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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 Brahms works. 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, inclu...
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Top 10 Gabriel Fauré Songs
Pavane
Pavane, Op. 50
Cantique de Jean Racine
Sicilienne
Pie Jesu
Dolly-Tendresse
Pelleas et Melisande-Fileuse
Pavane-Andante molto moderato
Dolly-Mi-a-ou
Pavane Op.50
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Top 10 Gabriel Fauré Albums
Suite ''Pelleas et Melisande'' / Pavana / Fantasie pour Flute / Suite ''Masques et…
The Best of Faure
Pelleas et Melisande
Requiem & Cantique de Jean Racine - Cambridge Singers City of London Sinfonia John…
FAURÉ: Pelleas et Melisande / Valses-caprices
The Best Of
Complete Works for Cello (feat. cello: Steven Isserlis, piano: Pascal Devoyon)
The Best of Fauré
The Complete Music for Cello and Piano
Requiem
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