Hannes Minnaar – Faure: Piano Music (2016) [FLAC 24bit/352,8kHz]

Hannes Minnaar – Faure: Piano Music (2016)
Digital eXtreme Definition FLAC Stereo (tracks) 24-bit/352,8 kHz | Time – 01:16:14 minutes | 3,72 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: spiritofturtle.com | Booklet, Front Cover | © Challenge Records

Thirteen Nocturnes and as many Barcarolles form the core of the collected output of Gabriel Urbain Faur (1845-1924) for the piano. Night-time meditations, then, along with inspiration drawn from rippling water (the origins of the barcarolle lie in the songs sung by Venetian gondoliers and the word itself comes from the Italian ‘barca’, a boat). Along with some Impromptus, Prludes andother works, one might rapidly gain the impression of a delightful collection of salon music, whose titles may actually display the influence of Chopin (Faur was even to write a Mazurka). But this music is so very much more than pretty salon music. In the intimacy of these genres, Faur succeeded time and again in nothing short of exposing his very soul. And the French composer’s style is entirely his own — original and personal — from the first note to the last.

Minaaar’s identification with this unique realm of music is complete and his deeply felt interpretations shine with clarity and infinite nuance – Gramophone Magazine, February 2017

Tracklist:

1.Nocturne No. 1 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 33 No. 1: Lento – Un poco più mosso ma non tanto – Tempo I – 7:08
2.Barcarolle no. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 42: Andante quasi allegretto – 7:24
3.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Thème: Andante moderato – 1:51
4.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation I: Lo stesso tempo – 0:54
5.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation II: Più mosso – 0:47
6.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation III: Un poco più mosso – 0:38
7.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation IV: Lo stesso tempo – 1:02
8.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation V: Un poco più mosso – 0:40
9.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation VI: Molto più moderato – 1:41
10.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation VII: Allegretto moderato – 0:55
11.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation VIII: Andante molto moderato – 1:42
12.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation IX: Quasi adagio – 1:23
13.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation X: Allegro vivo – 1:08
14.Thème et variations in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 73: Variation XI: Andante molto moderato – 2:03
15.Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 74: Molto lento – Un poco più mosso – Tempo I – Allegro – Molto lento – Un poco più mosso – 9:09
16.Impromptu No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 102: Allegro vivo – 2:06
17.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 1 in D-Flat Major: Andante molto moderato – 3:43
18.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegro – 2:16
19.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 3 in G Minor: Andante – 3:44
20.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 4 in F Major: Allegretto moderato – 1:50
21.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 5 in D Minor: Allegro – 2:14
22.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor: Andante – 2:47
23.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 7 in A Major: Andante moderato – 2:30
24.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 8 in C Minor: Allegro – 1:08
25.Nine Preludes, Op. 103: No. 9 in E Minor: Adagio – 2:58
26.Barcarolle No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 106bis: Allegretto giocoso – 2:59
27.Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119: Andante – Allegro – Tempo I – 7:41
28.Encore: from 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 17: No. 3 in A-Flat Major: Andante moderato – 2:09