Jean-Claude Pennetier, the pianist on this album, won First Prize in the Gabriel Fauré Competition and First Prize in the Montreal Competition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fauré described his artistic approach as being 'the auxiliary of an art at once classical and modern,' balancing tradition with contemporary taste.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at La Ferme de Villefavard in Limousin, a venue known for its exceptional acoustics designed by Albert Yaying Xu.
Critical Reception
Jean-Claude Pennetier's first volume of Fauré's complete piano works received a 'Diapason d'Or' award and was warmly praised by international critics.
Compositional Technique
Fauré's Nocturnes, which span nearly fifty years of his creative activity, are described as 'studies in musical introspection of great expressive depth' rather than simple evocations of night.
Composer Biography
Gabriel Fauré, though never a student at the Paris Conservatoire, taught composition there from 1896 and served as its director from 1905 to 1920.
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