The music of small forms and of chamber-music instrumentations was to become the focus of the French composer Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924). In 1874, after many years spent in the provinces, the teacher of Camille Saint-Saëns took the position of organist in Paris; later he not only worked as a church musician but also as a teacher. In the summer of 1887 Fauré wrote his Pavane opus 50, originally intended for a concert providing light entertainment, which soon gained wide popularity as an orchestral setting without and with the chorus added by Fauré. The romantic, slightly melancholy melody is a catchy tune which, thanks to the present arrangement, can now also be performed soloistically with piano accompaniment.

A splendid collection of pieces by Romantic French composer Gabriel Faure that demonstrates his wonderful gift for imaginitive and beautiful melodies. Ten terrific arrangements by Trevor Wye for two Flutes and Piano accompaniment. There is a wide range of music here with some of Faure's best-loved pieces including Pavane Sicilienne and Cantique De Jean Racine arranged for two flutes and piano.

from Pelléas and Mélisande-Gabriel Faure's Sicilienne Op.78 arranged for Flute with Piano accompaniment or for Flute and Clarinet by Robin de Smet.

Fauré?s exquisite Fantaisie is one of the jewels in chamber music for which we are indebted to his time at the Paris Conservatoire. The Flute professor there Paul Taffanel had asked his colleague fora virtuoso examination piece. Fauré presented him with the manuscript in 1898 with the explicit indication ?to modify unplayable passages? before using it in the exam. As the autograph score no longer exists we do notknow what and how much Taffanel might have changed; however the result is a brilliant recital piece. In this Henle edition they have added a little Adagio without opus number that Fauré also composed in 1898 forthe exams at the Conservatoire as a sight-reading piece.

From Fancies Pour Piano-This Sérénade is the first of 7 pieces collectively called 'Fancies' originally written for piano in 1915.Gabriel Marie Grovlez (1879-1944) was born in Lille Northern France in 1879 and died in war-torn Paris in 1944. From among his teachers who include Gédalge and Lavignac Fauré must surely rank as his strongest influence and this is readily heard in his small but significant oeuvre of solo piano pieces as well as his music for stage and chamber ensembles. Interestingly most of the piano music was published over a period of around a dozen years (1907-1919) and in the lull between these works and his Impressions (two pieces) of 1934 Grovlez wascompositionally preoccupied with songs and chamber pieces many of which languish patiently on the shelf awaiting a wholehearted appraisal. There is as well as his notable penchant for elegance and poetical lyricism a considerable wit to enjoy too (take Les nes The Donkeys from L'Almanach aux images for example) and indeed the fact that Grovlez's middle years were spent fulfilling the duties of assistant conductor and choir leader of the Opéra-Comique seems especially revealing of the man's musical personality and capacity for successfully intertwining serious and less serious genres.Grovlez was quite a cosmopolitan character; besides making a notable mark in his native country (he was latterly a professor of chamber music at the Paris Conservatoire) he travelled to the United States and Africa as well as across Europe. Although we tend to remember Grovlez today for his influence primarily as a composer in the mould of Fauré or Debussy bringing a quirky quality to some of his writing more than occasionally reminiscent of Poulenc it was as a conductor that Grovlez initially made an impact. Moreover we should not overlook the fact that he gave the inaugural performances of some highly treasured works by the likes of Ravel (Ma Mère l'Oye) and Fauré (Dolly Suite) a piano duet which has earned an especially important

Faure's Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande for flute and Piano, edited and arranged by Robert Bigio. / Flûte Et Piano

Par FAURE GABRIEL / MARION. Arranged Alain Marion./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

14 Popular Works-14 popular works for Flute with Piano accompaniment featuring selected works from the major exam board syllabuses spanning Grades 5 to 8 and beyond. Includes pull-out part and performance notes by Trevor Wye.