Faure: Bracarolles, Impromptus, Valses Breves, Romances Sans Paroles, etc. [Import]

Gabriel Faure (Performer), Jean-Philippe Collard (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Gabriel Faure
• Audio CD (March 24, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B000006DEO
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #635,429 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. No. 1 In A Minor, Op.26

2. No. 2 In G Major, Op.41

3. No. 3 In G Flat Major, Op.42

4. No. 4 In A Flat Major, Op.44

5. No. 5 In F Sharp Minor, Op.66

6. No. 6 In E Flat Major, Op.70

7. No.7 In D Minor, Op.90

8. No. 8 In D Flat Major, Op.96

9. No. 9 In A Minor, Op.101

10. No. 10 In A Minor,Op.104 No 2

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Disc: 2

1. No. 1 In F Sharp Minor, Op.30

2. No. 2 In D Flat Major, Op.38

3. No. 3 In G Flat Major, Op.59

4. No. 4 In A Flat Major, Op.62

5. Capriccio In E Flat Major

6. Fantasie In A Flat Major

7. Fugue In A Minor

8. Adagietto In E Minor

9. Improvisation In C Sharp Minor

10. Fugue In E Minor

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exuberant performances from Collard, April 1, 2000

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This review is from: Faure: Bracarolles, Impromptus, Valses Breves, Romances Sans Paroles, etc. (Audio CD)

Faure's outpout for the piano is prodigious, but the intensely introspective nature of his music has eluded performers and audience alike. Thankfully, pianists like Collard have made this music available to the public. Collard's Faure is buoyant, lyrical, youthful and therefore somewhat straight forward, yet it is an approach that rescues this music from sentimentality, especially in those written during Faure's early period. For example, when compared to Paul Crossley, whose Valses-Caprice stretches rhythmic freedom beyond good taste, Collard's no-nonsense reading brings out the vitality of these exquisite pieces. If you like Chopin already but are not familiar with Faure, this would be a good introduction.