Gabriel Urbain Fauré
Born: 12th May 1845, Pamiers
Died: 4th November 1924, Paris
Nationality: French
Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, Sicilienne, nocturnes for piano and the songs "Après un rêve" and "Clair de lune". Although his best-known and most accessible compositions are generally his earlier ones, Fauré composed many of his most highly regarded works in his later years, in a more harmonically and melodically complex style.
Fauré was born into a cultured but not especially musical family.
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Presto Presents... Timothy Ridout and Jonathan Ware
14th May 2026
In the latest episode of Presto Presents, viola-player Timothy Ridout and pianist Jonathan Ware perform and discuss music from their new album Alto Appassionato, released on Harmonia Mundi last month.
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Pascal Rogé at 75
7th Apr 2026
The French pianist celebrates his 75th birthday this week, with a new album of Fauré and a career-spanning box set, both on Decca – the label to which he first signed at the age of eighteen. We look back on the career of a master of musical architecture who communicates affection without affectation.
Popular Genres: Fauré
Chamber
Instrumental
Vocal
Choral
Concertos
Popular Works: Fauré
- Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1 (327)
- Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) (54)
- Ballade in F sharp major for solo piano or piano & orchestra, Op. 19 (72)
- Barcarolle No. 4 in A flat major Op. 44 (42)
- Berceuse, Op. 16 (194)
- Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (148)
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109 (43)
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117 (43)
- Cinq Melodies 'de Venise', Op. 58 (64)
- Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 (104)
- Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (80)
- Dolly Suite, Op. 56: No. 1. Berceuse (46)
- Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 (209)
- Fantaisie, Op.79 (69)
- Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31 (48)
- La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61 (61)
- Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 (94)
- Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4 (42)
- Morceau de concours (42)
- Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 (43)
- Nocturne No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33 No. 1 (60)
- Nocturne No. 2 in B major, Op. 33 No. 2 (42)
- Nocturne No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 33 No. 3 (45)
- Nocturne No. 4 in E flat major Op. 36 (57)
- Nocturne No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 63 (88)
- Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 74 (51)
- Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119 (67)
- Papillon, Op. 77 (92)
- Pavane, Op. 50 (314)
- Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 (suite) (46)
- Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15 (71)
- Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45 (43)
- Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 (62)
- Requiem, Op. 48 (117)
- Requiem: In Paradisum (55)
- Requiem: Pie Jesu (95)
- Romance in A major for cello & piano, Op. 69 (62)
- Sicilienne, Op. 78 (182)
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 (160)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108 (48)
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