Gabriel Fauré: Horizons Pierre Fouchenneret, Simon Zaoui, Raphaël Merlin & David Lefort
Album info
Album-Release:
2018
HRA-Release:
16.02.2018
Label: Aparté
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: Pierre Fouchenneret, Simon Zaoui, Raphaël Merlin & David Lefort
Composer: Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120:
- 1 Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120: I. Allegro, ma non troppo 06:04
- 2 Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Andantino 09:53
- 3 Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120: III. Finale. Allegro vivo 04:47
- Andante for Violin and Piano in B-Flat, Op. 75:
- 4 Andante for Violin and Piano in B-Flat, Op. 75 04:05
- Nocturne in E Minor No. 12, Op. 107:
- 5 Nocturne in E Minor No. 12, Op. 107 06:27
- Papillon for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 77:
- 6 Papillon for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 77 02:56
- Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13:
- 7 Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13: I. Allegro molto 08:57
- 8 Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13: II. Andante 06:48
- 9 Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo 03:51
- 10 Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13: IV. Finale. Allegro quasi presto 05:20
- Nocturne No. 11 in F-Sharp, Op. 104:
- 11 Nocturne No. 11 in F-Sharp, Op. 104 04:05
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 117:
- 12 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 117: I. Allegro 06:43
- 13 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 117: II. Andante 06:55
- 14 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 117: III. Finale. Allegro vivo 04:46
- L'Horizon chimérique, Op. 118:
- 15 L'Horizon chimérique, Op. 118: I. "La mer est infinie" 01:31
- 16 L'Horizon chimérique, Op. 118: II. "Je me suis embarqué" 02:27
- 17 L'Horizon chimérique, Op. 118: III. "Diane, Séléné" 01:54
- 18 L'Horizon chimérique, Op. 118: IV. "Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimés" 01:45
- Romance for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 69:
- 19 Romance for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 69 03:28
- Berceuse for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 16:
- 20 Berceuse for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 16 03:16
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109:
- 21 Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: I. Allegro 05:24
- 22 Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: II. Andante 06:42
- 23 Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: III. Finale. Allegro commodo 06:46
- Romance for Violin and Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 28:
- 24 Romance for Violin and Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 28 05:34
- Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119:
- 25 Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119 07:35
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108:
- 26 Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro non troppo 09:29
- 27 Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: II. Andante 07:39
- 28 Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: III. Finale. Allegro non troppo 06:36
Info for Gabriel Fauré: Horizons
Designed as an immersion in Gabriel Fauré's chamber music, the double album recorded by the pianist Simon Zaoui with Pierre Fouchenneret on the violin, Raphaël Merlin on the cello and the tenor David Lefort, unlocks the secrets of Fauré’s late style. In spite of their quasi hermetic density, the French composer's scores still retain the charm of his youthful works where his melodic genius was more direct.
If Fauré knew the German composers, his expression is of a different sort. No extravagant effusion in his music but an intimate emotion that is perfectly restored here. Around the pianist Simon Zaoui, who subtly underlines the serious gravity of the last three Nocturnes, the musicians perform Fauré’s sonatas, trios and the autumnal melodies of L'Horizon chimérique."
Simon Zaoui, piano
Pierre Fouchenneret, violin
Raphaël Merlin, cello
David Lefort, tenor
Pierre Fourchenneret
one of the associated artists of the Foundation Singer Polignac, has enjoyed a strong recognition right back to his tender years. Thus as soon as his twelfth year he was granted the first prize for violin at the CNR - National Regional Conservatory - in Nice; then at sixteen the first prize for violin and chamber music at the CNSM - National Superior Conservatory of Music - in Paris; and he was a prize winner for Nataxis, and for the Grand Prize of the International Competition of chamber music in Bordeaux.
Enriched by the exceptional teachings he benefited from Alain Babouchian at the CNR in Nice, Olivier Chartier at the CNSM in Paris and Devy Erlih, Pierre Fourchenneret has wished to transmit as well and has become a teacher in the Superior Pole of Bordeaux.
This recognition also gives him the pleasure to collaborate with the most gifted musicians of his generation and to give performances on the greatest national and international stages. This is how in 2013 he founds the quartet Strada with François Salque, Sarah Nemtanu and Lise Berthaud.
His virtuosity, "his intense, precise and colourful playing" (Classica) and his buoyancy are appreciated by French and international orchestras as the ones in Bordeaux Aquitaine, Dijon, the philharmonic in Nice, Brno, the Baltic in St Petersburg. With a passion for chamber music, he is also the violinist of the string trio 71 together with Eric Picard and Nicolas Bone.
In the course of his career as a soloist and as a chamber musician, his first record devoted to Mendelssohn trios comes out in 2007. It will be followed by a series of records, all of them unanimously praised by the critics. Thus he is awarded the Choc Classica for a record devoted to the French composer George Louis Onslow. In 2015 he publishes no less than three opus; the first one is dedicated to the quartet with piano no. 3 opus 3 by Mendelssohn; in the second one "Bohème", he interprets the Bach Chaconne, the Kodaly Duo with François Salque and the second Bartok sonata for violin and piano with Romain Descharmes. Finally for the third one, again with Romain Descharmes he records Beethoven's complete sonatas for violin and piano. Driven by his absolute passion for this composer, he deepens his work and at the beginning of this year 2016 he releases a record of his last two quartets. The year 2016 will be marked by numerous projects among which a record featuring the complete music for violin of Fauré. In 2017 he will start a cycle of the complete Brahms chamber music alongside Eric Lesage.
The work done by Pierre Fourchenneret which we can discover in particular with his different recordings, reflects his perpetual search for an aesthetic that is pure and free of affect, but also his deep love and respect of the text.
Wonderful on stage, Pierre Fourchenneret can also take risks and surprise his audience: "It was so revealing to listen to the quality of the silence of the public absolutely seized […] Overwhelming is the word that was on the music lovers' lips, in a state of shock"; "a large public had come and was conscious of their privilege in attending a rare concert" (Ouest France).
Booklet for Gabriel Fauré: Horizons