Prokofiev / Franck: Cello Sonatas / Faure: Piano Trio

Featuring

Hans Pålsson
Frans Helmerson
Arve Tellefsen
Gabriel Fauré
Sergei Prokofiev
César Franck

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Notable Performances

During the premiere of César Franck's Sonata in A major, the concert hall became almost completely dark, yet the musicians continued to play as if by miracle.

Instruments

The violin used on this recording is a Joseph Guarnerius from Cremona, 1739, and the cello is a Lorenzo Ventapane from Naples, 1820.

Performer Biography

Hans Pålsson, the pianist on this album, has had approximately forty compositions, including several piano concertos, dedicated to him due to his interest in contemporary music.

Composer Biography

Gabriel Fauré, a French composer, suffered from increasing deafness for the last twenty years of his life, which distorted all music for him.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gabriel Fauré, a French composer, sought beauty, freedom from sentimentality, balance, harmony, and calm in his music, believing music described only the composer's emotional life.

Composition History

The Sonata in A major by César Franck, a Belgian composer, was composed in 1886 as a wedding present for the celebrated Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe.