Sicilienne Op. 78 (Fauré)

A rendition of Sicilienne with Erica Goodman on harp and Coenraad Bloemendal on cello. Recorded at Classical 96.3 : http://www.classical963fm.com/

Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, nocturnes for piano and the songs "Après un rêve" and "Clair de lune". Although his best-known and most accessible compositions are generally his earlier ones, Fauré composed many of his most highly regarded works in his later years, in a more harmonically and melodically complex style.

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