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Gabriel FAUR\u00c9:<\/strong> Nocturne No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 63 – Arthur HONEGGER:<\/strong> Toccata et Variations: I. Toccata – II. Variations – B\u00e9la BART\u00d3K:<\/strong> Im Freien, Sz. 81: I. Mit Trommeln und Pfeifen – II. Barcarolla – III. Musettes – IV. Kl\u00e4nge der Nacht – V. Hetzjagd – VI. Abend auf dem Lande.<\/p>\n

Pierre Souvairan<\/strong>, piano.<\/p>\n

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Faur\u00e9<\/h3>\n

Faur\u00e9 composed his 13 Nocturnes<\/strong> between 1883 and 1922, with the 6th one dating from 1894, a work from the fully mature period of the composer.<\/p>\n

Alfred Cortot<\/strong>, a remarkable interpreter of Faur\u00e9’s music, spoke with deep emotion about the piece, describing it as a \u201csong fraught with thought and meditation, a secret, untold sadness,\u201d followed by \u201ca tender and soothing voice over a murmur of rustling leaves.\u201d<\/p>\n

This music is quite aristocratic in its subtle harmonies and impassible rhythmic flow. For those attuned to its depth, it reveals a wisdom and pure joy, conquered, much like Beethoven\u2019s, through hard toil and strict discipline.<\/p>\n

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Toccata and Variations by Honegger<\/h3>\n

Honegger\u2019s Toccata and Variations<\/strong>, written in 1916, is the youthful work of a 24-year-old composer. While it displays some inexperience, it also firmly asserts a highly personal style, alternating between athletic, expressive, ruthless, and tender.<\/p>\n

The Toccata<\/strong> is brimming with a healthy, sportsmanlike vitality. The Variations<\/strong> feature a theme reminiscent of Faur\u00e9<\/strong> (op. 73), serving as a funeral song, where slow, anguished sections are interrupted by breathless, fateful, fast variations. The final passage is particularly striking, mystical in the spirit of C\u00e9sar Franck\u2019s Aria<\/strong>, an earnest act of youthful faith.<\/p>\n

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Bart\u00f3k’s Out of Doors<\/h3>\n

The cycle of five pieces titled Out of Doors<\/strong> by Bart\u00f3k<\/strong> dates from 1926. The influence of Debussy<\/strong> is strongly felt, as Debussy was among the first to move away from a human-centered world, where nature acts as a mere backdrop.<\/p>\n

With Debussy<\/strong>, there is already a sense of vast, unforgiving nature towering above human frailty. In each of Bart\u00f3k\u2019s<\/strong> pieces, the frail human voice helplessly confronts the power of the elements, savage rhythms, the obsessive voices of the night, and chaotic dissonances that no Orpheus<\/strong> could ever tame.<\/p>\n

At its core, it is a pessimistic work, much like many of Debussy’s<\/strong> compositions, but without self-pity\u2014both unsettling and mesmerizing.<\/p>\n

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Pierre Souvairan<\/h3>\n

Pierre Souvairan<\/strong> was born in Montreux, Switzerland, where his first musical impressions were shaped by Igor Stravinsky<\/strong>, who composed at the piano during his stay with the Souvairan family.<\/p>\n

Souvairan pursued musical studies in Lausanne, including chamber music work with Andr\u00e9 de Ribaupierre<\/strong>. He later spent three years at the Leipzig Conservatory under Professor Teichm\u00fcller<\/strong>, followed by further study in Paris with Alfred Cortot<\/strong>, and finally with Rudolf Serkin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Since 1953, he has taught at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto<\/strong>, where he continues to perform and teach. Souvairan is a regular guest of the C.B.C.<\/strong> and returns to Europe annually for concerts, broadcasts, and to pursue his love of climbing and skiing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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