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Jean-Philippe Collard

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Coral: The Height of MaturityFaurs Endlessly Clear and Beautiful SoundJean-Philippe Corall (born 1948) is a master of French music. He recorded Faurs complete solo piano works and chamber music as early as 1970, immediately after winning the Georges Sziffra International Competition, a feat that established Corall as a world-renowned Faur specialist. Now, 50 years later, he has re-recorded the 13 Barques. The impetus for this re-recording came when, while listening to a performance of the Barques that happened to come on the car radio recently, he found himself lost in thoughtonly to realize it was his own performance. Thats when he decided, I simply must record this again. She renders the barqueswhich come in a variety of styleswith the effortless ease of humming a tune, yet with beautifully resonant, perfectly balanced harmonies. She also portrays the ballades with elegance and techn