FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Ghost Light (a ballet by John Neumeier) BLU-RAY Hamburg Ballet / David Fray (piano) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 2/Apr/2021 ] "A touching evening" (BR Klassik) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations David Fray (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 26/Nov/2021 ] David Fray adds a landmark of the solo keyboard repertoire to his Bach discography: the Goldberg Variations. "The Goldberg Variations are a real test," he says. "They are the work of a lifetime, perhaps a work about life itself." |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Keyboard Concertos BWV 1052, 1055, 1056 & 1058 (LP) David Fray (piano) [ Erato Classics Vinyl / 2 CD - released 26/Aug/2022 ] 'Fray's debut is marked by an imaginative collation, Bach and Boulez, played with vibrant imagination. He pushes the boundaries but resists the merely quirky. Impeccable technique allows him to speak from the heart with deceptive ease.' BBC Music... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
David Fray plays Chopin David Fray (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] "Fray uses plenty of pedal, but one is struck by his bright, clean sound, and by the way he lets each piece unfold; the ornamentation is leisurely and pellucid, every note in every arpeggiation fastidiously placed, and his singing line is a delight" |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Keyboard Concertos BWV 1052, 1055, 1056 & 1058 David Fray (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 12/Dec/2008 ] 'Fray's debut is marked by an imaginative collation, Bach and Boulez, played with vibrant imagination. He pushes the boundaries but resists the merely quirky. Impeccable technique allows him to speak from the heart with deceptive ease.' BBC Music... |
J. S. BACH
Piano Works (Incls Partitas Nos 2 & 6) David Fray (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 18/Dec/2012 ] "Fray's touch is exactly nuanced, its technical control aristocratically poised, produces sonorities of irresistably pellucid light and shade. And his rhythmic vitality is acute." BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 **** |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Keyboard Concertos for 2, 3 & 4 Pianos David Fray (piano) with Emmanuel Christien, Audrey Vigoreux, Jacques Rouvier / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse [ Erato Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] "Repeated listening is essential; again and again with true delight. Highly recommended." Nicholas Butler/Marbecks |
SCHUBERT
Fantaisie David Fray (piano) with Jacques Rouvier (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] "Recorded in the excellent acoustic of Église Notre Dame du Liban, Paris the sound is vividly clear, being clear, cool and crisp. This is a mightily impressive release with Fray and his partner Rouvier creating a wide range of colour in what are pass |
The Fray
The Fray [ Epic Records / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] Grammy-nominated band The Fray offer this hotly anticipated follow-up to their double platinum debut ('How to Save a Life'), featuring first single "You Found Me". |
The Fray
Helios [ Sony / CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] |
The Fray
How to Save a Life [ Epic Records / CD - released 21/Jul/2006 ] 'How to Save a Life' is the debut album from Denver band The Fray - and it's chock-a-block with soaring, stick-in-your-head pop / rock ballads, like the first single "Over My Head (Cable Car)". |
The Fray
Reason EP [ Epic Records / CD - released 16/Oct/2007 ] This is a 7-track EP of early material from The Fray, which was originally released independently in 2003. The group have since gone on to sell over 3 million copies of their major label debut 'How to Save a Life'! |
The Fray
Scars & Stories [ Epic / CD - released 13/Feb/2012 ] Critically acclaimed Denver-based foursome The Fray are back with their third album, which was recorded at the legendary Blackbird Studios in Nashville. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical 2016 Jonas Kaufmann, Placido Domingo, Martha Argerich, Vilde Frang, David Fray, Christina Pluhar, Hilliard Ensemble, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2016 ] A double album filled with performances by today's musical headline-makers - from established stars of the concert hall and opera house to young talents who have captured the imagination of audiences of all ages. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas for violin and keyboard Renaud Capucon (violin) / David Fray (piano) [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "Fray is the star of this album. Duo partner Renaud Capuçon's sound is velvety, sometimes tender. But, on the whole, it is overly charged with electricity" Gramophone |
Various Artists, incls, Katy Perry, The Fray, Ellie Goulding, Ronan Keating, Elton John, Christine Aguilera, Heart, Spice Girls, etc
I Love Mum [ Universal Music New Zealand / 2 CD - released 18/Apr/2014 ] This compilation brings together 36 popular tracks, ranging from classics by Elton John, Jackson 5 & The Commodores to recent tracks by Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, John Newman & Jamie McDell and everything in between. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Masterpieces [3 CD set] Alexandre Tharaud, Joyce DiDonato, Natalie Dessay, Martha Argerich, Philippe Jaroussky, George Li, Edgar Moreau, John Nelson, David Fray, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] A wealth of classical masterpieces … All-time favourites and tempting discoveries that span musical eras from the baroque right up to the present day … Moods that range from tranquil and reflective to fast and furious … |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
50 Most Beautiful Classical Pieces Renaud Capucon, Martha Argerich, William Christie, David Fray, Philippe Jaroussky, Riccardo Muti, Maria Joao Pires, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2015 ] All works performed by the best and iconic artists of the Warner Classics & Erato catalogues. |
J. S. BACH
Swing, Sing & Think: David Fray records Bach - a film by Bruno Monsaingeon David Fray (piano) [ Erato DVD / DVD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] This absorbing 95-minute documentary about the young French pianist David Fray is directed by Bruno Monsaingeon, the distinguished filmmaker whose previous collaborations with Virgin Classics include DVDs with Piotr Anderszewski and Valery Sokolov,... |
J. S. BACH
Bach :- Piano Concertos (recorded in 2013) Martha Argerich (piano) and friends, incls Nicholas Angelich, Frank Braley, Khatia Buniatishvili, David Fray, Stephen Kovacevich, etc [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 6/Jul/2015 ] Live HD recording: Salle Pleyel (Paris), 21 & 22 Oct. 2013 The great Martha Argerich and the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne leads a team of talented pianists from all around the world. These major figures and young soloists at the edge of a... |