Gabriel Fauré Dolly Suite, Op. 56 for piano 4 hands (1896)

Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 4 November 1924) was a French Romantic composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20thcentury composers. Among his bestknown works are his Pavane, Requiem, nocturnes for piano and the songs Après un rêve and Clair de lune. Although his bestknown 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. Dolly Suite, Op. 56 for piano fourhands (189396) 1. Berceuse 2. Miaou 3. Le jardin de Dolly 4. Kittyvalse 5. Tendresse 6. Le pas espagnol. JeanPhilippe Collard and Bruno Rigutto piano Berceuse Allegretto moderato. The Berceuse, marking Dolly s first birthday, was a very early piece, composed in 1864 for Suzanne Garnier, the daughter of a family