Marguerite Long Plays Fauré (Audio CD)

UPC: 744718203529

Overview

Legendary pianist Marguerite Long brings her masterful touch to Gabriel Fauré’s most intimate works on this Biddulph mono ADD compilation. From the chamber richness of the Piano Quartet No. 2 to the orchestral sweep of the Ballade, plus nocturnes, impromptus, barcarolle, and the song‑piano hybrid Les Berceaux, Long’s 1930s recordings—carefully transferred by Ward Marston—reveal the composer’s elegant lyricism and nuanced harmony over 70 minutes 52 seconds.

Product Features

• Format: CD, Compilation; Jewel case
• Label & Catalog: Biddulph Recordings – LHW 035
• Audio: Mono ADD
• Release Year: 1997 (UK)
• Total Duration: 70 minutes 52 seconds
• Transfers & Restoration: Transferred by Ward Marston
• Recording Dates: 1930s Paris sessions

Track Listing

1. Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45 (with Jacques Thibaud, Maurice Vieux & Pierre Fournier)

   • I. Allegro molto moderato – 12:23
   • II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo – 3:11
   • III. Adagio – 9:22
   • IV. Allegro molto – 8:47
2. Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19 (with Société des Concerts Orchestre, cond. Philippe Gaubert) – 13:13
3. Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31 – 3:00
4. Impromptu No. 5 in F♯ minor, Op. 102 – 1:51
5. Barcarolle No. 6 in E♭, Op. 70 – 3:07
6. Nocturne No. 4 in E♭, Op. 36 – 4:30
7. Nocturne No. 6 in D♭, Op. 63 – 8:03
8. Les Berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 (with soprano Ninon Vallin) – 2:47

Publishers and Artists

• Piano: Marguerite Long
• Violin: Jacques Thibaud
• Viola: Maurice Vieux
• Cello: Pierre Fournier
• Soprano: Ninon Vallin
• Conductor (Ballade): Philippe Gaubert
• Orchestra (Ballade): Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Symphoniques de Paris
• Producer: Eric Wen
• Liner Notes: Jessica Duchen
• Transfers: Ward Marston

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