{"product_id":"pierre-fournier-cello-recital-vol-1-2xlps","title":"Pierre Fournier - Cello Recital - Vol. 1 [2xLPs]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER: This item will be shipped with the aim of delivering on release day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePierre Fournier, Cello Recital, Naum Walter, Armenian Radio Archive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Best Ever of Debussy, Stravinsky, Bloch, Faure, and Ravel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW LP Record\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2026 as 2x45 RPM DLP plus the Master Reel Tape Copy on SM911 magnetic tape. Pierre Fournier’s cello recitals are consistently lauded for their aristocratic elegance, refined musicality, and warm, \"golden\" tone. Often described as a master stylist, Fournier delivers deeply communicative performances characterised by subtle emotional shifts and impeccable technique rather than flamboyant display. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritics often contrast Fournier with contemporaries like Casals, noting that while Casals \"plays the cello,\" Fournier \"plays the sonata,\" prioritising the music's structural line over overt technical display. His bowing is described as supple, unshowy, and never sacrificing nuance for speed. Pierre Fournier's Cello Recital recordings are widely regarded as definitive examples of his \"aristocratic\" style, characterised by an elegant, mellifluous tone and refined phrasing. Reviewers frequently praise his unique ability to string musical phrases into long, continuous \"sentences\" that maintain a sense of noble momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierre Léon Marie Fournier was a French cellist who was called the \"aristocrat of cellists\" on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbum: \u003cstrong\u003ePierre Fournier - Cello Recital - Vol. 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Triston Masters - TMR-SE 0025\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2xVinyl, LP Records, 45 RPM, Album, Mono, Stereo, Reissue, Import\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Armenian Radio Archive Series - AUDIOPHILE EDITION \u003cbr\u003eCountry: Switzerland\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date:\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 2026 - TBC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Classical\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Baroque, Modern, Impressionist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePiano – Naum Walter\u003cbr\u003eVioloncello – Pierre Fournier\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierre Fournier is a very well-respected and much-loved virtuoso cellist. Commentators often characterise him as aristocratic, which would seem appropriate viewing his photos. The accompanying notes describe him as very self-critical. He desires to preserve a sense of continuity during the recording process. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong phrases and a sense of continuous momentum across the Suites bear this out.\u003cbr\u003ePierre Fournier (June 24, 1906 – January 8, 1986) was a French cellist who was called the \"aristocrat of cellists\" on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePierre Léon Marie Fournier\u003c\/strong\u003e was born into a military family. His father was a general; his mother was musical and taught him piano lessons. At the age of 9, he suffered a mild attack of polio. Weakness of his legs made pedalling the piano difficult. So he turned to the cello, and after making rapid progress, he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire. His teachers there were Paul Bazelaire and Anton Hekking; he graduated in 1924 at the age of 17. Fournier made his debut the year after his graduation. This was a solo appearance with the Concerts Colonne Orchestra, which received favorable notices. The almost invariable comment in reviews was the perfection of his bowing technique. He began a successful career as a touring concert artist and as a performer in chamber music concerts, gaining a great reputation in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1937 to 1939, he was the director of cello studies at the Ecole Normal. It was often said that he became a friendly rival with his contemporary, cellist Paul Tortelier, and after attending a Tortelier concert remarked to him, \"Paul, I wish I had your left hand.\" Tortelier responded, \"Pierre, I wish I had your right.\" To Fournier, the secret of his great right hand (i.e., bowing technique) was keeping the elbow high, holding the bow firmly, but allowing the hand and arm to move fluidly. He prescribed the Sevcik violin bowing studies for his cello students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1941, he became a member of the faculty at the Paris Conservatoire, but during the war years, his concert touring career was impossible. Once the war was over, though, was able to resume and he rapidly increased in fame and international stature. His old audience found that he had grown in artistic depth. Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti, meeting Fournier in rehearsals for a 1947 Edinburgh Festival appearance, had not heard him for over ten years and wrote that he was \"tremendously impressed by the Apollonian beauty and poise that his playing had acquired in the intervening years. Szigeti, Fournier, violist William Primrose, and pianist Artur Schnabel formed a piano quartet in those years and gave some fabled concerts at which they played virtually all of Schubert's and Brahms' piano chamber music. Sadly, the BBC acetate air checks of this cycle were allowed to deteriorate and have been lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFournier made his first U.S. tour in 1948. His chamber music partner Artur Schnabel spread the word among cellists, other musicians, and critics that they were to be visited by a great new cellist. The New York and Boston critics were ecstatic. He had to give up his Conservatoire post because of his expanding concert career; he appeared in Moscow for the first time in 1959. Commentator Lev Grinberg wrote that he was notable for a romantic interpretation; clarity of form; vivid phrasing; and clean, broad bowing all \"aimed at revealing the content.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe had a broad repertoire, including Bach, Boccherini, the Romantics, Debussy, Hindemith, and Prokofiev. Composers Martinu, Martinon, Martin, Roussel, and Poulenc all wrote works for him. He had a standing Friday night date to privately play chamber music with Alfred Cortot, the eminent French pianist, at which they might be visited by musicians like Jacques Thibaud. In 1953, he became a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and was promoted to officer in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1972, he retired to Switzerland and gave master classes. He still gave concerts, even as late as 1984 when he was 78, and a London critic praised the fluency of his playing and his strong and solid left-hand technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe LP Record Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eArmenian Radio Archive Series\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Original Master\u003cbr\u003ePressed at MEK Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eFirst Time Ever On Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eThe Fixed Pitch Mode\u003cbr\u003eUnpublished Materials\u003cbr\u003eSwiss Import\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album was recorded, mastered, cut and pressed in Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis item is not available for sale in Hong Kong or China. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTriston Masters · Made In Switzerland\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTriston Masters powered by SCHOPPER, third generation in the analogue domain with a passion for vintage analogue high-fidelity gear and equipment. 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