Canon
Where to start with Lalo
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralSymphonie espagnole, for violin and orchestra in D minor, op. 21
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Chamber2 Impromptus, Pastorale and Scherzo for violin and piano, op. 8
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Vocal3 Mélodies, for voice and piano
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StageLe roi d'Ys — Opera
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OrchestralCello Concerto in D minor
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OrchestralSymphony in G minor
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Orchestral2 Aubades, for 10 instruments or small orchestra
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Chamber2 Impromptus, for violin and piano, op. 4
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Vocal6 Mélodies, for voice and piano, op. 17
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ChamberAllegro maestoso in C minor, for violin and piano, op. 2
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ChamberArlequin in G major, esquisse-caractéristique, for violin or cello and piano
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ChamberCello Sonata in A minor
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ChamberChants russes for Cello and Piano
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OrchestralConcerto russe, for violin and orchestra, op. 29
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OrchestralDivertissement
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Lalo's catalogueMost Popular
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Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra
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Cello Concerto in D minor
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Le Roi d\’Ys (opera) — Overture
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Violin Concerto in F major
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Namouna (ballet suite)
Most Acclaimed
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Symphonie espagnole
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Piano Trio in A minor Op. 26
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String Quartet in E-flat major
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Cello Concerto
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Namouna
Most Weird
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Le Roi d\’Ys (opera)Breton legend — a princess opens floodgates to drown a city; very unusual operatic subject
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Namounaballet — Debussy and Ravel cited it as an influence; almost never performed now
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Piano Trio No. 3 in A minor
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Divertissement for orchestra
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Fantaisie norvégienne (violin)
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Works 28
- Orchestral
- ● Symphonie espagnole, for violin and orchestra in D minor, op. 21
- Cello Concerto in D minor
- Symphony in G minor
- 2 Aubades, for 10 instruments or small orchestra
- Concerto russe, for violin and orchestra, op. 29
- Divertissement
- Fantaisie Ballet
- Fantaisie norveggienné, for violin and orchestra
- Fantaisie-ballet, for violin and orchestra
- Piano Concerto in F minor
- Rapsodie norvégienne
- Romance-Serenade
- Scherzo in D minor
- Violin Concerto in F major, op. 20
- Chamber
- 2 Impromptus, Pastorale and Scherzo for violin and piano, op. 8
- 2 Impromptus, for violin and piano, op. 4
- Allegro maestoso in C minor, for violin and piano, op. 2
- Arlequin in G major, esquisse-caractéristique, for violin or cello and piano
- Cello Sonata in A minor
- Chants russes for Cello and Piano
- Fantaisie Norvégienne, for violin and piano
- Fantaisie originale in A major, for violin and piano, op. 1
- Violin Sonata in D major, op. 12
- Vocal
- 3 Mélodies, for voice and piano
- 6 Mélodies, for voice and piano, op. 17
- Guitare in B minor, for voice and piano, op. 28
- Stage
- Le roi d'Ys — Opera
- Namouna — Ballet