Fauré: Orchestral Works
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Composer: Gabriel FaureConductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra: Louis Aubert
Orchestra: Henri Rabaud
Performer: Kathryn Stott
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1995-11-14
Music Label: Chandos
Soundtracks:
- Masques Et Bergamasques Op.112: I Ov: Allegro Molto Vivo
- Masques Et Bergamasques Op.112: II Menuet: Tempo Di Minuetto. Allegretto Moderato
- Masques Et Bergamasques Op.112: III Gavotte: Allegro Vivo
- Masques Et Bergamasques Op.112: IV Pastorale: Andantino Tranquillo
- Ballade Op.19: Andante Cantabile - Kathryn Stott
- Pavane Op.50: Andante Molto Moderato
- Prld To Penelope: Andante Moderato
- Fant Op.79: Andantino - Richard Davis
- Elegie Op.24: Molto Adagio - Peter Dixon
- Dolly Ste Op.56: I Berceuse: Allegretto Moderato
- Dolly Ste Op.56: II Mi-A-Ou: Allegro Vivo
- Dolly Ste Op.56: III Le Jardin De Dolly: Andantino
- Dolly Ste Op.56: IV Kitty-Valse: Tempo Di Valse
- Dolly Ste Op.56: V Tendresse: Andante
- Dolly Ste Op.56: VI Le Pas Espagnol: Allegro
Music reviews of Fauré: Orchestral Works
Music Review: Orchestral Gems
Rating: 5 Stars
Gabriel Faure was a master of small orchestral forms, as this disc superbly demonstrates. I have had this CD for several years and continue to enjoy the marvelous playing by the BBC Philharmonic with their then conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier.
The disc begins with Faure's final orchestra work Masques et bergamasques (1919) which is a four movement suite evocative of French pastoral paintings. The Overture is fleeting and energetic ballet number while the Menuet is a slow and stately dance. The Gavotte returns to the spirited dance rhythms of the Overture and the Pastourale is sweetly reminiscent of a summer day in the country.
The Ballade for Piano and Orchestra comes from 1879 and is like Faure's Nocturnes in mood. The music begins with a reflective melody and slowly builds in tempo to a dance-like melody becoming more and more tranquil and finally fading away. The Pavane is a famous piece, slightly melancholy but with elegance and beautifully composed. The Prelude to Penelope, Faure's only opera, is a good piece of dramatic music writing that sets the scene for what is to follow: the return of Ulysses to his homeland after 20 years absence.
The Fantasie for Flute and Orchestra was written as a competition piece but is certainly more than just an exercise. Although under five minutes the piece is in two movements and beautifully demonstrates the range and abilities of the flute. The work recorded here is an orchestration made in 1957 for Jean-Pierre Rampal. The Eligie for Cello is an orchestration of the original for cello and piano that dates to 1880. It is a reflective and sad piece that was used during Faure's own state funeral. The Dolly suite is an orchestration of a piano suite that Faure originally wrote for Dolly Bardac, the daughter of the singer Emma Bardac. It is interesting that French composers wrote so much music directed toward children; Jeu d' enfant and the Children's Corner come immediately to mind. Faure's contribution is in six movements beginning, appropriately, with a Berceuse and continuing with Mi-a-ou (based on Dolly's nickname). The Jardin de Dolly that comes next describes a garden of the imagination followed by Kitty-Valse (which actually describes Dolly's dog Ketty). The suite concludes with the beautiful and passionate Tendresse and Le pas Espanol, which describes an equestrian statuette that was Dolly's favorite.
The recording is beautifully produced and the only problem is that the tracked are not listed in the correct order on the booklet with Penelope actually in seventh position followed by the Fantaisie.
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