Fauré - Ballade in F sharp major for solo piano or piano & orchestra, Op. 19
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Instrumental » Piano Solos
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The outer movements are so deliciously light, like the most perfect soufflé, executed with disarming insouciance by pianist and orchestra alike...You could not wish for a more atmospheric account... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Youn’s playing throughout is accomplished and stylish, with a full-value orchestral contribution to match. But his brilliant-edged, very modern keyboard tone is some distance away from the mellower... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Instrumentalist of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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an exquisite Faure recital...The purity and strong, supple backbone of her playing lets Faure's inventive genius, his extraordinary sensitivity to colour, harmonic shading, texture and eloquence,... —
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Debargue is a master when it comes to delineating new developments in Fauré’s sound world...Altogether, there is much to compel about this new set. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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The Secret Fauré 2
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Axel Schacher (violin), Oliver Schnyder (piano), Antoine Lederlin (violoncello)
Ivor Bolton
Ivor Bolton and his players have clearly taken the composer’s aggravation seriously and the result is pure delight. —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, Orchestral Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Fauré's piano works are among the most subtly daunting in all keyboard literature. Encompassing Fauré's entire creative life, they range through an early, finely wrought eroticism via sporting... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Lortie more than meets the pianistic and musical challenge of Fauré’s unshowy virtuosity, his riding of each dappled ebb and flow of the Barcarolles reflecting a mature mastery. Nor is there... —
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, Instrumental Choice
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Fauré: La Bonne Chanson - l'Horizon Chimérique - Ballade - Mélodies
Stéphane Degout (baritone), Alain Planès (piano)
His voice has darkened a bit of late, with a hint of metal has crept into the sound, though his upper registers still soar easily and his colouristic range remains exceptional...Highly recommended. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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