GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845 –1924)
13 BARCAROLLES
Michael Endres, piano
The 13 Barcarolles of Fauré, composed over
the course of almost four decades (1882-
1921), are highly representative of his piano
oeuvre and are considered his most characteristic
works. They reflect his separation from the romantic
idiom of Chopin and Mendelssohn, in particular,
and his progress towards an independent musical
language in which he achieved a successful
harmonious reconciliation between tradition and
the modernism that was emerging at the time. Michael
Endres recorded these pieces for OehmsClassics
at WDR in Cologne in May 2017.