8 Feb 2022

FAURÉ: Fantasie Op 79

From Music Alive, 8:07 pm on 8 February 2022

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Performed by Melanie Lançon and Stephen De Pledge at the CMNZ concert, 'Fantasy & Romance', Auckland Concert Chamber, 3 August 2021.

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Fauré composed his Fantaisie as a test piece for Paris Conservatoire flute students.

It follows a typical pattern for such pieces, opening with a slow section which tests the performer's tone, followed by a fast section in which they might show off their technical brilliance.

Recorded by RNZ Concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 3 August 2021
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Adrian Hollay

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