Fauré: Intégrale de l’oeuvre pour piano, Vol 3 Jean Claude Pennetier

• Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924): Pièces brèves opus 84
• 1 I. Capriccio en Mi Bémol Majeur 02:05
• 2 II. Fantaisie en La Bémol Majeur 01:59
• 3 III. Fugue en La Mineur 02:46
• 4 IV. Adagietto en Mi Mineur 02:56
• 5 V. Improvisation en Ut Dièse Mineur 01:54
• 6 VI. Fugue en Mi Mineur 02:34
• 7 VII. Allégresse en Ut Majeur 01:26
• 8 VIII. Nocturne en Ré Bémol Majeur 02:25
• 9 Thème et Variations, Op. 73 15:24
• 10 Barcarolle No. 4 en La Majeur, Op. 44 04:11
• 11 Barcarolle No. 5 en Fa Mineur, Op. 66 06:57
• 12 Barcarolle No. 6 en Mi Majeur, Op. 70 03:59
• 13 Nocturne No. 6 en Ré Majeur, Op. 63 08:35
• 14 Nocturne No. 7 en Do Mineur, Op. 74 08:53
• Total Runtime 01:06:04

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A taste for clarity of thought, sobriety and purity of form, sincerity, disdain for grandiose effects’: that was how Gabriel Fauré, the creator of a quintessentially French art, summed up his artistic and spiritual creed. In his output for piano, of which he was particularly fond, he followed the trail blazed by Chopin, fearlessly using the boldest strokes of harmony to colour his music with a highly individual charm.

Jean-Claude Pennetier, piano

Jean-Claude Pennetier
An outstanding soloist as well as a fine chamber musician, Jean-Claude Pennetier is considered as one of the most brilliant French pianist.

While he has enjoyed a rich and varied musical career (contemporary music, composition, conducting, the pianoforte, teaching, intensive practise of chamber music), Jean-Claude Pennetier finds his privileged field of expression in his activities as a piano soloist.

He distinguished himself in several international competitions – First Prize in the Gabriel Fauré Competition, Second Prize in Marguerite Long Competition, Most Distinguished Canditate at the Geneva Competition – before embarking on a brilliant and singular career in which he has appeared both in France and abroad with such internationally renowned orchestras as the Orchestre de Paris, the Dresden Staatskapelle, The Orchestre National de Lille, the Bilbao Philharmonic Orchestra, the NHK Orchestra of Tokyo. He is the guest of prestigious festivals like La Roque d’Anthéron, Prades, Seattle, the Moscow Nights, tours regularly in Unites States and Canada.

His recording of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Debussy (for Lyrinx) have received the highest distinctions from the musical press. Among his recent recordings are the chamber music of Ravel (Saphir Productions), two Mozart CD’s with Michel Portal and members of Ysaÿe Quartet. The year 2009 saw the appearance of the first volume of Jean-Claude Pennetier’s complete recording of the piano works of Fauré, of which he is one of today’s most eminent interpreters, this release on the Mirare label was awarded a Diapason d’Or. The Gabriel Fauré’s Complete Piano Music vol.2 was released in 2011. His interpretation of Schubert is also a reference ; a CD dedicated to this composer appeared in 2010 still for Mirare and distinguished by a « Diapason d’Or ».

In 2013, the event is the release of his CD dedicated to Liszt, featuring works for piano solo and the "Via Crucis" with the Estonian choir Vox Clamantis.

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