Canon
Where to start with Fauré
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
VocalRequiem, op. 48
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OrchestralFantaisie for Piano and Orchestra in G major, op. 111
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ChamberPiano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45
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Keyboard3 Nocturnes, op. 33
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OrchestralPelléas et Mélisande, op. 80
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ChamberPiano Quintet no. 2 in C minor, op. 115
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Vocal2 Madrigals, op. 87
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 1
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 2
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 27
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 3
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 4
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 43
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 46
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Vocal2 Songs, op. 76
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Fauré's catalogueMost Popular
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Requiem
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Pavane
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Dolly Suite (piano 4-hands)
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Sicilienne
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Après une rêve (song)
Most Acclaimed
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Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
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Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major
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Piano Trio in D minor
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Nocturnes (complete 13)
Most Weird
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Late Nocturnes Op. 104 & 107written while almost completely deaf — extremely private, harmonically oblique; nothing like his early music
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String Quartet in E minor Op. 121his last work at age 79 — stark and difficult; he said he was surprised he was capable of it
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Barcarolle No. 13 in C majorwritten at 79 — still exploring new harmonic territory
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L\’Horizon chimérique (songs)his last song cycle — quiet farewell
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Pénélope (opera)his one opera — classical subject, dense harmonic language; rarely staged
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 127
- Vocal
- ● Requiem, op. 48
- 2 Madrigals, op. 87
- 2 Songs, op. 1
- 2 Songs, op. 2
- 2 Songs, op. 27
- 2 Songs, op. 3
- 2 Songs, op. 4
- 2 Songs, op. 43
- 2 Songs, op. 46
- 2 Songs, op. 76
- 2 Songs, op. 83
- 3 Songs, op. 18
- 3 Songs, op. 23
- 3 Songs, op. 5
- 3 Songs, op. 6
- 3 Songs, op. 7
- 3 Songs, op. 8
- 3 Songs, op. 85
- 4 Songs, op. 39
- 4 Songs, op. 51
- 5 Melodies 'De Venise', op. 58
- Ave Maria, motet for 2 sopranos and organ
- Ave Maria, op. 67, no. 2
- Ave verum corpus, motet for soprano, alto and organ, op. 65, no. 1
- Cantique de Jean Racine, for chorus and organ, op. 11
- Chanson, op. 94
- En prière
- L'Horizon chimérique, op. 118
- La Bonne chanson, op. 61
- La chanson d'Eve, op. 95
- La naissance de Venus, for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, op. 29
- Le Don silencieux, op. 92
- Le Jardin clos, op. 106
- Le ruisseau, for 2-part women's chorus and piano, op. 22
- Les Djinns, for chorus and orchestra, op. 12
- Madrigal, for chorus and piano or orchestra, op. 35
- Maria Mater gratiae, offertory for tenor, baritone, and organ, op. 47, no. 2
- Messe basse, for solo voices, chorus and organ
- Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville, for solo voices, women's chorus, organ and violin or small orchestra
- Mirages, op. 113
- Noël d'enfants, for children's chorus and organ
- O Salutaris, offertory for voice and organ or chamber orchestra in B major, op. 47, no. 1
- Pavane, op. 50
- Poème d'un jour, op. 21
- Tantum ergo, for chorus, 3 children's voices and organ, op. 65, no. 2
- Tantum ergo, for tenor, chorus, harp and organ in A major, op. 55
- Tu es Petrus, for baritone, chorus and organ
- Vocalise-étude
- Orchestral
- Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra in G major, op. 111
- Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80
- Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, op. 19
- Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra, op. 16
- Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, op. 24
- Masques et Bergamasques, op. 112
- Pelléas et Mélisande, op. posth. — Incidental music
- Shylock, op. 57
- Violin Concerto, op. 14
- Chamber
- Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45
- Piano Quintet no. 2 in C minor, op. 115
- Allegretto Moderato, for cello and piano
- Andante for Violin and Piano in B flat major, op. 75
- Berceuse, for violin and piano, op. 16
- Cello Sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 109
- Cello Sonata no. 2 in G minor, op. 117
- Fantaisie for Flute and Piano or Orchestra in E minor, op. 79
- Impromptu for Harp in D flat major, op. 86
- Morceau de Concours in F major, for flute and piano
- Morceau de Lecture, for 2 cellos
- Morceau de Lecture, for flute and piano
- Morceau de Lecture, for violin and piano
- Papillon, for cello and piano, op. 77
- Piano Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 15
- Piano Quintet no. 1 in D minor, op. 89
- Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
- Piece for treble/alto instrument and piano in A minor
- Piece for Oboe and Harp
- Romance in B flat major, for violin and piano, op. 28
- Romance, for cello and piano, op. 69
- Sicilienne, for cello and piano, op. 78
- String Quartet in E minor, op. 121
- Sérénade in B minor, for cello and piano, op. 98
- Une Châteleine en sa tour, for harp, op. 110
- Violin Sonata no. 1 in A major, op. 13
- Violin Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 108
- Keyboard
- 3 Nocturnes, op. 33
- 3 Romances sans paroles, op. 17
- 8 Pieces breves, op. 84
- 8 Pièces brèves, op. 84
- 9 Preludes, op. 103
- Barcarolle no. 1 in A minor, op. 26
- Barcarolle no. 10 in A minor, op. 104, no. 2
- Barcarolle no. 11 in G minor, op. 105
- Barcarolle no. 12 in E flat major, op. 106bis
- Barcarolle no. 13 in C major, op. 116
- Barcarolle no. 2 in G major, op. 41
- Barcarolle no. 3 in G flat major, op. 42
- Barcarolle no. 4 in A flat major, op. 44
- Barcarolle no. 5 in F sharp minor, op. 66
- Barcarolle no. 6 in E flat major, op. 70
- Barcarolle no. 7 in D minor, op. 90
- Barcarolle no. 8 in D flat major, op. 96
- Barcarolle no. 9 in A minor, op. 101
- Dolly Suite, op. 56
- Impromptu no. 1 in E flat major, op. 25
- Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, op. 31
- Impromptu no. 3 in A flat major, op. 34
- Impromptu no. 4 in D flat major, op. 91
- Impromptu no. 5 in F sharp minor, op. 102
- Mazurka in B flat major, op. 32
- Nocturne no. 1 in E flat minor, op. 33
- Nocturne no. 10 in B minor, op. 99
- Nocturne no. 11 in F sharp minor, op. 104, no. 1
- Nocturne no. 12 in E minor, op. 107
- Nocturne no. 13 in B minor, op. 119
- Nocturne no. 3 in A flat major, op. 33
- Nocturne no. 4 in E flat major, op. 36
- Nocturne no. 5 in B flat major, op. 37
- Nocturne no. 6 in D flat major, op. 63
- Nocturne no. 7 in C sharp minor, op. 74
- Nocturne no. 9 in B minor, op. 97
- Souvenirs de Bayreuth, op. posth.
- Theme and Variations in C sharp minor, op. 73
- Valse-Caprice no. 1 in A major, op. 30
- Valse-Caprice no. 2 in D flat major, op. 38
- Valse-Caprice no. 3 in G flat major, op. 59
- Valse-caprice no. 4 in A flat major, op. 62
- Stage
- Pénélope — Opera