G. Faure................Improvisation in C sharp minor

L. Aubert...............Moderato

G. Faure................Impromptu No. 2 in F minor

P. Ladmirault........Allegro moderato/Espressivo e poco rubato

G. Faure................Fugue in A minor

G. Enesco.............Molto moderato e cantabile

G. Faure................Mazurka in B flat major, Op. 32

F. Schmitt..............Rapide

G. Faure................Trois Romances sans paroles, Op. 17

M. Ravel................Berceuse (with Svetla Kaltcheva, violin)

G. Faure................Two Preludes, Op. 103

R. Ducasse...........D'une extreme lenteur (with Ivo Nanev, piano)

G. Faure................Valse-Caprice No. 1 in A major, Op. 30

C. Koechlin............Andante, calme e tres expressif

Vladimir Valjarevic, piano

"...Unlikely as it may seem, however, both the Roussel and Faure homages were available on a 1988 CD, performed by Margaret Fingerhut and friends (Chandos CHAN 8578, Fanfare 12:3, p. 343), together with the granddaddy of such enterprises, numbers commissioned for a 1909 issue of the Revue dedicated to Haydn, sporting contributions by Debussy, Dukas, Hahn, d'Indy, Ravel, and Widor. Here, the homages are interspersed with several seldom heard Faure works, a context demonstrating rather disarmingly both the lessons of the master and his pupils' individuality. Fingerhut's album is no longer available, stateside, at least, but well worth tracking down. Where Fingerhut was straightforward, Valjarevic is atmospheric, Fingerhut's incisive touch showing up detail where Valjarevic's caressing legato envelops it in sensuousness. I've been sarcastic about pianists who play Faure as Valjarevic does, finding a dryer touch and rhythmic steadiness more revealing, but his silk-on-velvet seductiveness cancels all objections. Here are piquant sidelights on Ravel and Enescu, while a small but fetching taste of Ladmirault or Aubert may prompt a lifelong follow-up. Sound is warm and spacious, but detailed and immediate. Informed liner notes by the redoubtable Eric Salzman, with blurbs on each piece, confect a final elegance.

Enthusiastically recommended."

- Adrian Corleonis, Fanfare, May/June 2005

"Valjarevic plays with a beautiful lyricism and a wide variety of tones and colorings, perceptively applied with care. The hearty ending of Faure's Valse-Caprice is followed by the ringing bell-like theme of Koechlin's fugue. Faure's piano music is well-represented here, ranging from early works such as the Romances sans paroles that are clearly modeled on works by Chopin and Mendelssohn, to a couple of his later Preludes, Op. 103, where the characteristics that distinguish his songs are heard. It is a treat to hear the all-too-often-neglected piano music of Faure, wonderfully performed and combined with intriguing tidbits from other composers, which otherwise might never have been heard."

- Patsy Morita, All Music Guide

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J. Brahms.................Sonatensatz, Op. Posth.

R. Schumann............Marchenbilder, Op. 113

R. Schumann............Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70

J. Brahms.................Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1

Jeanne Mallow, viola

Vladimir Valjarevic, piano

"I believe that I can justly say her CD is my recording of the year. Her tone quality, technique and sensitivity are superb . . . Vladimir Valjarevic is her excellent associate artist on the piano and also a fellow teacher on the Mannes College of Music faculty in New York City. I can't wait to hear further recitals by these two wonderful artists."

- David O. Brown, Journal of the American Viola Society, Spring 2003