Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80, and Pavane, Op. 50, in Full Score

Gabriel Urbain Fauré (1845-1924): Peléas y Melisande, opus 80. Pavana, opus 50. Partitura general.

One of the most gifted composers of the French school, Gabriel Fauré (l845-1924) created distinctive music strikingly original in texture, melody, and harmony. According to Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Fauré's music "reflected French civilization at its most fastidious."

This handsome and affordable volume unites two of Fauré's superb orchestral works in one convenient, authoritative edition. Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80, composed in 1898, is a four-movement suite for orchestra written after Fauré's incidental music for the drama by Maurice Maeterlinck -a tragic tale that later inspired Debussy's opera of the same name. The volume also includes Fauré's enormously popular Pavane, Op.50, one of the most performed short orchestral works in the repertoire.

Original Dover (2000) compilation of two works originally published separately by J. Hamelle & Cie., Paris, n.d.: Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite for Orchestra, Op. 80, and Pavane for Orchestra (with optional choir), Op. 50.

CONTENIDO:

- Pavane, Op. 50
For orchestra with optional choir (1887). Poem by Cornte Robert de Montesquiou-Hzensac

- Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Suite for orchestra (1898). After the composer's incidental music to the play by Maurice Maeterlinck
I. Prelude
II. Andantino quasi Allegretto
III. Sicilienne de Pélleas et Mélisande
IV. La mort de Mélisande