Kerson Leong & Jonathan Fournel - Fauré: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Transcriptions (2026) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Fauré: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Transcriptions
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Alpha Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-192kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:09:37
Total Size: 303 MB / 2.61 GB
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Tracklist:

1. Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13: I. Allegro molto (9:03)
2. Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13: II. Andante (7:16)
3. Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13: III. Allegro vivo (3:59)
4. Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13: IV. Allegro quasi presto (5:19)
5. Fauré: Shylock Suite, Op. 57: V. Nocturne (Version for Violin and Piano) (2:27)
6. Fauré: 3 mélodies, Op. 23: No. 1, Les berceaux (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Kerson Leong) (3:01)
7. Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80: II. Fileuse (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Leopold Auer) (2:20)
8. Fauré: 2 mélodies, Op. 46: No. 2, Clair de lune (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Albert Périlhou) (3:04)
9. Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16 (3:53)
10. Fauré: 3 mélodies, Op. 7: No. 1, Après un rêve (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Kerson Leong) (3:01)
11. Fauré: 2 mélodies, Op. 83: No. 2, Soir (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Albert Stoessel) (2:22)
12. Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro non troppo (9:05)
13. Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: II. Andante (8:08)
14. Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro non troppo (6:44)

Kerson Leong, winner of the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in 2010, and Jonathan Fournel, winner of the Queen Elisabeth International Grand Prix in 2021, have each recorded several albums for Alpha Classics. Long-time collaborators and friends, they have come together around Fauré: "His music recalls in me the images of night, of shimmering water, of solace. He’s one of the composers I return to most in which to seek comfort.", says Kerson. Jonathan continues: "His writing conveys something deeply human." They chose to record his two sonatas for violin and piano – written at opposite ends of his career – as well as a selection of transcriptions of melodies and short pieces.