Canon
Where to start with Chausson
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralPoème, for violin and orchestra, op. 25
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ChamberConcerto in D major, for piano, violin, and string quartet, op. 21
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VocalPoème de l'amour et de la mer, for voice and orchestra, op. 19
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KeyboardQuelques danses, op. 26
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ChamberQuartet for Piano and Strings in A major, op. 30
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OrchestralSymphony in B flat major, op. 20
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Vocal2 Duos, for 2 voices and piano, op. 11
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Vocal2 Mélodies
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Vocal2 Mélodies, op. 36
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Vocal2 Poèmes de Verlaine, op. 34
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Vocal3 Mélodies, op. 27
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Vocal4 Chansons de Shakespeare, for voice and piano, op. 28
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Vocal4 Mélodies, op. 13
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Vocal4 Mélodies, op. 8
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Vocal7 Mélodies, op. 2
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Chausson's catalogueMost Popular
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Poème for violin and orchestra
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Symphony in B-flat Op. 20
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Concert for violin, piano and string quartet Op. 21
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Poème de l\’amour et de la mer
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Chanson perpétuelle
Most Acclaimed
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Concert Op. 21the most unusual large chamber work of the French Romantic — 6 instruments + violin soloist
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String Quartet (unfinished)
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Poème de l\’amour et de la mer
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Piano Quartet Op. 30
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Viviane (tone poem)
Most Weird
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Viviane (tone poem)Arthurian — Merlin imprisoned by Viviane in a tree
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Hymne védiqueexotic text + unusual harmonies
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Chanson perpétuellea woman contemplates suicide in a garden — devastatingly simple
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String Quartet in C minorunfinished at his death (bicycle accident at 44)
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Arthur (opera — unfinished)
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 34
- Orchestral
- ● Poème, for violin and orchestra, op. 25
- Symphony in B flat major, op. 20
- La tempête, incidental music for solo voices and small orchestra, op. 18
- Soir de fête, symphonic poem, op. 32
- Viviane, symphonic poem, op. 5
- Chamber
- Concerto in D major, for piano, violin, and string quartet, op. 21
- Quartet for Piano and Strings in A major, op. 30
- Piano Trio in G minor, op. 3
- Pièce in C major, for cello and piano, op. 39
- Vocal
- Poème de l'amour et de la mer, for voice and orchestra, op. 19
- 2 Duos, for 2 voices and piano, op. 11
- 2 Mélodies
- 2 Mélodies, op. 36
- 2 Poèmes de Verlaine, op. 34
- 3 Mélodies, op. 27
- 4 Chansons de Shakespeare, for voice and piano, op. 28
- 4 Mélodies, op. 13
- 4 Mélodies, op. 8
- 7 Mélodies, op. 2
- Amour d'antan, op. 8, no. 2
- Ballata, for 4 voices, op. 29
- Chanson perpétuelle, for soprano and orchestra, op. 37
- Chansons de Miarka, 2 songs, op. 17
- Epithalame
- L'Albatros
- L'Albatros, song for voice and piano
- La caravane, op. 14
- Le Temps de Lilas
- Le temps des lilas, for voice and piano
- Marins dévots à la Vierge Marie
- Nous nous aimerons
- Poème de l'amour et de la mer, for voice and orchestra, op. 19
- Serres chaudes,5 songs, op. 24
- Keyboard
- Quelques danses, op. 26