Notes by Elizabeth and Joseph Kahn
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Gabriel Fauré
Berceuse in D Major, Op.16 Play
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The bulk of Gabriel Fauré’s music – whether piano, chamber, vocal or orchestral – conveys the impression of a personal and private statement, an intimate conversation between the composer and his muse. All his life, Fauré’s ideal was, as he put it, to create Musique de Chambre; the larger forms, such as opera, symphonies or concertos, were not for him. The elegance and “ease” of much of his music belies the painstaking effort that went into the composition. Composed in 1879, the gentle Berceuse (Lullaby), originally for violin and piano, has undergone many transcriptions, including an orchestration by Fauré himself. Notes by Elizabeth and Joseph Kahn
More music by Gabriel Fauré
Après un rève
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45
Nocturne in e-flat minor, Op. 33, No. 1
Impromptu No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 34
From Requiem: Hostias
Élégie in C minor Op. 24
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Op. 13
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Piano Quintet No. 1 in d minor, Op. 89
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Sonata for Violin and Piano (1963)
Carmen Fantasy
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