Gabriel Fauré - 13 Barcarolles [With score]

-Composer: Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 - 4 November 1924)
-Piano: Delphine Bardin
13 Barcarolles for Piano (1880 - 1921)
00:00 - I. Allegretto moderato, op. 26 (1880)
04:50 - II. Allegretto quasi Allegro, op. 41 (1885)
11:47 - III. Andante quasi Allegretto, op. 42 (1885)
18:43 - IV. Allegretto, op. 44 (1886)
22:42 - V. Allegretto moderato, op. 66 (1894)
28:45 - VI. Allegretto vivo, op. 70 (1896)
32:31 - VII. Allegretto moderato, op. 90 (1905)
35:35 - VIII. Allegretto moderato, op. 96 (1906)
39:10 - IX. Andante moderato, op. 101 (1909)
43:22 - X. Allegretto moderato, op. 104/2 (1913)
46:43 - XI. Allegretto moderato, op. 105 (1913)
51:10 - XII. Allegretto giocoso, op. 106bis (1915)
54:31 - XIII. Allegretto, op. 116 (1921)
Barcarolles were originally folk songs sung by Venetian gondoliers. In Morrison's phrase, Fauré's use of the term was more convenient than precise. Fauré was not attracted by fanciful titles for musical pieces, and maintained that he would not use even such generic titles as "barcarolle" if his publishers did not insist. His son Philippe recalled, "he would far rather have given his Nocturnes, Impromptus, and even his Barcarolles the simple title Piano Piece no. so-and-so." Nevertheless, following the precedents of Chopin and most conspicuously Mendelssohn, Fauré made extensive use of the barcarolle, in what his biographer Jessica Duchen calls "an evocation of the rhythmic rocking and lapping of water around appropriately lyrical melodies."
Fauré's ambidexterity is reflected in the layout of many of his piano works, notably in the barcarolles, where the main melodic line is often in the middle register, with the accompaniments in the high treble part of the keyboard as well as in the bass. Duchen likens the effect of this in the barcarolles to that of a reflection shining up through the water.
Like the nocturnes, the barcarolles span nearly the whole of Fauré's composing career, and they similarly display the evolution of his style from the uncomplicated charm of the early pieces to the withdrawn and enigmatic quality of the late works. All are written with compound time signatures (6/8, 9/8, or 6/4).
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[@cvlen]

Fauré's barcarolles are amazing... And seldom played :( Fauré's piano music in general should be performed more often I think

[@PieInTheSky9]

Mark Andre Hamelin said in an interview that he is working on the full set of faure nocturnes and barcarolles, I can't wait for that to come out!

[@Lircking]

people don't want to listen to it, because in all the youtube comments everyone is sad and posting :( emojis

[@PhilippeBrun-qy3st]

D'une beauté fascinante et immanente. Merci.

[@marnieholdsworthgreen8449]

1, 4, 6 and 12 are particularly beautiful to me!

[@guidovernaglione5127]

n.12... ❤❤❤

[@scottmanson1094]

I've been waiting for a full set of the barcarolles for so long... Thank you!!

[@prestonatkins37]

Thanks for making a video on the entire set of these… very interesting to listen to them consecutively

[@aL-mv1dr]

i recall the third being so hard to keep in time, but so beautiful. fun and instructive to play.

[@guidovernaglione5127]

Le armonie della n.3 sono sublimi ❤

[@TempodiPiano]

Toutes les barcarolles de Fauré : parfait ! Je sens que cette vidéo va devenir l'une de mes préférées.

[@cybercake2576]

Oui

[@francobenavides]

Wow, esto fue bastante inesperado. Gracias :3

[@andrzejchmielewski392]

Thank you very much! Fauré is the best composer, in my opinion! So touchy, simple and yet beautiful music!

[@tonyping3678]

No, Chopin is

[@alessandropelizzoli6613]

Well Fauré admired so much Chopin' s Music...i also think Faure' s output for the Piano Is really great, probably even the greatest of all piano literature.
Not simple, but really sophisticated, charming, full of Mystery and complexity of Thought. In a Word.... Proustian!

[@cybercake2576]

Luigi nono is the best composer

[@Piflaser]

For me Mozart.

[@simondanielssonmusic]

@@tonyping3678 no obviously it's 50 cent

[@aarondrayer548]

beautiful! thank you for letting me be introduced into Faure music more deeply

[@SPscorevideos]

I'm not sure, did he say "Allegretto"?

[@emmahe9634]

yeah

[@ingridburling8731]

Beautiful...please tell us all who is the pianist? And details of the recording? Id love to buy it. Thank you.

[@kurtkaufman]

Thank you for posting these with the sheet music. An opinion only: I find the music sometimes interesting, with quirky modulations and irregular phrases, but so many notes! I quickly tire of the nearly constant flow. Of course, it also reflects the fact that they're mostly 6/8 and 9/8 metered, and the group are not meant to be listened to consecutively in their entirety. But I agree that they should be heard (at least a few at a time) more frequently on concert programs.

[@cybercake2576]

I stopped reading after the first sentence

[@kurtkaufman]

@@cybercake2576 Perhaps too many big words, Mr. Cake.

[@PieInTheSky9]

Too many notes???

[@faktablad]

I agree, especially in no. 13 the constantly wandering chromatic inner voices get tiresome

[@amerrylittlemonarch]

@@kurtkaufman Perhaps you're just a bit dim, my friend.

[@DavidPerez-zz9zf]

Gabriel Faure, es sin duda en musico muy sugerente y muy interesante, gracias por colgar estas piezas de piano que desconocia, me ayudan a mi instropeccion personal y a parar el tiempo.

[@DavidPerez-zz9zf]

Introspeccion queria poner, disculpad

[@davidthomson4610]

22:42 - V. Allegretto moderato, op. 66 (1894)

[@byp5101]

18:43 Barcarolle No 4 Op 44

[@Piflaser]

For me very similar to the Elegien of Busoni.

[@piano25250]

35:35

[@arielorthmann4061]

I think Billy Eidi plays them the best

[@Lircking]

Who is the composer? and why does the piano have a name?

[@amerrylittlemonarch]

It seems that illiteracy truly _is_ a big problem these days.

[@boranmert4587]

38:34