Après Fauré

Jazz · 2024 · 9 tracks · 42m

Après Fauré

A dialogue between centuries. Mehldau interprets Fauré's nocturnes with a jazz pianist's touch, blending French impressionism with modern harmonic exploration.

It's like sitting in a quiet French garden at dusk while a genius whispers secrets to a piano.

A sophisticated and deeply scholarly meditation on beauty, grief, and the persistence of melody across time.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 42m

01

Nocturne no. 13 in B minor, op. 119 (1921)

6:28

02

Nocturne no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 36 (c. 1884)

6:40

03

Nocturne no. 12 in E minor, op. 107 (1915)

6:20

04

Prelude

3:31

05

Caprice

3:40

06

Nocturne

2:43

07

Vision

2:03

08

Nocturne no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 74 (1898)

8:40

09

Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45 (c. 1887) - III. Adagio non troppo (Extract)

2:47

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the structured Fauré Nocturne No. 13 into Mehldau's own Prelude where the harmonic boundaries begin to blur.

The expansive, eight-minute exploration of Nocturne No. 7 where the piano's lower register provides a grounding, somber weight.

The delicate, almost fragile phrasing during the extract of Piano Quartet No. 2 that closes the album in a state of suspension.

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