This album was recorded in Berlin at the rbb Haus des Rundfunks, Saal 3, across two sessions in July 2018 and January 2019.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Both Fauré's and Enescu's piano quartets on this album are characterized by a thematic 'Idée fixe', a recurring musical idea that forms the basis of almost all themes in every movement.
Compositional Technique
The concept of an 'Idée fixe' in French Romantic music, used by Fauré and Enescu, was pioneered by Hector Berlioz in his 1830 'Symphonie fantastique'.
Composer Biography
George Enescu, the Romanian composer, studied composition in Paris with Jules Massenet and Gabriel Fauré, the French composer, between 1895 and 1899.
Instruments
Barbara Buntrock, the violist of the Mariani Piano Quartet, plays a viola made by Antonio Mariani in Pesaro around 1650.
Album & Artwork
This album, "Idée fixe, Vol. 2", follows a previous volume that also explored the musical relationship between Gabriel Fauré and George Enescu.
Performer Biography
The Mariani Piano Quartet is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2019, having formed after their first joint concert at the Hagnau Classical Music Festival.
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