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Pierre Fournier - The Art Of (2005) [DVD5 NTSC]
Studio VAI Distribution
Orig Year 1960
Discs 1
Release Date Nov 01, 2005
Also Known As Art of Pierre Fournier
Running Time 76 Minutes
Additional Info Black & White
Movie Details Color; Digitally Processed; Black & White
Audio: Mono - Natural sound/Music
Pierre Fournier (June 24, 1906 ñ January 8, 1986) was a French cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists," on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound.
He was born in Paris, the son of a French Army general. His mother taught him to play the piano, but he had a mild case of polio as a child and lost dexterity in his feet and legs. Having difficulties with the piano pedals, he turned to the cello.
He received early training from Odette Krettly, and from 1918 studied with AndrÈ Hekking and later with Paul Bazelaire. He graduated from the Paris Conservatory at 17, in 1923. He was hailed as "the cellist of the future" and won praise for his virtuosity and bowing technique. In the period 1925-1929 he was a member of the Krettly Quartet, led by Odette's brother Robert Krettly.
He became well known when he played with the Concerts Colonne Orchestra in 1925. He began touring all over Europe. At various stages he played with many of the most highly acclaimed, prestigious musicians of his time, and recorded the complete chamber music of Brahms and Schubert for the BBC on acetates. However, these deteriorated before the recordings could be transferred to a more durable medium. He is also praised for his recordings of the Bach suites (Beethoven-Saal, Hannover, December 1960), which are regarded even now as some of the best versions ever made. His other discs include LPs of Beethoven's cello sonatas and Elgar's Cello Concerto; these have long since been available on CD.
Fournier was a teacher at the …cole Normale de Musique in Paris and the Paris Conservatoire from 1937 to 1949. He made his first tour of the United States in 1948 and played to great acclaim in New York and Boston. After 1956, he made his home in Switzerland, although he never relinquished his French citizenship. He received the dedication of Bohuslav Martin?'s Cello Concerto No. 1 (1930, rev. 1939, 1955).
In 1963, he was made a member of the French Legion of Honour. He continued performing in public until two years before his death at the age of 79. Till the end, he taught privately at his home in Geneva: the British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber was among his pupils.
These 1959 and 1960 telecasts feature Fournier on Cello, with Guy Bourassa accompanying on piano includes works by Kodaly, Debussy, Schumann, and Francois Francoeur.
Lovingly restored from the archives, this performance by Pierre Fournier was filmed for television in 1959. Working through a number of pieces by Bach, Debussy, Schumann, and others, the master cellist performs an hour-long set with accompaniment from Guy Bourassa on the piano.
Tracks:
1. BACH: Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 - I. PrÈlude
2. BACH: Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 - II. Allemande
3. BACH: Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 - III. Coruante
4. BACH: Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 - IV. Sarabande
5. BACH: Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 - V. BourÈe
6. BACH: Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 - VI. Gigue
7. KOD¡LY: Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8 - I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
8. KOD¡LY: Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8 - II. Adagio
9. KOD¡LY: Sonata for Cello Solo, Op. 8 - III. Allegro molto vivace
10. SCHUMANN: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano, Op. 70
11. DEBUSSY: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor - I. Prologue: Lent (Bourassa)
12. DEBUSSY: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor - II. SÈrÈnade: ModÈrÈment animÈ (Bourassa)
13. DEBUSSY: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor - III. Finale: AnimÈ (Bourassa)
14. FRANCOEUR: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Major - I. Adagio cantabile (Bourassa)
15. FRANCOEUR: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Major - II. Tempo di gavotta (Bourassa)
16. FRANCOEUR: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Major - III. Allegro vivo (Bourassa)
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