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Gabriel Fauré
12+ albums
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Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, often seen as a transitional figure between the Romantic period and Impressionism. In contrast with his harmonic and melodic style, which pushed the bounds for his time, Fauré’s rhythmic motives tended to be subtle and repetitive, with little to break the flow of the line, although he did utilize subtle large scale syncopations, similar to those found in the works of Johannes Brahms. Aaron Copland referred to him as the ‘French Brahms’. Fauré’s piano works often use arpeggiated figures with the melody interspersed between the two hands, and include finger substitutions natural for organists. These aspects make them daunting for some pianists, but they are nonetheless central works. Fauré was born in Pamiers, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France, to Toussaint-Honoré Fauré and Marie-Antoinette-Hélène Lalène-Laprade. Fauré was sent to live with a foster-nurse for four years. At the age of nine he was sent to study at the École Niedermeyer, a school which prepared church organists and choir directors in Paris, and continued there for eleven years. He studied with several prominent French musicians, including Camille Saint-Saëns, who introduced him to the music of several contemporary composers, including Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt. In 1870, Fauré enlisted in the army and took part in the action to raise the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. During the Paris Commune he stayed at Rambouillet
top songs
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Pavane, Op. 50
178,8922Sicilienne, Op. 78
126,1413Pavane
125,9324Après un rêve, op. 7, no. 1
114,6505Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse
109,6356Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
69,9887Pavane, Op. 50 (version for piano)
60,0508Cantique de Jean Racine
59,5459Sicilienne
51,56310Pie Jesu
46,872albums
Fauré: Dolly Suite; Nocturnes; Barcarolles; Impromptus
Requiem & Cantique de Jean Racine - Cambridge Singers City of London Sinfonia John Rutter
The Best of Faure
Pelleas et Melisande
The Best Of
Requiem Op. 48
FAURE: Requiem, Op. 48 / Pavane, Op. 50
Fauré: Piano Music
Fauré: Music for Piano
Fauré: Requiem
Fauré: 4 - Duos et Trios avec Piano
Fauré: Requiem & Messe Basse