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Gabriel Faure
Donald Macleod explores Faure's songs and chamber music, discovering some forgotten gems. The French composer is regarded as the master of the French art song, majoring in harmony
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Composer of the Week
Deafness forces Faure to quit the Paris Conservatoire, but the nation celebrates his music
Sept 2008
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Composer of the Week
Exploring Faure's First Violin Sonata, which earned him esteem and a publishing contract.
Sept 2008
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Composer of the Week
Faure meets Liszt, inspires Proust and chooses a wife by a rather unconventional method.
Sept 2008
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Composer of the Week
The composer turns 40, discovers Verlaine, overcomes depression and starts an affair.
Sept 2008
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Composer of the Week
Examining how the composer coped with World War I and his own worsening deafness.
Sept 2008