Morceau de concours by Gabriel Faure, for flute and piano

This musical gem was composed by Gabriel Faure on Bastille Day ( July 14th) in 1898. He was 53 years old at the time. He believed in the beauty of simple phrases and melodies. This piece was not really known to flutists until 1970. It is one of my ultimate favorite pieces to play as a duo. It really is a musical valentine!
The compositions of Faure are filled with lush melodies and harmonies, and we enjoy many of his works, including the incomparable Violin Sonata in A. The "Morceau de concours" is small glimpse of that beauty in miniature.

[rosannetoro]

Oh YES, YES!! Absolutely beautiful & timeless! So nicely done by my favorite musicians!!

[danmolnar]

Thank you for sharing your music. It is beautiful and is a pleasure to listen to.

[doromamire]

The French repertoire of modern instrumental music, including works for the flute, subsumes compositions that defy the conventional narrative of sadness, instead conjuring an atmosphere of profound introspection and nuanced emotional landscapes. Gabriel Fauré, with his instrumental compositions, certainly challenges himself to confront the concrete and the tonal, which can be perceived as somber or disquieting. However, his musical oeuvre for the flute offers pieces that, while they may not be suffused with overt sorrow, still possess an ethereal quality that can stir the soul and provoke a contemplative state. It must be an expectation of the power of music that it can serve as a channel for such a diverse range of emotional experiences, from the depths of despondency to the pinnacles of elation, all within the subtle breaths of a flute.