Fournier

Japanese: フルニエ

French cellist. Born in Paris, he studied piano at first, but switched to cello after losing the use of his right leg due to polio. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut in Paris in 1924. Since 1936, he has performed all over the world, collaborating with Szigeti, Primrose, Thibaud, Cortot, Backhaus, and others, and gained fame. He was a professor at his alma mater from 1941 to 1949. His repertoire is wide, ranging from JS Bach to works of his contemporaries, and he has dedicated concertos and sonatas to Roussel, Martinu, F. Martin, and Poulenc. His performances are characterized by elegance and rich nuance. He first visited Japan in 1954. The period when Fournier, A. Navarra (1911-1988), Tortelier, and M. Gendron (1920-1990) continued their performance activities was also the golden age of the French cello world.

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Japanese:

フランスのチェロ奏者。パリに生まれ，はじめピアノを学ぶがポリオのため右足の自由を失い，チェロに転向。パリ音楽院に学び，1924年パリでデビュー。1936年以来世界各国で演奏しシゲティ，プリムローズ，ティボー，コルトー，バックハウスらと共演，名声を高めた。1941年−1949年母校教授。レパートリーはJ.S.バッハから同時代作品まで幅広く，ルーセル，マルティヌー，F.マルタン，プーランクなどに協奏曲やソナタを献呈されている。典雅でニュアンスに富む演奏が特徴。1954年に初来日。フルニエを筆頭にA.ナバラ〔1911-1988〕，トルトリエ，M.ジャンドロン〔1920-1990〕らが演奏活動を続けた時期は，フランス・チェロ界の黄金期でもあった。

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