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Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), composer, organist, pianist and teacher, lived during a period of rapid musical development. Born while Chopin was still composing, he witnessed the birth of jazz and the at

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“I’m one of those wacky wild swimmers,” he says. “Rain or shine, summer or winter, regardless of what country I’m in, I try and find someplace.” To justify the appeal, he draws on nature writer Roger