“There’s not a note of the music of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) that isn’t lovely. It’s true. With some composers you have to put up with some tedious rough for some glorious smooth but with Fauré it’s all delightful.
While he didn’t really do stormy drama or extravagant passion, his grace and tranquility more than make up for it, not to mention his unerring instinct for beautiful melodies. Yet, apart from his masterpieces, the Pavane and Requiem, most of his work is relatively unknown. So why should this be the case?”, asks Howard Goodall, English composer and radio presenter, populariser of classical music.

On the 100th anniversary of the death of Gabriel Fauré the students and lecturers of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków present a monographic concert devoted to the oeuvre of the French composer including his works for violin and piano and a chamber masterpiece: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor. The guests of the concert will be Anna Krzeszowiec and Adam Krzeszowiec, artists from the Academy of Music in Katowice.

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

Romance
Matylda Stasiak violin
Agnieszka Zahaczewska-Książek piano

Morceau de lecture
Krzysztof Sotwin violin
Slawomir Cierpik piano

Après un rêve
Dominika Sławek violin
Slawomir Cierpik piano

Berceuse
Aleksandra Sowa violin
Justyna Danczowska piano

Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Aleksander Daszkiewicz violin
Maria Shetty viola
Adam Krzeszowiec cello
Anna Krzeszowiec piano