Episode 2
With Donald Macleod. Faure meets Liszt, inspires Proust and chooses a wife by a rather unconventional method.
Today, Fauré meets Liszt, inspires Proust, and chooses a wife – by a rather unconventional method. The programme includes the delightful Papillon for cello and piano, and Fauré’s first mature masterpiece, the compelling 2nd Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello.
Nell Op 18 no 1 (1878)
Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor), Graham Johnson (Piano)
Hyperion CDA67335
T8
Ballade pour piano seul op 19 (1879)
Kathryn Stott
Hyperion CDA66912
T14
Papillon for cello and piano op 77 (1884)
Steven Isserlis (Violin Cello), Pascal Devoyon (piano)
RCA Victor Red Seal 08026 680492
T9
Quartet No 2 for piano, violin, Viola and cello op 45 (1885-6)
Domus (Susan Tomes (piano) Krysia Osostowicz (Violin), Robin Ireland (Viola), Timothy Hugh (Violin Cello))
CDA66766
T5-8
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