Cello Sonatas Nos, 1, 2, Apres un reve, etc: Joost Ben-Sasson, Sternfield

GABRIEL FAURE (1845-1924) : Music for Cello and Piano

Sicilienne, Op. 78
Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano, Op. 117
Apres un reve, Op. 7, No. 1 (arr. Pablo Casals)
Elegie, Op. 24
Romance, Op. 69
Berceuse, Op. 16 (arr. for cello and piano)
Papillon, Op. 77
Serenade, Op. 98
Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 109
Pavane, Op. 50 (arr. H. Busser)

Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson (cello)
Allan Sternfield (piano)

Recorded 05/2007

Faure’s musical language bridged a gap between 19th-century Romanticism and the music that appeared with the new century, developing and evolving, but retaining its own fundamental characteristics. His gift for melody, subtle harmonic idiom and judicious and highly personal use of contemporary innovations make for enriching listening, whether in the popular Sicilienne, Pavane and other short pieces or in his two tuneful and impeccably crafted Cello Sonatas. Faure’s Piano Quintets on 8.570938 and Violin Sonatas Nos 1 and 2 on 8.550906 are also available. ( NAXOS )