Faure: Complete Music for Piano – Kathryn Stott (4 CDs) Hyperion

‘Sumptuously recorded. A true and dedicated Francophile … [Kathryn Stott] is clearly among the more stylish and intriguing of all young pianists’ (Gramophone)

‘A revelation’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

CD1
1
Impromptu No 1 in E flat major Op 25[4’11]
2
Impromptu No 2 in F minor Op 31[3’24]
3
Impromptu No 3 in A flat major Op 34[4’34]
4
Impromptu No 4 in D flat major Op 91[4’43]
5
Impromptu No 5 in F sharp minor Op 102[2’06]
6
Impromptu No 6 in D flat major Op 86bis[7’38]

Thème et variations Op 73[14’25]
7
Theme: Thème[2’07]
8
Variation 1: L’istesso tempo[1’00]
9
Variation 2: Più mosso[0’45]
10
Variation 3: Un poco più mosso[0’33]
11
Variation 4: L’istesso tempo[1’07]
12
Variation 5: Un poco più mosso[0’42]
13
Variation 6: Molto adagio[1’28]
14
Variation 7: Allegro moderato[0’41]
15
Variation 8: Andante molto moderato[1’24]
16
Variation 9: Quasi adagio[1’25]
17
Variation 10: Allegro vivo[1’12]
18
Variation 11: Andante molto, moderato espressivo[2’01]

Trois romances sans paroles Op 17[5’46]
19
Andante quasi allegretto[1’42]
20
Allegro molto[2’08]
21
Andante moderato[1’56]
22
Valse-caprice No 1 in A major Op 30[7’11]
23
Valse-caprice No 2 in D flat major Op 38[7’48]
24
Valse-caprice No 3 in G flat major Op 59[7’53]
25
Valse-caprice No 4 in A flat major Op 62[7’33]

CD2
26
Barcarolle No 1 in A minor Op 26[4’49]
27
Barcarolle No 2 in G major Op 41[6’46]
28
Barcarolle No 3 in G flat major Op 42[7’09]
29
Barcarolle No 4 in A flat major Op 44[3’48]
30
Barcarolle No 5 in F sharp minor Op 66[6’09]
31
Barcarolle No 6 in E flat major Op 70[3’27]
32
Barcarolle No 7 in D minor Op 90[4’02]
33
Barcarolle No 8 in D flat major Op 96[4’34]
34
Barcarolle No 9 in A minor Op 101[4’40]
35
Barcarolle No 10 in A minor Op 104 No 2[3’35]
36
Barcarolle No 11 in G minor Op 105[4’52]
37
Barcarolle No 12 in E flat major Op 106bis[3’28]
38
Barcarolle No 13 in C major Op 116[4’03]
39
Ballade pour piano seul Op 19[14’09]

CD3
40
Nocturne No 1 in E flat minor Op 33 No 1[7’25]
41
Nocturne No 2 in B major Op 33 No 2[5’16]
42
Nocturne No 3 in A flat major Op 33 No 3[3’56]
43
Nocturne No 4 in E flat major Op 36[7’43]
44
Nocturne No 5 in B flat major Op 37[7’36]
45
Nocturne No 6 in D flat major Op 63[8’43]
46
Nocturne No 7 in C sharp minor Op 74[8’59]
47
Souvenirs de Bayreuth[4’14]André Messager (1853-1929)
with Martin Roscoe (piano)
Huit pièces brèves Op 84[16’57]
48
Capriccio in E flat major[2’00]
49
Fantaisie in A flat major[2’04]
50
Fugue in A minor[2’17]
51
Adagietto in E minor[2’33]
52
Improvisation in C sharp minor[1’25]
53
Fugue in E minor[2’08]
54
Allegresse in C major[1’34]
55
Nocturne No 8 in D flat major[2’56]
Dolly Op 56[13’54]
with Martin Roscoe (piano)

CD4
56
Berceuse[2’43]
57
Mi-a-ou[1’45]
58
Le jardin de Dolly[2’11]
59
Kitty-valse[2’11]
60
Tendresse[2’53]
61
Le pas espagnol[2’11]

Nine Preludes Op 103[23’00]
62
D flat major[3’52]
63
C sharp minor[1’50]
64
G minor[4’05]
65
F major[1’46]
66
D minor[2’12]
67
E flat minor[2’11]
68
A major[2’56]
69
C minor[1’05]
70
E minor[3’03]
71
Mazurka in B flat major Op 32[6’07]
72
Nocturne No 8 in D flat major Op 84 No 8[2’53]
73
Nocturne No 9 in B minor Op 97[4’11]
74
Nocturne No 10 in E minor Op 99[4’48]
75
Nocturne No 11 in F sharp minor Op 104 No 1[4’37]
76
Nocturne No 12 in E minor Op 107[5’17]
77
Nocturne No 13 in B minor Op 119[6’44]

This welcome release presents Fauré’s complete music for piano, in benchmark performances by Kathryn Stott, at budget price. 4 hours and 56 minutes of pure pleasure.