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Après un rêve - Works for violin and piano by Fauré, Debussy and Ravel

Composer Claude Debussy
Gabriel Fauré
Maurice Ravel
Performer Roland Pöntinen
Christian Svarfvar
Catalogue Number BIS-2183 SACD
EAN 7318599921839
Format SACD Hybrid

This hybrid disc plays on both CD and SACD players
SACD Surround - SACD Stereo - CD Stereo

Release date Sep 2016
Total time 61'08


Towards the end of the 19th century, France saw a renaissance for chamber music after a long period largely dominated by opera. Rather than popular demand it was the composers themselves who propelled this development, for instance through the ‘Société nationale de musique’, founded in 1871 by Saint-Saëns with the aim to provide a platform for composers to have their works performed. An early response to Saint-Saëns’ initiative came from a former student, Gabriel Fauré, who in 1876 completed his Violin Sonata in A major and gave it the opus number 13, making it the first instrumental work in his official work list. Premiered at one of the Read more
 
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  Gabriel Fauré
  Sonata No. 1 in A major for violin and piano, Op. 13 (1875–77) 26'53
01 I. Allegro molto 9'29
02 II. Andante 7'38
03 III. Allegro vivo 4'10
04 IV. Allegro quasi presto 5'36
 
05 Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 2'52
06 Morceau de lecture in A major (1903) 1'33
 
  Claude Debussy
  from Préludes : Premier livre, L. 125/12
07 Minstrels 2'22
 
08 Beau soir, L. 84 2'26
 
 
  Maurice Ravel
09 Pièce en forme de habanera 3'00
 
10 Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré  2'25
 
  Sonata in G major for violin and piano (1923–27) 18'10
11 I. Allegretto 8'43
12 II. Blues. Moderato 5'30
13 III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro 3'57
 
  Album total 61'08
ComposerDebussy, Claude
Fauré, Gabriel
Ravel, Maurice
PianoPontinen (Pöntinen), Roland
ViolinSvarfvar, Christian

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