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.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Fauré
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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 (315)
- Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) (53)
- Ballade in F sharp major for solo piano or piano & orchestra, Op. 19 (70)
- Barcarolle No. 4 in A flat major Op. 44 (39)
- Berceuse, Op. 16 (184)
- Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (136)
- Cinq Melodies 'de Venise', Op. 58 (62)
- Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 (96)
- Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (73)
- Dolly Suite, Op. 56: No. 1. Berceuse (46)
- Élégie in C minor, Op. 24 (200)
- Fantaisie, Op.79 (67)
- Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31 (46)
- L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118 (39)
- La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61 (58)
- Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1 (87)
- Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4 (41)
- Morceau de concours (43)
- Nell, Op. 18 No. 1 (42)
- Nocturne No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 33 No. 1 (58)
- Nocturne No. 2 in B major, Op. 33 No. 2 (39)
- Nocturne No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 33 No. 3 (43)
- Nocturne No. 4 in E flat major Op. 36 (54)
- Nocturne No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 37 (39)
- Nocturne No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 63 (84)
- Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 74 (49)
- Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119 (64)
- Papillon, Op. 77 (86)
- Pavane, Op. 50 (293)
- Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 (suite) (44)
- Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15 (67)
- Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45 (41)
- Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 (57)
- Requiem, Op. 48 (108)
- Requiem: In Paradisum (54)
- Requiem: Pie Jesu (92)
- Romance in A major for cello & piano, Op. 69 (57)
- Sicilienne, Op. 78 (174)
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13 (149)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108 (47)
Recent Best Sellers: Fauré
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Special offer. Fauré: Requiem
Grace Davidson (soprano) & William Gaunt (baritone), Gordan Nikolitch (violin) London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2013, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, July 2016, First Choice
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New. Katia & Marielle Labèque - 55
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Yuja Wang plays Ravel
Yuja Wang (piano) Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Lionel Bringuier
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Three French Piano Trios
The Florestan Trio
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Building a Library, December 2022, Recommended Recording
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New Releases: Fauré
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Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque (piano)
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New. Exit Music (for the End of Time)
Sergei Kvitko
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Future Releases: Fauré
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Coming soon. Chopin & Fauré
Saehyun Kim (piano)
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Coming soon. 55
Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque (piano)
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Coming soon. Mémoire
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
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Coming soon. Tenderness and Tragedy
Stéphane Lemelin (piano), Paul Marleyn (cello)
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