The composer of the month December is Gabriël Fauré.
1. Gabriel Fauré – Papillon for cello and piano op. 77
Julian Steckel, cello; Paul Rivinius, piano.
2. Gabriel Fauré – Agnus Dei from Requiem op. 48
La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent and the Orchestre des Champs Elysées conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
3a. Gabriel Fauré – Tarentelle: op.10 no. 2
Geraldine McGreevy and Stella Doufexis (soprano) and Graham Johnson, piano.
3b. Gabriel Fauré – Puisqu’ici-bas toute âme
Judith Mok (soprano) and Susanna Moncayo (mezzo soprano) Fernando Pérez (piano)
3c. Gabriel Fauré – Adieu 2.39 op.21
Henk Neven (baritone); Hans Eijsackers (piano)
4. Gabriël Fauré – Ballad for piano and orchestra Louis Lortie (piano) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Raphael Frühbeck de Burgos
5. Gabriel Fauré – from: La bonne chanson:
a. La lune blanche op. 61 no. 3
b. J’allais par des chemins perfidies op. 61 no. 4
c. J’ai presque peur, en vérité, op. 61 no. 5
Ian Bostridge (tenor); Belcea Quartet; Julius Drake, piano
6. Gabriel Fauré – Masques et bergamasques op. 112
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier
7. Gabriel Fauré – Andante from Sonata for violin and piano no. 1 in A op 13
Isabelle van Keulen (violin); Ronald Brautigam (piano).
