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Stephen Johnson explores the deeply emotional yet restrained lyricism of Fauré's First Piano Quartet, a work that draws deeply from Wagnerian influences in the late 19th century, yet confidently and affectingly remains true to a deeply classical - and "French"- ideal.
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- 1.Quartet no. 1 in C minor Op.15 for piano and stringsQuartet no. 1 in C minor Op.15 for piano and stringsGabriel Fauré
- 2.Souvenirs de Bayreuth for piano duet (Fantaisie en forme de quadrille) [on themes from TheSouvenirs de Bayreuth for piano duet (Fantaisie en forme de quadrille) [on themes from TheGabriel Fauré
- 3.Symphony in D minor M.48Symphony in D minor M.48César Franck