Jean Fournier
Jean Fournier (1911-2003) was a French violinist and teacher, admired for chamber music and French repertory. He was part of an important musical family and a central figure in mid-century French string playing.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Fauré, Beethoven and Brahms, including recordings with Ginette Doyen, Antonio Janigro and Paul Badura-Skoda.
Fournier’s playing was elegant, poised and strongly conversational, wit...
FAURÉ Violin Sonata No.1 in A major, Op. 13
FAURÉ Violin Sonata No.2 in E minor, Op. 108
Recorded April 1952
Duration 47'36"
Jean Fournier, violin
Ginette Doyen, piano
Jean Fournier, violin
Antonio Janigro, cello
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
Recorded in 1953
Duration: 33'23"
HAYDN Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, HOB XV:25
HAYDN Piano Trio No. 18 in G major, HOB XV:5
HAYDN Piano Trio No. 28 in D major, HOB XV:16
HAYDN Piano Trio No. 23 in E flat major, HOB XV:10
Recorded in 1952
Total duration: 53:56
Jean Fournier, violin
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
Antonio Janigro, cello
MOZART Divertimento in B flat major, K.254
MOZART Piano Trio in G major, K.564
MOZART Piano Trio in B flat major, K.502
Recorded c.1953, Konzerthaus, Mozart-Saal, Vienna
Duration 61:23
MOZART Piano Trio in E major, K.542
MOZART Piano Trio in G major, K.496
MOZART Piano Trio in C major, K.548
Recorded c.1953, Konzerthaus, Mozart-Saal, Vienna
Released as Westminster LPs 52-42, 52-67
Duration 65:18
Jean Fournier, violin
Antonio Janigro, cello
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
