Description
The 13 Barcarolles by Gabriel Fauré, which were written over nearly 40 years (1882–1921), are considered to be his most distinctive piano compositions and are a good representation of his output.They show how he broke away from the Romantic idiom, especially that of Chopin and Mendelssohn, and created his own unique musical language by fusing modernism with tradition.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. Taking into account every manuscript, printed source, and piano roll that contains the composer's recordings, new findings have been made, especiall
