GABRIEL FAURÉ - Nocturnes & Barcarolles
Aline Piboule, Gaveau de 1929.

Tracklist

   1 Huit Pièces brèves, Op. 84: No. 5, Improvisation in C-Sharp Minor 2:00
   2 Deux Pièces, Op. 104: No. 1, Nocturne No. 11 in F-Sharp Minor 4:08
   3 Barcarolle No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 66 6:32
   4 Barcarolle No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 42 7:46
   5 Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 37 8:31
   6 Barcarolle No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Op. 44 3:54
   7 Barcarolle No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 101 4:59
   8 Deux Pièces, Op. 104: No. 2, Barcarolle No. 10 in A Minor 3:09
   9 Nocturne No. 12 in E Minor, Op. 107 6:12
   10 Barcarolle No. 13 in C Major, Op. 116 3:58
   11 Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119 7:34
   12 Barcarolle No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 106bis 3:31

The nocturnes and barcarolles are key works in Fauré’s output for solo piano that reflect his stylistic evolution. From his early efforts, still close to Chopin and Schumann, to the final pieces with their heady yet elusive harmonies, Aline Piboule invites us to rediscover a whole world of sound on a sublime Gaveau instrument of 1929.