Gabriel Fauré : Partitions facile

'Novelty of form, selected modulations, strange tone colours, the use of completely unexpected rhythms', this is how Camille Saint-Saëns praised the debut work of a young colleague and continued: 'Abo...

The music of small forms and of chamber-music instrumentations was to become the focus of the French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). In 1874, after many years spent in the 'provinces', the teacher...

Les petites formes musicales devaient devenir la marque du compositeur français Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). En 1874, après des années passées 'en province', le professeur de Camille Saint-Saëns prit un...

Gabriel Fauré (1845 1924) composed his beautiful, brooding 'Nocturne' from Shylock in 1889. Originally scored for string orchestra, it is deftly arranged for organ by the great Daniel Pinkham.