PIERRE FOURNIER (Paris, 24.6.1906 – Geneva, 8. 1. 1986)
A pupil of Paul Bazelaire and André Hekking, he was cello professor at the Paris Conservatoire between 1941 and 1949. An Officer of the Légion d’Honneur, he lived in Switzerland where he taught at the Zurich summer school. Numerous compositions were dedicated to him, including Frank Martin’s Cello Concerto, Poulenc’s Cello Sonata and the 1955 version of Martinu’s Concerto. In 1943 he replaced Casals in the Trio that the latter formed with Jacques Thibaud and Alfred Cortot, and in 1947 he joined Josef Szigeti (violin) and Arthur Schnabel (piano) to perform chamber music. He also played with Henryk Szeyng and Wilhelm Kempf. Acclaimed throughout the world, he has collaborated with the greatest conductors, including Furtwängler, Karajan, Walter, Kiemperer, Monteux, Szell, Munch, Ormandy, Reiner, Mitroupoulos, Stokowski, Krips, Ansermet, Barbirolli.
1 - Sonata For Piano And Violoncello In G Minor Op.5 No.2
Ludwig van Beethoven
4 - 12 Variations (In G Major) WoO 45 On The Theme "See, The Conquering Hero Comes" From Händel's Oratorio Judas Maccabaeus
Ludwig van Beethoven
5 - 12 Variations Op.66 On The Theme "Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen" From Mozart's Zauberflöte
Ludwig van Beethoven
6 - Sonata For Piano And Violoncello In A Major Op. 69
other interpreters: Jean Fonda – Piano
style: Romantic - Classical
running time: 67:49
format: CD - COMPILATION - ALBUM
registration date: 1964
publication: 1991
country: ITALY
label music: ERMITAGE
catalog: ERM – 111 ADD