Jean Fournier (1911-2003) was a French violinist and professor of classical music. Fournier's intonation, while lean, was gentle on the ear. He made an impressive career for himself. He was a soloist with some of the great French orchestras as well as with celebrated international ones. Concert tours took him to many of Europe's centres of culture (Belgium, Germany, England, Italy, Ireland, Yugoslavia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Spain), as well as to North and South Africa, India and the Far East. In addition to his solo work, Fournier was above all an excellent chamber musician. Together with his wife, the French pianist Ginette Doyen (1921-2002), he performed duets for violin and piano. In the 1950s he founded a brilliant piano trio together with the Italian cellist Antonio Janigro (1918-1989) and the Austrian pianist Paul Badura-Skoda (1927-2019). In addition to his active concert activities Jean Fournier also made many recordings. This 10-album compilation is testament to the violinist's diversity. It includes recordings such as the Sonatina No. 5 op. 32/1 for solo violin by Jean Martinon (1910-1976), and of course numerous duet works (many of them with his wife Ginette Doyen), piano trios (usually together with his trio partners Antonio Janigro and Paul Badura-Skoda) and violin concertos by Mozart or the Double Concerto op. 102 by Johannes Brahms with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra under Milan Horvat (Mozart) and Hermann Scherchen (Brahms).

Tracklist:

Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: I. Allegro Con Brio
Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: II. Tema Con Variazioni. Andante Con Moto
Violin Sonata No. 1 In D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro Vivace
Violin Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: II. Andante Più Tosto Allegretto
Violin Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: III. Allegro Piacevole
Violin Sonata No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro Con Spirito
Violin Sonata No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio Con Molt’ Espressione
Violin Sonata No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro Molto
Violin Sonata No. 4 In A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
Violin Sonata No. 4 In A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante Scherzoso Più Allegretto
Violin Sonata No. 4 In A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro Molto
Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio Molto Espressivo
Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Violin Sonata No. 6 In A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 6 In A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio Molto Espressivo
Violin Sonata No. 6 In A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto Con Variazioni
Violin Sonata No. 7 In C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2 "Eroica": I. Allegro Con Brio
Violin Sonata No. 7 In C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2 "Eroica":: II. Adagio Cantabile
Violin Sonata No. 7 In C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2 "Eroica":: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 7 In C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2 "Eroica":: IV. Finale. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro Assai
Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo Di Minuetto, Ma Molto Moderatoe Grazioso
Violin Sonata No. 8 In G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro Vivace
Violin Sonata No. 9 In A Major, Op. 47 "Kreuzer": I. Adagio Sostenuto. Presto
Violin Sonata No. 9 In A Major, Op. 47 "Kreuzer": II. Andante Con Variazioni
Violin Sonata No. 9 In A Major, Op. 47 "Kreuzer": III. Finale. Presto
Violin Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 96 "Cock-Crow": I. Allegro Moderato
Violin Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 96 "Cock-Crow": II. Adagio Espressivo
Violin Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 96 "Cock-Crow": III. Scherzo. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 96 "Cock-Crow": IV. Poco Allegretto
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216 "Strassburg": I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216 "Strassburg": II. Adagio
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216 "Strassburg": III. Rondo. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": I. Allegro Aperto
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": II. Adagio
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": III. Rondo. Tempo Di Minuetto
Piano Trio No. 6 In G Major, K. 564: I. Allegro
Piano Trio No. 6 In G Major, K. 564: II. Andante
Piano Trio No. 6 In G Major, K. 564: III. Allegretto
Piano Trio No. 4 In E Major, K. 542: I. Allegro
Piano Trio No. 4 In E Major, K. 542: II. Andante Grazioso
Piano Trio No. 4 In E Major, K. 542: III. Allegro
Serenade In D Major, K. 250: IV. Rondo. Allegro (Arr. For Violin & Piano)
Grave In The Style Of W.F. Bach
Variations On A Theme Of Corelli
La Chasse In The Style Of Cartier
Orfeo Ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Mélodie (Arr. For Violin & Piano)
Sicilienne & Rigaudon In The Style Of Francoeur
Tempo Di Minuetto In The Style Of Pugnani
Praeludium And Allegro In The Style Of Pugnani
Rosamunde, Op. 26, D. 797: IX. Ballett
Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
España, Op. 165: No. 2, Tango (Arr. For Violin & Piano)
La Vida Breve: Danza Espagñola No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano)
Chanson Louis XIII Et Pavane In The Style Of Couperin
Menuet In The Style Of Porpora
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): I. Introduzione
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): II. Serenata
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): III. Tarantella
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): IV. Gavotta Con Due Variazioni
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): V. Scherzino
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): VI. Minuetto E Finale
Baal Shem Suite: II. Nigun (Version For Violin & Piano)
Sonatine No. 5 For Violin, Op. 5 No. 1
4 Pieces For Violin & Piano, Op. 17: No. 1, Quasi Ballata
4 Pieces For Violin & Piano, Op. 17: No. 2, Appassionato
4 Pieces For Violin & Piano, Op. 17: No. 3, Un Poco Triste
4 Pieces For Violin & Piano, Op. 17: No. 4, Burleska
Violin Sonata In G Minor, L. 140: I. Allegro Vivo
Violin Sonata In G Minor, L. 140: II. Intermède. Fantasque Et Léger
Violin Sonata In G Minor, L. 140: III. Fibale. Très Animé
Violin Sonata No. 1 In A Major, Op. 13: I. Allegro Molto
Violin Sonata No. 1 In A Major, Op. 13: II. Andante
Violin Sonata No. 1 In A Major, Op. 13: III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivo
Violin Sonata No. 1 In A Major, Op. 13: IV. Finale. Allegro Quasi Presto
Violin Sonata No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro Non Troppo
Violin Sonata No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 108: II. Andante
Violin Sonata No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 108: III. Finale. Allegro Non Troppo
Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": I. Allegro Moderato
Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": II. Scherzo. Allegro & Trio
Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": III. Andante Cantabile Ma Però Con Moto
Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": IV. Allegro Moderato
Piano Trio In D Major, Op. 67 No. 2, Hob. XV:16: I. Allegro
Piano Trio In D Major, Op. 67 No. 2, Hob. XV:16: II. Andantino Più Tosto Allegretto
Piano Trio In D Major, Op. 67 No. 2, Hob. XV:16: III. Vivace Assai
Piano Trio In G Major, Op. 82 No. 2, Hob. XV:25: I. Andante
Piano Trio In G Major, Op. 82 No. 2, Hob. XV:25: II. Poco Adagio
Piano Trio In G Major, Op. 82 No. 2, Hob. XV:25: III. Finale. Rondo All'ongarese, Presto
Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: I. Allegro Moderato
Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: II. Andante Un Poco Mosso
Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: III. Scherzo. Allegro & Trio
Piano Trio In B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: IV. Rondo. Allegro Vivace
Concerto In A Minor For Violin & Cello, Op. 102: I. Allegro
Concerto In A Minor For Violin & Cello, Op. 102: II. Andante
Concerto In A Minor For Violin & Cello, Op. 102: III. Vivace Non Troppo
Piano Trio No. 1 In B Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro Con Brio
Piano Trio No. 1 In B Minor, Op. 8: II. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
Piano Trio No. 1 In B Minor, Op. 8: III. Adagio
Piano Trio No. 1 In B Minor, Op. 8: IV. Finale. Allegro
Piano Trio No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166: I. Lento Maestoso. Allegro Quasi Doppiomovimento - II. Poco Adagio. Vivace Non Trop
Piano Trio No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166: IV. Andante Moderato Quasi Tempo Di Marcia. Allegretto Scherzando
Piano Trio No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166: V. Allegro. Meno Mosso Quasi Tempo Primo
Piano Trio No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166: VI. Lento Maestoso. Vivace Quasi Doppiomovimento
Piano Trio In E-Flat Major, Op. 86 No. 3, Hob. XV:29: I. Poco Allegretto
Piano Trio In E-Flat Major, Op. 86 No. 3, Hob. XV:29: II. Andantino
Piano Trio In E-Flat Major, Op. 86 No. 3, Hob. XV:29: III. Finale

UPC: 881488220032
Label: Profil - G Haenssler
Release Date: 3.4.22
Format: CD

Jean Fournier Plays Beethoven / Various (Box) - Jean Fournier Plays Beethoven / Various (Box) (10 CD)