Fantaisies

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« Bach is certainly the composer I need the most as a musician, the one I always return to, whom I admire and revere as a master. But Schubert is the one who is closest to my sensibility. » David FrayFive years after the success of his album Schubert (Impromptus and Moments Musicaux) sold over 15,000 copies in France, pianist David Fray returns to one of his favorite composers with Fantaisies, an album dedicated to 4 masterpieces composed in the twilight of Schubert's life: the great Sonata 'Fantaisie', the last sonata published during his lifetime, and the Hungarian Melody, published a hundred years after his death. Then follow two works for 4 hands (composed by Schubert during the last year of his short life): the famous and moving Fantaisie in F minor and the rare Allegro in A minor 'Lebensstürme'. For these two works, David Fray invited his mentor and renowned professor Jacques Rouvier to join him, thus making this album a true labor of love between the teacher and his student around these two masterpieces. David Fray's playing is a gem of lyricism and touch, revealing Schubert's unique melodic richness. A great record.