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Fauré: | Sicilienne, Op. 78 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Pablo Casals) Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 Romance in A major for cello & piano, Op. 69 Berceuse, Op. 16 (arr. for cello and piano) Papillon, Op. 77 Sérénade, Op. 98 Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 Pavane, Op. 50 (arr. H. Busser) |
Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson (cello) & Allan Sternfield (piano) Fauré’s musical language bridged a gap between 19th-century Romanticism and the music that appeared with the new century, developing and evolving, but retaining its own fundamental characteristics. His gift for melody, subtle harmonic idiom, judicious and highly personal use of contemporary innovations make for enriching listening, whether in the popular Sicilienne, Pavane and other short pieces or in his two tuneful and impeccably crafted Cello Sonatas. Since receiving top prizes, including the Diploma of the Tchaikovsky Competition, Moscow, and First Prize of the International Cello Competition Belgrade, Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson has been in high demand as a soloist all over the world. | 
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| |  | Fauré - Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Maria Kliegel (cello) & Nina Tichman (piano) Fauré’s two cello sonatas are compact, beautifully written works whose musical language, with its many subtle changes of tonality and gift for melody, has been described as conveying ‘the power of tranquil thought’. Written in the summer of 1917, during the First World War, the neglected First Sonata begins with a troubled Allegro, followed by an eloquent Andante and a sparkling Finale. The C minor Andante of the Second Sonata has its origin in a Chant funèbre commissioned for the celebration in May 1921 of the centenary of the death of Napoleon. This recital also includes an arrangement of the ever-popular song Après un rêve, as well as the virtuosic Papillon. “Nina Tichman uses Fauré's powerful left-hand lines correctly as counterweight to the cello's soaring tunes. Impassioned playing from her Kliegel gives us not only the two sonatas, but also the Elégie and even the Romance as the fine, strong works they are.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 *** “In both sonatas and in the shorter pieces Kliegel plays with an impressively wide dynamic range down to a mete whisper of pianissimo, perfectly articulated.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Paul Tortelier plays Fauré & Debussy
Paul Tortelier (cello) & Jean Hubeau (piano) Digitally remastered “Although a little strait-laced in the Élégie, Tortelier and Hubeau are marvellous advocates for Fauré's magnificent cello sonatas, with their mix of passion and eloquence, and they are majestic in Debussy's late Sonata.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Fauré - Works for Cello & Piano
Ophélie Gaillard (cello) & Bruno Fontaine (piano) Born in 1845, the French composer and organist Gabriel Fauré is now acknowledged as one of the most important writers of chamber music of his period. The delicate and elegant style of his music, redolent of the salons of Parisian high-society, is underpinned by a core of emotional depth and an often adventurous approach to harmony. Although he did not compose a great deal of music for the solo cello, he seems to have had a special affinity for the instrument and its lyrical qualities. It is therefore no surprise that these works have become favourites with both audiences and performers. This recording contains all the pieces originally written by Fauré for cello and piano, including one of his most beautiful and enduring short compositions, the “Elégie”, opus 24, and the two sonatas, opus 109 and 119. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Fauré - Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Kathryn Stott (piano), Christian Poltéra (cello) & Priya Mitchell (violin) The Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 is a fascinating and unsettling product of those dark days of the First World War. Fauré’s youngest son was in the army and it is not hard to hear something of his father’s anxiety in the sonata. The Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117 was written between March and November 1921 and this happier time is reflected in more contented music. Fauré’s friend Vincent d’Indy, spoke for many when he complimented his fellow composer on the sheer ‘youthfulness’ of this music: ‘plus the mastery of maturity. And it’s so beautiful!’ These works are here joined by Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119, completed after the death of Fauré’s closest friend, Camille Saint-Saëns. It was Fauré’s last solo piano work and completed the second of two great work cycles, the Barcarolles and Nocturnes, which between them chart the course of Fauré’s composing life and contain some of the composer’s most intimate thoughts. The Thirteenth Nocturne is as well the summation of the two sets. ‘Its grip is so powerful’, wrote the great French pianist Yvonne Lefébure, ‘that there is no place for rational explanation…, it is the only example of a work in which not a single note could be changed or removed’. Completing the disc is the Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120, which despite its moments of drama unfolds with an easy-flowing serenity. “Christian Poltéra… phrases sensitively and makes the most of the composer's dynamic markings… Kathryn Stott is an ideal partner, managing her pedalling levels to produce a variety of textures.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 **** “Kathryn Stott reinforces her position as one of the finest Fauré interpreters of her generation” BBC Music Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Sonatas for Cello and Piano
Paul Tortelier (cello), Aldo Ciccolini (piano), Eric Heidsieck (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Fauré - Complete Music for Cello & Piano
Steven Doane (cello) and Barry Snyder (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Thomas Igloi (cello), Clifford Benson (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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Arto Noras (Cello), Bruno Rigutto (Piano) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Fauré: Musique de Chambre, Vol. 1
Fauré: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108 Berceuse, Op. 16 Romance in B flat major for violin & piano, Op. 28 Andante in B flat for Violin and Piano Op. 75 Morceau de lecture Sicilienne, Op. 78 Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 Romance in A major for cello & piano, Op. 69 Papillon, Op. 77 Sérénade, Op. 98 Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117 Fantaisie for flute & orchestra (or flute & piano), Op. 79 Morceau de concours Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 |
Frederic Lodeon, Michel Debost, Jean-Philippe Collard, Augustin Duma | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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