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Track(s) taken from CDS44601/4

Barcarolle No 8 in D flat major, Op 96

composer
1906; published in 1908

Kathryn Stott (piano)
Recording details: September 1994
St George's, Brandon Hill, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: April 1995
Total duration: 4 minutes 34 seconds

Cover artwork: Landscape near Menton (1883). Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
 

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Barcarolle No 8 in D flat major (1906) features one of Fauré’s few gestures towards fashionable whole-tone writing. Pivoting harmonies, syncopated octaves and a dialogue of bass and treble produce a vividly energetic impression. It’s surprisingly skittish, showing the composer’s rarely unleashed playful side.

from notes by Jessica Duchen © 2023

La Barcarolle nº 8 en ré bémol majeur (1906) est l’un des rares exemples où Fauré se tourne vers l’écriture par tons entiers alors à la mode. Des harmonies pivotantes, des octaves syncopées et un dialogue de basses et d’aiguës produisent une impression pleine d’énergie. C’est étonnamment frivole, révélant le côté ludique rarement débridé du compositeur.

extrait des notes rédigées par Jessica Duchen © 2023
Français: Marie-Stella Pâris

Die Barcarolle Nr. 8 Des-Dur von 1906 ist ein rares Beispiel für eine Annäherung Faurés an die damals moderne Ganztonharmonik. Mehrdeutige Harmonien, synkopische Oktaven und der Dialog von Bass und Diskant geben der Musik ein äußerst lebhaftes Profil. Ihre sprunghaften Launen zeigen den Komponisten von seiner selten hervortretenden spielerischen Seite.

aus dem Begleittext von Jessica Duchen © 2023
Deutsch: Friedrich Sprondel

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Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles
Studio Master: CDA68331/22CDsStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
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