List of works by Gabriel Fauré

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The table below gives the following information for works by Gabriel Fauré (where applicable):

  • Opus — Catalogue number for the work. If this field contains a "/" character, it indicates the work is part of an opus containing multiple works. For example, Op.1/2 is shorthand for Op.1 No.2.
  • Title — as used on IMSLP
  • Forces — the instrumentation used (see IMSLP:Abbreviations for Instruments)
  • Date — the year(s) of composition, where known
  • Genre — works are grouped in the following broad categories: Stage, Vocal, Orchestral, Chamber and Keyboard
  • Notes — concerning related works, completeness, authorship, etc.
Opus Title Forces Date Genre Notes
Op.1 2 Songs v pf 1861-62 Vocal
Op.1/1 v pf 1861 Vocal
Op.1/2 v pf 1862? Vocal
Op.2 2 Songs v pf 1865-70 Vocal
Op.2/1 v pf 1865 ca. Vocal
Op.2/2 v pf 1870 ca. Vocal
Op.3 2 Songs v pf 1871-78 Vocal
Op.3/1 v pf 1871 Vocal
Op.3/2 v pf 1878? Vocal
Op.4 2 Songs v pf 1870-72 Vocal
Op.4/1 v pf 1872? Vocal subtitled Lamento
Op.4/2 v pf 1870 Vocal
Op.5 3 Songs v pf 1862-71 Vocal
Op.5/1 v pf 1871 ca. Vocal
Op.5/2 v pf 1862? Vocal
Op.5/3 v pf 1871 Vocal
Op.6 3 Songs v pf 1873-78 Vocal
Op.6/1 v pf 1873 ca. Vocal
Op.6/2 v pf 1873 ca. Vocal
Op.6/3 v pf 1878 Vocal
Op.7 3 Songs v pf 1870-78 Vocal
Op.7/1 v pf 1877 Vocal incipit of original Italian text: Levati sol que la luna è levata
Op.7/2 v pf 1870? Vocal
Op.7/3 v pf 1873 Vocal
Op.8 3 Songs v pf 1871-75 Vocal
Op.8/1 v pf 1875 Vocal
Op.8/2 v pf 1871? Vocal
Op.8/3 v pf 1874? Vocal
Op.9 (not used) - - -
Op.10 2 Duets 2sop / sop ten 1873 Vocal
Op.10/1 2sop / sop ten 1873 Vocal
Op.10/2 2sop / sop ten 1873 Vocal
Op.11 Cantique de Jean Racine ch pf/org 1865 Vocal
Op.12 Les Djinns ch pf/orch 1875 Vocal
Op.13 Violin Sonata No.1 vn pf 1875-76 Chamber
Op.14 Violin Concerto vn orch 1878-79 Orchestral unfinished
Op.15 Piano Quartet No.1 vn va vc pf 1876-79 Chamber
Op.16 Berceuse vn pf 1878-79 Chamber
Op.17 3 Romances sans paroles pf 1863 Keyboard
Op.18 3 Songs v pf 1878 Vocal
Op.18/1 v pf 1878 Vocal
Op.18/2 v pf 1878 Vocal
Op.18/3 v pf 1878 Vocal
Op.19 Ballade pf 1881 Keyboard later arranged for piano and orchestra
Op.20 Symphonic Suite in F Major orch 1865-74 Orchestral
Op.21 Poème d'un jour v pf 1878 Vocal Song Cycle
Op.21/1 v pf 1878 Vocal
Op.21/2 v pf 1878 Vocal
Op.21/3 v pf 1878 Vocal
Op.22 Le ruisseau fch pf 1881 Vocal
Op.23 3 Songs v pf 1879 Vocal
Op.23/1 v pf 1879 Vocal
Op.23/2 v pf 1879 Vocal
Op.23/3 v pf 1879 Vocal
Op.24 Elegy vc pf 1883 Chamber later arranged for cello and orchestra
Op.25 Impromptu No.1 pf 1881 Keyboard
Op.26 Barcarolle No.1 pf 1881 Keyboard
Op.27 2 Songs v pf 1882 Vocal
Op.27/1 v pf 1882 Vocal
Op.27/2 v pf 1882 Vocal
Op.28 Romance vn pf 1877 Chamber
Op.29 La naissance de Vénus mez bar bass ch orch 1882 Vocal
Op.30 Valse-Caprice No.1 pf 1882 Keyboard
Op.31 Impromptu No.2 pf 1883 Keyboard
Op.32 Mazurka pf 1875 Keyboard
Op.33 3 Nocturnes pf 1875-83 Keyboard
Op.33/1 pf 1875 Keyboard
