Faure - Piano Quartet 1 [Beaux Arts Trio]It's a shame that the Beaux Arts Trio didn't bring the two Faure Piano Quartets onto one disc, it would have been so much more the logical coupling, but i must admit that the Piano Trio is a lovely work also, i feel that Faure is somewhat of a neglected Composer, seems to be such a long way behind Ravel and Debussy, and yet his Chamber Music is a delight, very individual, and this is a nice disc highlighting two lovely works.
The Beaux Arts Trio were formed in 1955, and finished in 2008, over 50 years together, only the Pianist Manahem Pressler has been with the Trio the whole time, they recorded this disc in 1988, i like the booklet front cover [by Christian Steiner], a picture that captures all three of the instruments of the Trio, nice dark background which highlights the faces, and the lettering well positioned.
Wow i enjoyed this, esecially the second movement, somehow i get the feeling Faure took the lead from both Ravel And Debussy's String Quartets, the second movement of each are full of pizzicato, and that's what he uses here, it's a very playful movement, the almost mechanical 'beat' of the opening pizzicato strings are lovely and sonorous [0:00-0:06], and when the piano enters [0:06-0:14], it's with a gorgeous rippling effect, the strings alternate with bowing the tune, and then pizzicato in the background as the piano plays the tune [0:00-0:31], a great first half minute, it sets the tone for the whole movement,
Here's the second movement being played on YouTube.
