Cyrille Dubois on recording the complete Fauré songs
Friday, May 20, 2022
The acclaimed French tenor undertakes his most ambitious recording project to date
The French tenor, Cyrille Dubois, with his regular piano partner Tristan Raës, has recorded the complete songs by Gabriel Fauré. This Aparté release is the first time the entire song output of the composer has been recorded by a single singer. James Jolly caught up with Cyrille Dubois to discuss the project, and also hear about what the tenor is up to next.
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The complete Fauré songs are available on the Aparté label - you can listen in lossless sound via Apple Music below.
Wigmore Hall concerts (May 21-28)
Saturday May 21, 7.30pm
Quatuor Ebène
Mozart String Quartet No 14 in G, K387, 'Spring'
Shostakovich String Quartet No 8 in C minor, Op 110
Brahms String Quartet in B flat, Op 67
Sunday May 22, 11.30am
Maciej Kułakowski vc
Jonathan Ware pf
JS Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata No 1 in G, BWV1027
Janáček Pohádka
Fauré Sicilienne, Op 78. Papillon, Op 77
Poulenc Sonata for cello and piano
Sunday May 22, 3.00pm
Samantha Hankey mez
Malcolm Martineau pf
Debussy Chansons de Bilitis
R Strauss Einerlei, Op 69 No 3. Lob des Leidens, Op 15 No 3. Schlechtes Wetter, Op 69 No 5
Falla Siete canciones populares españolas
Berg Sieben frühe Lieder
Sunday May 22, 7.30pm
'Permutations'
Royal College of Music String Showcase Concert
E Meyer Concert Duo for violin and bass – The Prequel
JS Bach Sonata No 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV1003 – Andante
Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp
Bach Sonata No 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV1003 – Andante
Lera Auerbach Postscriptum
Bach From Sonata No 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV1003 – Andante (arr by Schumann)
E Meyer Concert Duo for violin and bass – Movement IV
Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D667, 'Trout'
Monday May 23, 1pm
Catriona Morison mez
Julius Drake pf
Brahms Dein blaues Auge hält so still, Op 59 No 8. Die Mainacht, Op 43 No 2 , Mädchenlied, Op 107 No 5. Meine Liebe ist grün, Op 63 No 5
Schumann Sechs Gedichte von N Lenau und Requiem, Op 90
Elgar Sea Pictures
Monday May 23, 7.30pm
Wigmore Soloists
Hummel Septett militaire in C, Op 114
Janáček Concertino
Martinů La Revue de Cuisine
Dvořák Piano Quintet No 2 in A, Op 81
Tuesday May 24, 7.30pm
Danny Driver pf
Debussy Images, Series 2 – Cloches à travers les feuilles
Ligeti Etudes Book 2 – Galamb borong; Fém; Vertige; Der Zauberlehrling; White on White; Pour Irina; A bout de souffle; Canon
Evans Peace Piece
Ligeti Etudes Book 2 – En suspens; Entrelacs; Coloana infinită; Désordre; Cordes à vide; Touches bloquées
Chopin Etude in E Op 10 No. 3
Ligeti Etudes Book 1 – Fanfares , Arc-en-ciel , Automne à Varsovie
Debussy Images, Series 2 – Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
Ligeti Etudes Book 2 – L'escalier du diable
Wednesday 25 May, 1pm
Marc-André Hamelin pf
CPE Bach Württemberg Sonata No 2 in A flat, Wq49/2
Beethoven Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106 'Hammerklavier'
Wednesday 25 May, 7.30pm
Schumann Quartet
Mozart String Quartet No 15 in D minor, K421
Janáček String Quartet No 1, 'Kreutzer Sonata'
Mozart String Quartet No 20 in D, K499, 'Hoffmeister'
Thursday May 26, 11am
Polly Ives presenter
Ensemble 360
Schools Concert: Izzy Gizmo
Recommended for Key Stage 1
Thursday May 26, 7pm
Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Prize
To celebrate its Bicentenary in 2022, the Royal Academy of Music presents the grand final of a prestigious new competition, launched in 2020 and judged by a panel of eminent musicians with a prize of £10,000. Open to singers and instrumentalists studying at the Academy, five finalists exhibit the breadth of talent across many disciplines.
Music by Liszt, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Gurney, Handel, Ropartz, Elgar, Saskia, Brahms, Ernst, Szymaniowski and Tchaikovsky
Friday May 27, 7.30pm
'Liturgical Feasts'
Mary Bevan sop
Tim Mead counterten
Thomas Walker ten
Malachy Frame bar
Gabrieli Consort & Players / Paul McCreesh
JS Bach Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV29 – Sinfonia in D. Mass in A, BWV234. Sinfonia in D, BWV1045. Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV11 'Ascension Oratorio'
Saturday May 28, 1pm
Jonathan Biss pf
Schubert Piano Sonata in C minor, D958
György Kurtág Játékok – Un brin de bruyère a Witold; Fanfare to Judit Maros' wedding; Hommàge à Jeney (Phone Numbers of our Loved Ones I); (... and round and round it goes); Hommage à Schubert; La Fille aux cheveux de lin - enragée; Márta ligaturája
Beethoven Piano Sonatas – No 27 in E minor, Op 90; No 31 in A flat, Op 110