Simon Zaoui, Pierre Fouchenneret and Raphaël Merlin here resume, and complete, their exploration of the chamber works of Gabriel Fauré, begun in 2018 with the first volume of Horizons. Far from the prevailing trends of the early 20th century, Fauré's music for piano and strings testifies to the singularity of his language, constantly moving between past and future. Joined by violist Marie Chilemme for the two piano quartets, and by members of the Strada Quartet for the string quartet and quintets, the three friends present a carefully considered version of these masterpieces, recorded here for the first time using the material of the new Bärenreiter edition.
1 Fauré: Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor Op.15 I. Allegro Molto Moderato
2 Fauré: Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor Op.15 II. Scherzo: Allegro Vivo
3 Fauré: Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor Op.15 III. Adagio
4 Fauré: Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor Op.15 IV. Allegro Molto
5 Fauré: Sérénade for Cello and Piano Op.98
6 Fauré: Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor Op.45 I. Allegro Molto Moderato
7 Fauré: Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor Op.45 II. Allegro Molto
8 Fauré: Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor Op.45 III. Adagio Non Troppo
9 Fauré: Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor Op.45 IV. Allegro Molto
10 Fauré: Piano Quintet No.1 in D minor Op.89 I. Molto Moderato
11 Fauré: Piano Quintet No.1 in D minor Op.89 II. Adagio
12 Fauré: Piano Quintet No.1 in D minor Op.89 III. Allegretto Moderato
13 Fauré: Piano Quintet No.2 in C minor Op.115 I. Allegro Moderato
14 Fauré: Piano Quintet No.2 in C minor Op.115 II. Allegro Vivo
15 Fauré: Piano Quintet No.2 in C minor Op.115 III. Andante Moderato
16 Fauré: Piano Quintet No.2 in C minor Op.115 IV. Allegro Molto
17 Fauré: String Quartet in E minor Op.121 I. Allegro Moderato
18 Fauré: String Quartet in E minor Op.121 II. Andante
19 Fauré: String Quartet in E minor Op.121 III. Allegro
Simon Zaoui, Pierre Fouchenneret and Raphaël Merlin here resume, and complete, their exploration of the chamber works of Gabriel Fauré, begun in 2018 with the first volume of Horizons. Far from the prevailing trends of the early 20th century, Fauré's music for piano and strings testifies to the singularity of his language, constantly moving between past and future. Joined by violist Marie Chilemme for the two piano quartets, and by members of the Strada Quartet for the string quartet and quintets, the three friends present a carefully considered version of these masterpieces, recorded here for the first time using the material of the new Bärenreiter edition.
