Calling all Fauré fans....

[Nick Armstrong]

Excited to read just now of a very very tempting new issue (5 September) of a set of all Fauré's chamber music with piano on Virgin Classics, including the brilliant Ebène Quartet (their Fauré quartet came out top in Jeremy Thurlow's BAL I think) plus the Capuçon brothers et al.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Faur%C3%A9-Complete-Chamber-Music-Strings/dp/B0057JWUVG

It has received a five-star review in the Guardian and at under £3 per disc I am going to find it very hard to resist.

If Mr McGregor prowls these precincts incognito, I would nominate it for detailed coverage in an early post-Prom new season CD Review programme

[Pianorak]

Fauré fan here!

Found this: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...;-1&sku=247136

[Nick Armstrong]

Fauré fan here!

Found this: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...;-1&sku=247136

£2.60 a disc. Amazing. Thanks!

[cavatina]

Thanks for this!

And while I'm here among the like-minded, I just thought I'd say if you don't have this classic EMI set of Mélodies as sung by Gérard Souzay and Elly Ameling, you're in for a rare treat... I honestly can't think of anyone better-suited to interpreting such glorious, delicate music. In a word, exquisite. Enjoy!

Fauré: Mélodies

[vinteuil]

a very very tempting new issue

caliboo - vade retro, satanas! - I already have the EMI 5 CD set (Barbizet, Collard, François, Heidsieck, Rigutto, Dumay, Ferras, Lodéon, Tortelier, Debost, Qr Bernède, Qr Parrenin) - but how can I resist this temptation? grr. thank you

[Nick Armstrong]

caliboo - vade retro, satanas! - I already have the EMI 5 CD set (Barbizet, Collard, François, Heidsieck, Rigutto, Dumay, Ferras, Lodéon, Tortelier, Debost, Qr Bernède, Qr Parrenin) - but how can I resist this temptation? grr. thank you

Me too, vindaloo...

plus the quartets and quintets by Domus...

But the EMI set is a little lacklustre I think, don't you? (I don't rate the Parrenins)

[Serial_Apologist]

Faure's a jolly good fellow!

Er... I'll get me coat

[Nick Armstrong]

Allow me to hand it to you...

[Pianorak]

Allow me to hand it to you...

Don't! S-A has such a way with words. Always makes me smile.

[doversoul1]

I know this is not everyone’s cup of tea but still. Here goes.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Virgin/0709212

[Serial_Apologist]

Don't! S-A has such a way with words. Always makes me smile.

Thanks Pianorak! Makes other people cringe and want to themselves in the head!

[gurnemanz]

And while I'm here among the like-minded, I just thought I'd say if you don't have this classic EMI set of Mélodies as sung by Gérard Souzay and Elly Ameling, you're in for a rare treat... I honestly can't think of anyone better-suited to interpreting such glorious, delicate music. In a word, exquisite. Enjoy!

Fauré: Mélodies

Also on Brilliant - good price for 60 years' worth of song in classic interpretations.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Brilliant%2BClassics/92792

NB no texts included, but available here:

http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/f/faure.html

I also have Collard's very enjoyable EMI 4CD piano set on Brilliant

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Faure-Piano-Works-CD-Boxset/dp/B003AO1L0Q

[Nick Armstrong]

I also have Collard's very enjoyable EMI 4CD piano set on Brilliant

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Faure-Piano-.../dp/B003AO1L0Q

Jeepers, that's tempting too... I have yet to get into the piano music, never liked the sound of Stott or Crossley...

If I may quote vinteuil: thanks!


PS Ordered

[Panjandrum]

I always enjoy a foray into this repertoire myself...

[Nick Armstrong]

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