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Lucas Debargue

Faure - Complete Music for Solo Piano

Sony Classical
Release Date: March 22, 2024

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1 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 17: Romance No. 1 in A-Flat Major - Andante quasi allegretto  
2 Romance No. 2 in A Minor - Allegro molto  
3 Romance No. 3 in A-Flat Major - Andante moderato  
4 Ballade in F-Sharp Major, Op. 19  
5 Impromptu No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 25  
6 Barcarolle No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 26  
7 Valse-caprice No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30  
8 Impromptu No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 31  
9 Mazurka in B-Flat Major, Op. 32  
10 3 Nocturnes, Op. 33: I. Nocturne in E-Flat Minor  
11 II. Nocturne in B Major  
12 III. Nocturne in A-Flat Major  
13 Impromptu No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34  
14 Nocturne No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 36  
15 Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 37  
16 Valse-caprice No. 2 in D-Flat Major Op. 38  
17 Barcarolle No. 2 in G Major, Op. 41  
18 Barcarolle No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 42  
19 Barcarolle No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Op. 44  
20 Valse-caprice No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 59  
21 Valse-caprice No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Op. 62  
22 Nocturne No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 63  
23 Barcarolle No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 66  
24 Barcarolle No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70  
25 Thème et Variations, Op. 73: Thème - Quasi adagio  
26 Variation 1 - L'istesso tempo  
27 Variation 2 - Più mosso  
28 Variation 3 - Un poco più mosso  
29 Variation 4 - L'istesso tempo  
30 Variation 5 - Un poco più mosso  
31 Variation 6 - Molto adagio  
32 Variation 7 - Allegro moderato  
33 Variation 8 - Andante molto moderato  
34 Variation 9 - Quasi adagio  
35 Variation 10 - Allegro vivo  
36 Variation 11 - Andante molto, moderato espressivo  
37 Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 74  
38 8 Pièces brèves, Op. 84: I. Capriccio  
39 II. Fantaisie  
40 III. Fugue  
41 IV. Adagietto  
42 V. Improvisation  
43 VI. Fugue  
44 VII. Allégresse  
45 VIII. Nocturne  
46 Barcarolle No .7 in D Minor, Op. 90  
47 Impromptu No. 4 in D-Flat Major, Op. 91  
48 Barcarolle No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 96  
49 Nocturne No. 9 in B Minor, Op. 97  
50 Nocturne No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 99  
51 Barcarolle No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 101  
52 Impromptu No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 102  
53 9 Préludes, Op. 103: No. 1 in D-Flat Major  
54 No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor  
55 No. 3 in G Minor  
56 No. 4 in F Major  
57 No. 5 in D Minor  
58 No. 6 in E-Flat Minor  
59 No. 7 in A Major  
60 No. 8 in C Minor  
61 No. 9 in E Minor  
62 2 Pieces, Op. 104: I. Nocturne No. 11 in F-Sharp Minor  
63 II. Barcarolle No. 10 in A Minor  
64 Barcarolle No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 105  
65 Barcarolle No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 106  
66 Nocturne No. 12 in E Minor, Op. 107  
67 Barcarolle No. 13 in C Major, Op. 116  
68 Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119  
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For his latest release on Sony Classical, pianist Lucas Debargue turns to one of the unsung treasuries of the piano repertoire - the works of Gabriel Fauré. In a remarkable undertaking, Debargue has recorded every note of his compatriot’s piano music - all on a newly designed piano rarely heard on record until now.

For many years, Debargue was mystified by what he describes as the ‘gentle melancholy and harmonic sophistication’ of Fauré’s piano music. He played the French composer’s early piano works but steered clear of the Bagatelles, Nocturnes and Preludes that enjoy a special reputation among certain pianists.

The turning point came when Debargue encountered Fauré’s Nine Preludes Op 103. These elusive masterpieces, written in 1910-11, ‘revealed the profound originality and mastery’ of the composer, says Debargue. They encompass, the pianist believes, ‘a vast emotional range from serene contemplation to extreme anguish.’

For his new recording, Debargue has reexamined Fauré’s entire output for piano, starting from the beginning. Across 4 CDs, he ‘retraces the journey that the composer had taken from his earliest works for the piano to his last contribution to the medium.’ Recording it, reports the pianist, has ‘transformed my life both as a person and as a musician.’

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