Description
The four Valses-Caprices (1882/83 1894) by Gabriel Fauré show different ways that he treated the waltz in addition to the caprice's free form. Liszt's Valse-Impromptu, his Valse capriccio, and Anton Rubinstein's well-known Valse-Caprice served as the composer's initial sources of inspiration for his Valses-Caprices.
Based on Gabriel Fauré's Œuvres complètes, these significant works are now available in scholarly-critical Urtext editions that represent the most recent findings. The compositions' origins and significance are explained in detail in the forewords, which also provide insightful recommendations for historical interpretation.
New findings, especially with regard to the Valses-Caprices, have resulted from the consideration of all available manuscript and printed sources as well as piano rolls that contain recordings by the composer.
