Gabriel Fauré - 13 Barcarolles (Eric Heidsieck)

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Composer: Gabriel Fauré

1. Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor, Op. 26: Allegretto moderato
2. Barcarolle No. 2 in G Major, Op. 41: Allegretto quasi allegro
3. Barcarolle No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 42: Andante quasi allegretto
4. Barcarolle No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Op. 44: Allegretto
5. Barcarolle No. 5 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 66: Allegretto moderato
6. Barcarolle No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70: Allegretto vivo
7. Barcarolle No. 7 in D minor, Op. 90: Allegretto moderato
8. Barcarolle No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 96: Allegretto moderato
9. Barcarolle No. 9 in A minor, Op. 101: Andante moderato
10. Barcarolle No. 10 in A minor, Op. 104 No. 2: Allegretto moderato
11. Barcarolle No. 11 in G minor, Op. 105: Allegretto moderato
12. Barcarolle No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 106 bis: Allegretto giocoso
13. Barcarolle No. 13 in C Major, Op. 116: Allegretto

Eric Heidsieck, piano

Date: 2007 / 2026

Label: Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording

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Éric Heidsieck (born 1936) is a distinguished French pianist, composer, and educator whose international career spans more than six decades. A child prodigy, he gave his first recital at age nine and later studied with renowned musicians including Marcel Ciampi, Alfred Cortot, and Wilhelm Kempff. Celebrated for his interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré, and Händel, Heidsieck earned multiple Grand Prix du Disque awards and became the first French pianist of the twentieth century to perform Beethoven’s complete 32 piano sonatas from memory in public. Alongside an extensive recording and concert career, he has also composed vocal and piano works, taught at leading French institutions including the CNSM de Lyon and Schola Cantorum, and served as a juror and masterclass instructor worldwide.

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