Pierre Fouchenneret, Simon Zaoui, Raphaël Merlin, David Lefort – Gabriel Fauré: Horizons (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Pierre Fouchenneret, Simon Zaoui, Raphaël Merlin, David Lefort – Gabriel Fauré: Horizons (2018)
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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.”

Tracklist:

1-01. Pierre Fouchenneret, Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120: I. Allegro, ma non troppo (06:04)
1-02. Pierre Fouchenneret, Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Andantino (09:53)
1-03. Pierre Fouchenneret, Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120: III. Finale. Allegro vivo (04:47)
1-04. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Andante for Violin and Piano in B-Flat, Op. 75 (04:05)
1-05. Simon Zaoui – Nocturne in E Minor No. 12, Op. 107 (06:27)
1-06. Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Papillon for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 77 (02:56)
1-07. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13: I. Allegro molto (08:57)
1-08. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13: II. Andante (06:48)
1-09. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo (03:51)
1-10. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Violin Sonata in A Major No. 1, Op. 13: IV. Finale. Allegro quasi presto (05:20)
1-11. Simon Zaoui – Nocturne No. 11 in F-Sharp, Op. 104 (04:05)
1-12. Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 117: I. Allegro (06:43)
1-13. Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 117: II. Andante (06:55)
1-14. Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 117: III. Finale. Allegro vivo (04:46)
2-01. David Lefort and Simon Zaoui – L’Horizon chimérique, Op. 118: I. “La mer est infinie” (01:31)
2-02. David Lefort and Simon Zaoui – L’Horizon chimérique, Op. 118: II. “Je me suis embarqué” (02:27)
2-03. David Lefort and Simon Zaoui – L’Horizon chimérique, Op. 118: III. “Diane, Séléné” (01:54)
2-04. David Lefort and Simon Zaoui – L’Horizon chimérique, Op. 118: IV. “Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimés” (01:45)
2-05. Simon Zaoui and Raphaël Merlin – Romance for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 69 (03:28)
2-06. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Berceuse for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 16 (03:16)
2-07. Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: I. Allegro (05:24)
2-08. Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: II. Andante (06:42)
2-09. Raphaël Merlin and Simon Zaoui – Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: III. Finale. Allegro commodo (06:46)
2-10. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Romance for Violin and Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 28 (05:34)
2-11. Simon Zaoui – Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119 (07:35)
2-12. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro non troppo (09:29)
2-13. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: II. Andante (07:39)
2-14. Pierre Fouchenneret and Simon Zaoui – Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: III. Finale. Allegro non troppo (06:36)

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