Op.33/2 pf 1881 Keyboard
Op.33/3 pf 1883 Keyboard
Op.34 Impromptu No.3 pf 1883 Keyboard
Op.35 Madrigal ch pf 1883 Vocal quartet with piano
Op.36 Nocturne No.4 pf 1884 Keyboard
Op.37 Nocturne No.5 pf 1884 Keyboard
Op.38 Valse-Caprice No.2 pf 1884 Keyboard
Op.39 4 Songs v pf 1884 Vocal
Op.39/1 v pf 1884 Vocal
Op.39/2 v pf 1884 Vocal
Op.39/3 v pf 1884 Vocal
Op.39/4 v pf 1884 Vocal
Op.40 Symphony in D minor orch 1884 Orchestral MS destroyed; material re-used in Op.108 and Op.109
Op.41 Barcarolle No.2 pf 1885 Keyboard
Op.42 Barcarolle No.3 pf 1885 Keyboard
Op.43 2 Songs v pf 1885-86 Vocal
Op.43/1 v pf 1885 Vocal
Op.43/2 v pf 1886 Vocal
Op.44 Barcarolle No.4 pf 1886 Keyboard
Op.45 Piano Quartet No.2 vn va vc pf 1885-86 Chamber
Op.46 2 Mélodies v pf 1887 Vocal
Op.46/1 v pf 1887 Vocal
Op.46/2 v pf 1887 Vocal
Op.47 2 Songs vv org/pf 1887-88 Vocal
Op.47/1 bar org 1887 Vocal
Op.47/2 ten bar org 1888 Vocal
Op.48 Requiem sop bar ch orch 1877 Vocal
Op.49 Petite Piece in G Major vc pf 1888 Chamber lost
Op.50 Pavane orch 1887 Orchestral
Op.51 4 Mélodies v pf 1888 Vocal
Op.51/1 v pf 1888 Vocal
Op.51/2 v pf 1888 Vocal
Op.51/3 v pf 1888 Vocal
Op.51/4 v pf 1888 Vocal
Op.52 Caligula fch orch 1888 Vocal incidental music; women's chorus, unison & a 2
Op.52bis Jules César fch orch? 1905 Vocal incidental music derived from Caligula, written for the Shakespeare play, using the French translation by François-Victor Hugo (1828–1873); specific instrumentation is uncertain
Op.53 (not used) - - -
Op.54 Ecce fidelis servus sop ten bar org 1890 Vocal motet for STB
Op.55 Tantum ergo ten/sop ch hp/pf org 1890 Vocal Tenor solo, chorus, organ & harp
Op.56 Dolly Suite pf4h 1894-97 Keyboard
Op.57 Shylock, suite orch 1889 Orchestral incidental music; songs excerpted
Op.58 5 Mélodies v pf 1891 Vocal Song Cycle
Op.58/1 v pf 1891 Vocal
Op.58/2 v pf 1891 Vocal
Op.58/3 v pf 1891 Vocal
Op.58/4 v pf 1891 Vocal
Op.58/5 v pf 1891 Vocal
Op.59 Valse-Caprice No.3 pf 1887-93 Keyboard
Op.60 (not used) - - - was used to refer to an early version of Op.89
Op.61 La bonne chanson v pf 1892-94 Vocal Song Cycle
Op.61/1 v pf 1892 Vocal
Op.61/2 v pf 1893 Vocal
Op.61/3 v pf 1893 Vocal
Op.61/4 v pf 1892 Vocal
Op.61/5 v pf 1893 Vocal
Op.61/6 v pf 1892 Vocal
Op.61/7 v pf 1892 Vocal
Op.61/8 v pf 1893 Vocal
Op.61/9 v pf 1894 Vocal
Op.62 Valse-Caprice No.4 pf 1893-94 Keyboard
Op.63 Nocturne No.6 pf 1894 Keyboard
Op.63bis Hymne à Apollon v fl 2cl hp 1894 Vocal a 2nd-century Delphic hymn harmonized with a small chamber ensemble; also arranged for voice and piano
Op.64 Piano Quintet No.1 in D minor 2vn va vc pf 1890-94 Chamber revised as Op.89
Op.65 2 Motets 2vv/fch org 1894 Vocal
Op.65/1 2vv org 1894 Vocal
Op.65/2 fch org 1894 Vocal
Op.66 Barcarolle No.5 pf 1894 Keyboard
Op.67 2 Songs v pf 1894-95 Vocal
Op.67/1 v pf 1895 Vocal
Op.67/2 v pf 1894-95 Vocal
Op.68 Allegro symphonique pf4h 1865-74 Keyboard
Op.69 Romance vc pf 1894 Chamber
Op.70 Barcarolle No.6 pf 1895 Keyboard
Op.71 Papillon vc - Chamber solo version of Op.77?
Op.72 Pleurs d'or sop bar 1896 Vocal
Op.73 Thème et variations pf 1895 Keyboard
Op.74 Nocturne No.7 pf 1897 Keyboard
Op.75 Andante vn pf 1897 Chamber
Op.76 2 Songs v pf 1897 Vocal
Op.76/1 v pf 1897 Vocal
Op.76/2 v pf 1897 Vocal
Op.77 Papillon vc pf 1884 Chamber cello and piano version of Op.71?
Op.78 Sicilienne vc pf 1898 Chamber
Op.79 Fantaisie fl pf 1898 Chamber
Op.80 Pelléas et Mélisande orch 1898 Orchestral incidental music
Op.81 (not used?) - - -
Op.82 Prométhée vv ch orch 1900 Stage chorus soloists & orch
Op.83 2 Songs v pf 1894 Vocal
Op.83/1 v pf 1894 Vocal
Op.83/2 v pf 1894 Vocal
Op.84 8 Pièces brèves pf 1869-1902 Keyboard
Op.84/1 pf 1899 Keyboard
Op.84/2 pf 1902? Keyboard
Op.84/3 pf 1869 Keyboard
Op.84/4 pf 1902 Keyboard
Op.84/5 pf 1901 Keyboard
Op.84/6 pf 1869 Keyboard
Op.84/7 pf 1902 Keyboard
Op.84/8 pf 1902 Keyboard
Op.85 3 Songs v pf 1902 Vocal
Op.85/1 v pf 1902 Vocal
Op.85/2 v pf 1902 Vocal
Op.85/3 v pf 1902 Vocal
Op.86 Impromptu No.6 hp 1904 Chamber
Op.86bis Impromptu No.6 pf 1913? Keyboard
Op.87 2 Songs v pf 1904 Vocal
Op.87/1 v pf 1904 Vocal
Op.87/2 v pf 1904 Vocal
Op.88 Le Voile du Bonheur orch 1901 Orchestral incidental music for the play by Georges Clemenceau
Op.89 Piano Quintet No.1 2vn va vc pf 1890-1905 Chamber revised version of Op.64
Op.90 Barcarolle No.7 pf 1905 Keyboard
Op.91 Impromptu No.4 pf 1905 Keyboard
Op.92 Le don silencieux v pf 1906 Vocal
Op.93 Ave Maria 2sop org/pf 1906 Vocal arr. of opus 67
Op.94 Chanson v pf 1906 Vocal
Op.95 La chanson d'Ève v pf 1906-10 Vocal Song Cycle
Op.95/1 v pf 1906 Vocal
Op.95/2 v pf 1906 Vocal
Op.95/3 v pf 1908 Vocal
Op.95/4 v pf 1909 Vocal
Op.95/5 v pf 1908 Vocal
Op.95/6 v pf 1909 Vocal
Op.95/7 v pf 1910 Vocal
Op.95/8 v pf 1909 Vocal
Op.95/9 v pf 1906 Vocal
Op.95/10 v pf 1910 Vocal
Op.96 Barcarolle No.8 pf 1906 Keyboard
Op.97 Nocturne No.9 pf 1908 Keyboard
Op.98 Sérénade vc pf 1908 Chamber
Op.99 Nocturne No.10 pf 1908 Keyboard
Op.100 (not used) - - -
Op.101 Barcarolle No.9 pf 1908-09 Keyboard
Op.102 Impromptu No.5 pf 1909 Keyboard
Op.103 9 Préludes pf 1909-10 Keyboard
Op.104 2 Pieces pf 1913 Keyboard
Op.104/1 pf 1913 Keyboard
Op.104/2 pf 1913 Keyboard
Op.105 Barcarolle No.11 pf 1913-15 Keyboard
Op.106 Le jardin clos v pf 1914 Vocal Song Cycle
Op.106/1 v pf 1914 Vocal
Op.106/2 v pf 1914 Vocal
Op.106/3 v pf 1914 Vocal
Op.106/4 v pf 1914 Vocal
Op.106/5 v pf 1914 Vocal
Op.106/6 v pf 1914 Vocal
Op.106/7 v pf 1914 Vocal
Op.106/8 v pf 1914 Vocal
Op.106bis Barcarolle No.12 pf 1913-15 Keyboard
Op.107 Nocturne No.12 pf 1915 Keyboard
Op.108 Violin Sonata No.2 vn pf 1916-7 Chamber
Op.109 Cello Sonata No.1 vc pf 1917 Chamber
Op.110 Une châtelaine en sa tour hp 1918 Chamber
Op.111 Fantaisie pf orch 1918 Orchestral
Op.112 Masques et Bergamasques, suite orch 1919 Orchestral
Op.113 Mirages v pf 1919 Vocal Song Cycle
Op.113/1 v pf 1919 Vocal
Op.113/2 v pf 1919 Vocal
Op.113/3 v pf 1919 Vocal
Op.113/4 v pf 1919 Vocal
Op.114 C'est la paix v pf 1919 Vocal
Op.115 Piano Quintet No.2 2vn va vc pf 1919-21 Chamber
Op.116 Barcarolle No.13 pf 1921 Keyboard
Op.117 Cello Sonata No.2 vc pf 1921 Chamber
Op.118 L'horizon chimérique v pf 1921 Vocal Song Cycle
Op.118/1 v pf 1921 Vocal
