Fauré: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Transcriptions

Featuring

Kerson Leong
Jonathan Fournel
Gabriel Fauré

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Recording & Production

The album was recorded in September 2024 at Domaine Forget de Charlevoix in St. Irénée, Quebec, Canada.

Composer Biography

Gabriel Fauré, an organist and pupil of Saint-Saëns, bridged the 19th and 20th centuries, standing at the crossroads of Romanticism and Impressionism.

Historical Context

Fauré lived through an age of incredible transformation, from the 'War of the Romantics' to the emergence of Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' and twelve-tone composition.

Performer Biography

Kerson Leong, a Canadian violinist, won First Prize at the International Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition in 2010 and performs on the 1741 'ex Bohrer, Baumgartner' Guarneri del Gesù.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Fauré's music is described as conveying deeply human feelings, illuminating inner emotions and always seeking clarity in the unspoken.

Recording & Production

This album features Gabriel Fauré's two sonatas for violin and piano, written at opposite ends of his career, along with transcriptions of several of his melodies and shorter pieces.

Performer Biography

Jonathan Fournel, the pianist on this album, won the prestigious Grand Prix at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2021, and earlier, First Prizes at the Scottish International Piano Competition and the Viotti Competition.