Eric le Sage - Duos & Trios with Piano 4For the fourth and penultimate volume of his Faure series, Eric le Sage is joined by Alexandre Tharaud, Emmanuel Pahud and Francois Salque to record these pieces for four hands. A recipient of numerous prizes both in France and abroad, this complete Faure series is already asserting itself as a reference for the interpretation of his chamber music with piano.

In his ongoing quest to define the era these compilations cover

This great-value 56-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides from his singles for Vocalion

which gradually came to be judged overwrought and was condemned to partial oblivion

The instrumentation of strings with two trumpets indicate festive occasions in the presence of the prince - in Salzburg it was customary for two trumpeters to blow fanfare pieces during the princely table in the Residenzhof

but they're backed up by heavier percussion

The performances of these works by the Gewandhausorchester give the uplifting feeling that the intentions of both composer and performers are united in serving the musical message

instructing them to play an octave higher than usual

dark clouds and withered leaves

11-20 in Joel Whitburn's well-known chart publications

In these pieces

There are very few other Christmas CDs catering for the R&B fan and certainly none as varied as this one

The Tokugawa rulers aren't sure where they came from