Marc-André Hamelin - Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles [CD]

The Nocturnes and Barcarolles demonstrate Fauré's art at its most personal, progressing from early lyricism to the elusive, rarefied style of the later works. Marc-André Hamelin's performances are predictably fine, and combine exceptional subtlety with magisterial keyboard authority.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE, OCTOBER 2023

"To whichever composer Marc-Andre Hamelin turns his (amazing) hand(s), he reinvents himself, chameleon-like, to convince you that he is the authoritative voice of that composer […]. This is refined pianism of a high order" – Gramophone

"Hamelin's performances are an arresting and freely expressive antidote to a more restricted French tradition. […] Even in the early Barcarolles and Nocturnes, their insinuating, erotic contours and charm are given with an unapologetic weight and conviction." – International Piano

"Hamelin's superb technique and no doubt many hours of careful thought pay dividends, magisterially impressing on us the power and beauty of this music, which traces a path that no composer after Fauré chose, or perhaps dared, to tread." – BBC Music Magazine (Performance 5 STARS, Recording 5 STARS)

"Hearing Hamelin play Fauré is like observing the workings of a luxury-brand wristwatch with its many interdependent and intricately connected parts working in perfect harmony to produce the movement you see on the clockface." – Gramophone

"Playing with delectation and passion, as required, Marc-André Hamelin is a super-league guide through this fascinating repertoire that has so much to yield. […] recommended unreservedly." – Colin Anderson

"Hamelin's survey of Faure's complete Barcarolles and Nocturnes allows us to hear and investigate these fascinating works in the most impressive pianism imaginable." – Gramophone Recordings of the Year / Editor's Choice October 2023

"Mark-André Hamelin's Nocturnes and Barcarolles on Hyperion speaks to the ultra-refined, Gallic Fauré, the dreamy Fauré effortlessly spinning Chopinesque melodies and the muscular late-Romantic Fauré. […]. Definitely worth listening to as an album, not just isolated tracks." – The Arts Desk

CLAUDE DEBUSSY - Image & Preludes II (CDA67920)

"The poetic sheen and finish of all these performances are things to marvel at, leaving me to long for more Debussy, to say nothing of Faure and Ravel, from an artist supremely attuned to the French repertoire"

- Gramophone Magazine

Nocturne No 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 No 1

Barcarolle No 1 in A minor, Op 26

Nocturne No 2 in B major, Op 33 No 2

Barcarolle No 2 in G major, Op 41

Nocturne No 3 in A flat major, Op 33 No 3

Barcarolle No 3 in G flat major, Op 42

Nocturne No 4 in E flat major, Op 36

Barcarolle No 4 in A flat major, Op 44

Nocturne No 5 in B flat major, Op 37

Barcarolle No 5 in F sharp minor, Op 66

Nocturne No 6 in D flat major, Op 63

Barcarolle No 6 in E flat major, Op 70

Nocturne No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 74

Barcarolle No 7 in D minor, Op 90

Nocturne No 8 in D flat major, Op 84 No 8

Barcarolle No 8 in D flat major, Op 96

Nocturne No 9 in B minor, Op 97

Barcarolle No 9 in A minor, Op 101

Nocturne No 10 in E minor, Op 99

Barcarolle No 10 in A minor, Op 104 No 2

Nocturne No 11 in F sharp minor, Op 104 No 1

Barcarolle No 11 in G minor, Op 105

Nocturne No 12 in E minor, Op 107

Barcarolle No 12 in E flat major, Op 106bis

Nocturne No 13 in B minor, Op 119

Barcarolle No 13 in C major, Op 116

Dolly, Op 56 I. Berceuse

II. 'Messieu Aoul!' (published as 'Mi-a-ou')

III. Le jardin de Dolly

IV. Ketty-valse (published as 'Kitty-valse')

V. Tendresse

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 34571283319
• Release Date: May 31, 2025

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