L. Aubert: Sillages, Op. 27, Violin Sonata, Habanera & Feuil

Fauré pupil Louis Aubert (1877-1968) moved in the same circles as Ravel, Debussy, Koechlin and others, and was considered in his day to be one of the most original French composers. With its evocatively impressionistic images of seascapes, the night and Spain, Sillages is amongst the most significant French piano works of the early 20th c. The impassioned Violin Sonata is Aubert’s only large-scale work in abstract Classical form, whereas Feuille d’images is a varied collection of educational pieces. The fiery Habanera is heard in the composer’s own transcription for piano four hands.