Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Donald Macleod explores some of the many turning points in
Fauré’s career


Gabriel Fauré’s story begins during the second half of the 19th
century, when the musical world was dominated by the heavily
romantic voices of composers like Wagner, Brahms and Liszt. Fauré
became a key protagonist in a musical revolution that opened
audiences ears to new modes of expression - modern, refined and
utterly French. As a composer, and as a teacher at the Paris
Conservatoire, he left a huge legacy on the music of the
twentieth century. This week Donald Macleod explores some of the
many turning points in Fauré’s career, and how those events
affected his life and his art.


Music Featured:


Tarentelle, “Aux cieux la lune monte et luit” Op 10, No 2 Violin
Sonata No 1 in A, Op 13 Élégie in C minor, Op 24 Berceuse, Op 16
Après un rêve, Op 7, No 1 Automne, Op 18 No 3 Poème d’un jour, Op
21 No 1-3 Souvenirs de Bayreuth Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op
15 Ballade in F sharp, Op 19 Les roses d’lspahan, Op 39, No 4
Papillon, Op 77 Pavane, Op 50 Clair de lune, Op 46, No 2 Spleen
Op 51, No 3 Mandoline, Op 58, No 1 Requiem, Op 48 Le parfum
impérissable, Op 76, No 1 Dolly Suite, Op 56 Fantaisie, Op 79
Pelléas et Mélisande, Op 80 Nocturne No 6 in D flat, Op 63
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op 11 Le Chanson d’Ève, Op 96, No 1-5
Pénélope (Prelude) Violin Sonata No 2 in E minor, Op 108
(Andante) Masques et bergamasques, Op 112


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Luke Whitlock, for BBC
Wales


For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000w2x8


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z