Gabriel Fauré

Description

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) is one of the best French composers of his era. His artistic independence served to inspire many of the next generation of French composers seeking to create a new Gallic identity after World War I. His reforms at the Paris Conservatoire were the most radical the institution had yet experienced. This book gives equal weight to Fauré’s private and public lives, profiling the man behind the music, and going beyond the usual perception of Fauré as a dreamy, unworldly individual to reveal his ambition and decisiveness in his struggle to achieve recognition from France’s musical establishment. This stimulating biography, which charts Fauré’s long and difficult rise to fame, both illuminates his individuality and reveals his enduring legacy to French music.

Jessica Duchen is a freelance music journalist whose work appears frequently in the Guardian and BBC Music Magazine, among other publications. Founding editor of Piano magazine, she is the author of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, also in the 20th-Century Composers series.

On the 20th Century Composers Series

“As a series, Phaidon’s 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiastically musical.”—The Scotsman

Additional information

Dimensions	0.75 × 6.25 × 8.75 in
Imprint	Phaidon Press
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09780714839325
ISBN-10	0714839329
Author	Jessica Duchen
Audience	General / adult