Composer: Gabriel Urbain Fauré
Performer: Marc Coppey, Pauline Bartissol, François Dumont
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Audite
Catalogue: AUDITE97825
Release: 2024
Size: 1.28 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Papillon, Op. 77
02. Berceuse, Op. 16
Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Andante
05. III. Allegro commodo
06. Romance in A major for cello & piano, Op. 69
07. Élégie in C minor, Op. 24
08. Sérénade, Op. 98
09. Sicilienne, Op. 78
Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andante
12. III. Allegro vivo
13. Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
14. Allegretto moderato for two cellos
Dolly Suite, Op. 56
15. No. 1. Berceuse
Gabriel Faure, a master of song, piano and chamber music, particularly appreciated the deeply colourful range of the Erard grand piano. Its rich overtones and clear bass register made it the ideal instrument for the French salon. This release presents not only Faure’s musical vision, but also the soundworld of the Erard grand piano, which played an important role in the musical scene at the time.
Marc Coppey fully embraces the fluid rhetoric of Faure’s musical language. His interpretation deliberately eschews a perpetual espressivo, which would be stylistically incongruous, but instead delves deep into the nuances and facets of Faure’s compositions: “Faure authentique” presents not only musical brilliance, but also an authentic journey through the French composer’s complete works for cello and piano, embedded in the beautiful sound of the Erard grand piano.