The second half of the 19th century was a period of very dynamic transformation of artistic languages. In this regard, Gabriel Fauré was a very important figure who embodied the evolution of late Romanticism to modern harmony, the essential link between Chopin and Debussy. Fauré’s music is intimate, almost secret, and the quintessence of elegancy and transparency.
The Three Nocturnes Op. 33 were written in 1883. These are pieces of very different character despite the ternary form inherited from Chopin and John Field. The first Nocturne, in the unusual key of E-flat minor has the widest development section and is the most interesting in terms of the harmonic language which will evolve in Faure’s late works. Sofya Melikyan
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Gabriel Fauré
Nocturne in e-flat minor, Op. 33, No. 1 Play
Recorded on 03/28/2012, uploaded on 06/23/2012
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The second half of the 19th century was a period of very dynamic transformation of artistic languages. In this regard, Gabriel Fauré was a very important figure who embodied the evolution of late Romanticism to modern harmony, the essential link between Chopin and Debussy. Fauré’s music is intimate, almost secret, and the quintessence of elegancy and transparency.
The Three Nocturnes Op. 33 were written in 1883. These are pieces of very different character despite the ternary form inherited from Chopin and John Field. The first Nocturne, in the unusual key of E-flat minor has the widest development section and is the most interesting in terms of the harmonic language which will evolve in Faure’s late works. Sofya Melikyan
More music by Gabriel Fauré
Après un rève
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45
Impromptu No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 34
Requiem
Piano Quintet No. 1 in d minor, Op. 89
Morceau de Concours
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Impromptu No. 2 in f minor, Op. 31
Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45
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Impromptu No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 34
El Polo, from Suite Iberia
Andante with Variations, Hob.XVII:6
In Der Nacht, from from Fantasiestücke, Op 12
Des Abends, from Fantasiestücke, Op 12
Piano Sonata: Choral Et Variations
Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82
Moment Musicaux Op. 16, No. 4
Toccata
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