Fact file
| Year of birth | 1845 |
| Year of death | 1924 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | 20th century |
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New York CityEvgeny Kissin & the Emerson String Quartet
Mozart, Fauré, Dvořák
Paul Watkins; Evgeny Kissin; Emerson String Quartet; Eugene Drucker; Philip Setzer
BordeauxDebussy/Faure/Bernstein
Debussy, Fauré, Bernstein
Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine; James Gaffigan
LondonAn Unknown Friend
Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Debussy, Fauré, Batagov, Karmanov
Polina Osetinskaya; Unknown
MontrealBittersweet Adieus
Duruflé, Fauré
Orchestre Métropolitain; François Ouimet; Choir of the Orchestre Métropolitain; Pierre Tourville
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Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver are thrilling at Kings Place
Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver were in tune with each other in every way in this fascinating and entertaining programme inspired by Marcel Proust.
Catherine Trottmann beguiles in French mélodies
Trottmann used profile, posture and facial expression to bring each song to life.
Gallic delights: the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall
The Nash Ensemble exploited its versatility in a wide-ranging and enjoyable programme of French chamber music and song featuring soprano Rebecca Evans.
Quatuor Ébène shines in rarely performed and standard repertoire
Ébène Quartet’s musical ebb and flow brings to mind Proust’s words to Fauré, that he was “intoxicated by his music”.
François Leleux makes SCO debut as conductor
François Leleux both conducts and plays the oboe in Edinburgh, initiating a strong partnership with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
List of works
9 Préludes, Op.103Après un rêve, Op.7 no.1Au bord de l'eau, Op.8 no.1Aurore Op.39 no. 1Automne, Op.18 no.3Barcarolle no.3 in G flat major, Op.42Cantique de Jean RacineCinq Mélodies de Venise, Op.58Fantasie in E minor for flute and piano, Op.79Impromptu for Harp no. 6, Op.86Impromptu no. 1 in E flat major, Op.25La bonne chanson, Op.61Le papillon et la fleur, Op.1 no.1Les berceaux, Op.23 no.1LiederLydia, Op.4 no.2Madrigal, Op.35MandolineMesse BasseMirages, Op.113Nell, Op.18 no.1Nocturne for piano in E flat minor, Op.33 no.1Nocturne no. 9 in B minor, Op. 97Pavane in F sharp minor, Op.50Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80: overturePiano Quartet no. 1 in C minor, Op.15Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, Op.45Piano Quintet no. 2 in C minor, Op.115Piano Trio in D minor, Op.120Poème d'un jour, Op.21Prison, Op.83 no.1Requiem, Op.48Requiem: In paradisumRomance sans Paroles, Op.17Rêve d'amour, Op.5 no.2Selected songsShylock suite, Op.57Sicilienne, for cello and piano, Op.78Spleen, Op.51 no.3String Quartet in E minor, Op.121Sylvie, Op.6 no.3Theme and variations in C sharp minor, Op.73Violin sonata no. 1 in A major, Op.13Élégie in C minor, Op.24