Op.118/2 v pf 1921 Vocal
Op.118/3 v pf 1921 Vocal
Op.118/4 v pf 1921 Vocal
Op.119 Nocturne No.13 pf 1921 Keyboard
Op.120 Piano Trio vn vc pf 1922-23 Chamber
Op.121 String Quartet 2vn va vc 1923-24 Chamber
- L'aube naît v pf 1862? Vocal unpublished and lost
- L'aurore s'allume v pf 1870 ca. Vocal
- Ave Maria in A major mch org 1871 Vocal
- Ave Maria in F major ten bar org 1894? Vocal first pub: 1999 (Carus)
- Benedictus ch org db 1880 ca. Vocal unpublished
- Cadenza for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3, Op.37 pf 1869 Keyboard posthumously published in 1927
- Cadenza for Mozart's Piano Concerto K.37 pf 1875 ca. Keyboard unpublished
- Cadenza for Mozart's Piano Concerto K.491 pf 1902 Keyboard posthumously published in 1927
- La chanson dans le jardin pf4h 1864 Keyboard 1st version of Berceuse (No.1) from Dolly Suite
- Chant funéraire orch? 1921 Orchestral original instrumentation uncertain; first published in 1932 (Durand); performed at the centenary commemoration of the death of Napoleon I; arranged for military band by Guillaume Balay; origin for 2nd movement of Cello Sonata No.2, Op.117
- Dans le ciel clair v pf 1902 Vocal in E minor; unfinished song with text by Leconte de Lisle
- En prière v pf 1890 Vocal
- Fugue in F major pf 1862 ca. Keyboard unpublished; for 3 voices
- Gavotte in C-sharp minor pf 1869 Keyboard unpublished
- Il est né le divin enfant vv org 1888 Vocal harmonization for organ of the carol
- Menuet in F major orch 1893? Orchestral unpublished; possibly written as part of incidental music for Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
- Messe basse sop fch org/harm 1907 Vocal women's vv & org; 2nd version of Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville
- Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville vv vn org 1881 Vocal women's vv, harmonium, & violin or women's vv, harmonium, violin, & orchestra; 1st version of Messe basse
- Morceau de Concours for 2 Cellos 2vc 1897 Chamber
- Morceau de Concours for Flute and Piano fl pf 1898 Chamber
- Morceau de Concours for Harp hp 1904 Chamber unpublished; sight-reading piece for harp (unaccompanied), for the Conservatoire competition in July 1904
- Morceau de Concours for Violin and Piano vn pf 1903 Chamber
- Noël d'enfants v pf 1890 Vocal
- La Passion ch orch 1890 Vocal incidental music for a production by Edmond Haraucourt; only the Prelude was completed, and the full score is lost (only the orchestral parts are extant)
- Pénélope vv ch orch 1913 Stage
- Petite Fugue pf 1869 Keyboard in A minor; first version of Op.84 No.3
- Prelude and Fugue pf 1869 Keyboard in E minor; dedicated to Valentine de Leyritz; fugue published as Op.84 No.6
- Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre v pf 1862 Vocal unpublished; librettist: Victor Hugo
- Sérénade du Bourgeois gentilhomme v pf 1893 Vocal
- Souvenirs de Bayreuth pf4h 1888 Keyboard
- Super flumina ch orch 1863 Vocal unpublished; student composition
- Tantum ergo sacramentum v pf 1904 Vocal
- Tristesse d'Olympio v pf 1865 ca. Vocal unpublished
- Tu es Petrus bar ch org 1872 Vocal
- Vocalise-étude v pf 1906 Vocal some arrangements of this work have title Pièce