The work of the imagination consists of attempting to formulate all that one wants that is best, everything that goes beyond reality,’ Fauré wrote to his son Philippe, in August 1908. ‘To my mind art, ...
There’s not a note of the music of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) that isn’t lovely. It’s true. With some composers you have to put up with some tedious rough for some glorious smooth but with Fauré it’s ...
Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi spent some time in NPR's Studio 4A recently. They played music by French composer Gabriel Faure (1845-1924). They're making their way through all of Faure's music ...
A recently discovered piano duet composed by Gabriel Fauré written around 1870 sold for £20,000 at world renowned Sotherby's Auction House, London. Fauré 's newly discovered manuscript was sold by ...
Professor of Musicology Carlo Caballero remembers when he fell in love with the music of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924): “It was when I heard his ‘Requiem’ as an undergrad at Pomona College [in southern ...
Gabriel Faure was obsessed with a woman named Emma Bardac, who eventually married composer Claude Debussy. The Dolly Suite was composed for Bardac's daughter, Helene. Andrew Orton conducts the BBC ...
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The Ronen Chamber Ensemble's 2024-25 season began with a tribute to Gabriel Fauré upon the 100th Anniversary of his death. Faure' continues to be recognized for his works' fine craftsmanship and ...
In 1918, the French composer Gabriel Fauré turned 73. He had managed to combine a life of teaching, performing and writing music. He was simultaneously organist at the famed Madeleine church in Paris ...
The often-ignored darkness lying deep within Gabriel Fauré’s music is well illustrated by his Nocturnes. Bryce Morrison assesses the recordings by pianists brave enough to tackle them... Read more ...
On Sunday, March 24th at 6:30 PM at the Church of the Servants of Mary in Sorrento, a preview of the second edition of the project 'Soave sia il vento Così... se fan tutti' is scheduled. The Pietà de' ...