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Pieces/Gabriel Fauré/Papillon

Papillon1884Op. 77

by Gabriel Fauré

cellopianoromanticcharacter piece~3 min
A short virtuoso showpiece for cello and piano, composed in 1884. Fauré reportedly disliked the nickname "Papillon" (Butterfly) his publisher insisted on and considered the title a marketing imposition on what he thought of as a technically demanding morceau. The outer sections are flurries of rapid figuration over a simple piano accompaniment; the central section drops into a lyrical Andantino, giving the performer a brief moment to breathe before the butterfly returns. Three minutes of controlled dazzle.

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Allegro vivo — Andantino — Allegro vivo

A major · 3/4

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