Composer: Gabriel Fauré
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68331-2
Release: 2023
Size: 5.83 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Nocturne No. 1 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 33 No. 1
02. Nocturne No. 2 in B Major, Op. 33 No. 2
03. Nocturne No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 3
04. Nocturne No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 36
05. Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 37
06. Nocturne No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 63
07. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 74
08. Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 84 No. 8
09. Nocturne No. 9 in B Minor, Op. 97
10. Nocturne No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 99
11. Nocturne No. 11 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 104 No. 1
12. Nocturne No. 12 in E Minor, Op. 107
13. Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119
14. Barcarolle No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 26
15. Barcarolle No. 2 in G Major, Op. 41
16. Barcarolle No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 42
17. Barcarolle No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Op. 44
18. Barcarolle No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
19. Barcarolle No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70
20. Barcarolle No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 90
21. Barcarolle No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 96
22. Barcarolle No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 101
23. Barcarolle No. 10 in A Minor, Op. 104 No. 2
24. Barcarolle No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 105
25. Barcarolle No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 106bis
26. Barcarolle No. 13 in C Major, Op. 116
Dolly Suite, Op. 56
27. I. Berceuse
28. II. Mi-a-ou
29. III. Le jardin de Dolly
30. IV. Kitty Valse
31. V. Tendresse
32. VI. Le pas espagnol
The Nocturnes and Barcarolles demonstrate Faure’s art at its most personal, progressing from early lyricism to the elusive, rarefied style of the later works. Marc-André Hamelin’s performances are predictably fine, and combine exceptional subtlety with magisterial keyboard authority.