Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Fauré (French: [ɡabʁi.ɛl yʁbɛ̃ foʁe]; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) 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. His talent became clear when he was a young boy. At the age of nine, he was sent to the École Niedermeyer music college in Paris, where he was trained to be a church organist and choirmaster. Among his teachers was Camille Saint-Saëns, who became a lifelong friend. After graduating from the college in 1865, Fauré earned a modest living as an organist and teacher, leaving him little time for composition. When he became successful in his middle age, holding the important posts of organist of the Église de la Madeleine and director of the Paris Conservatoire, he still lacked time for composing; he retreated to the countryside in the summer holidays to concentrate on composition. By his last years, he was recognised in France as the leading French composer of his day. An unprecedented national musical tribute was held for him in Paris in 1922, headed by the president of the French Republic. Outside France, Fauré's music took decades to become widely accepted, except in Britain, where he had many admirers during his lifetime. Fauré's music has been described as linking the end of Romanticism with the modernism of the second quarter of the 20th century. When he was born, Chopin was still composing, and by the time of Fauré's death, jazz and the atonal music of the Second Viennese School were being heard. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which describes him as the most advanced composer of his generation in France, notes that his harmonic and melodic innovations influenced the teaching of harmony for later generations. During the last twenty years of his life, he suffered from increasing deafness. In contrast with the charm of his earlier music, his works from this period are sometimes elusive and withdrawn in character, and at other times turbulent and impassioned. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-576 | 10-in. | 10/20/1903 | Après un rêve | J. F. Braun | Vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-12394 | 10-in. | 9/27/1912 | Berceuse | Maud Powell | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-17063 | 10-in. | 1/26/1916 | Pie Jesu | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-17065 | 12-in. | 1/25/1916 | Pie Jesu | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-27358 | 10-in. | 12/28/1922 | Romance sans paroles | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | B-31687 | 10-in. | 1/20/1925 | Dolly : Berceuse | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | B-31972 | 10-in. | 2/18/1925 | Après un rêve | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-31972 | 10-in. | 4/3/1925 | Après un rêve | Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-56754 | 10-in. | 10/7/1929 | Le secret | Robert Hewit | Male soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | CVE-63663 | 12-in. | 9/18/1930 | Pavane | Walter Damrosch ; National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67785 | 10-in. | 1/12/1931 | Les berceaux | Clarisse Coudert | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | CS-99565 | 12-in. | 2/10/1936 | Sonata in A major | Emanuel Bay ; Jascha Heifetz | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Victor | CS-99566 | 12-in. | 2/10/1936 | Sonata in A major | Emanuel Bay ; Jascha Heifetz | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Victor | CS-99567 | 12-in. | 2/10/1936 | Sonata in A major | Emanuel Bay ; Jascha Heifetz | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Victor | CS-99568 | 12-in. | 2/10/1936 | Sonata in A major | Emanuel Bay ; Jascha Heifetz | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Victor | CS-99569 | 12-in. | 2/10/1936 | Sonata in A major | Emanuel Bay ; Jascha Heifetz | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Victor | CS-99570 | 12-in. | 2/10/1936 | Sonata in A major | Emanuel Bay ; Jascha Heifetz | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Victor | CS-03166 | 12-in. | 12/28/1936 | Elegie | Jean Bedetti ; Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Cello and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CS-03167 | 12-in. | 12/28/1936 | Elegie | Jean Bedetti ; Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Cello and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-018074 | 10-in. | 1/19/1938 | Fifth barcarolle | Emma Boynet | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-018075 | 10-in. | 1/19/1938 | Fifth barcarolle | Emma Boynet | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-018077 | 10-in. | 1/19/1938 | Sixth barcarolle | Emma Boynet | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-027235 | 10-in. | 9/28/1938 | Les Roses d'Ispahan | Frank La Forge ; Lily Pons | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BS-043280 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Automne | Lucy Monroe | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BS-046034 | 10-in. | 12/27/1939 | Le secret (The secret) | Celius Dougherty ; Povla Frijsh | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 36519 | 12-in. | 12/27/1912 | Berceuse | Eugène Ysaÿe | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 37210 | 12-in. | ca. 1915 | Après un rêve | Charles Albert Baker ; Pablo Casals | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W143182 | 10-in. | 12/13/1926 | Après un rêve | Felix Salmond | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W145877 | 10-in. | 3/24/1928 | Berceuse | Arthur Bergh ; Sascha Jacobsen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W146390 | 10-in. | 6/5/1928 | Berceuse | Felix Salmond | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W149672 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | Romance sans paroles | Josef Adler ; Horace Britt | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 50589 | 10-in. | between 1903 and 1906 | Pie Jesu | Albert Piccaluga | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 75386 | 12-in. | approximately 1917 | Berceuse, op. 16 | Max Mossel | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
OKeh | S-783 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1919 | Berceuse | Thaddeus Rich ; Justin Ring | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 9568 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1922 | Melody in D | Elshuco Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E18987-E18989 | 10-in. | 5/4/1926 | Berceuse | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 1027bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Pelléas et Mélisande : Prélude | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 1028bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Pelléas et Mélisande : Spinning song | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 1029bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Pelléas et Mélisande : Sicilienne | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5833 | 10-in. | 10/4/1917 | Berceuse | Carmine Fabrizio ; Robert Gayler | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Gramophone | CR1420 | 12-in. | 6/23/1927 | Sonata in A major | Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Gramophone | CR1421 | 12-in. | 6/23/1927 | Sonata in A major | Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Gramophone | CR1422 | 12-in. | 6/23/1927 | Sonata in A major | Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Gramophone | CR1423 | 12-in. | 6/23/1927 | Sonata in A major | Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Gramophone | CR1424 | 12-in. | 6/23/1927 | Sonata in A major | Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Gramophone | CR1425 | 12-in. | 6/23/1927 | Sonata in A major | Alfred Cortot ; Jacques Thibaud | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
Gramophone | 0B6683 | 10-in. | 5/6/1933 | Dans les ruines d'une abbaye | Povla Frijsh ; Elof Nielsen | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX480 | 12-in. | 6/21/1928 | Sicilienne | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL583 | 10-in. | approximately September 14, 1927 | Rencontre | Maurice Le Boucher ; Charlotte Mellot-Joubert | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL614 | 10-in. | 10/13/1927 | Clair de lune | Marthe Nespoulous ; Georges van Parys | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX665 | 12-in. | 12/6/1928 | Quatuor op. 121 | Quatuor Krettly | String quartet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX666 | 12-in. | 12/6/1928 | Quatuor op. 121 | Quatuor Krettly | String quartet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX667 | 12-in. | 12/6/1928 | Quatuor op. 121 | Quatuor Krettly | String quartet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX668 | 12-in. | 12/6/1928 | Quatuor op. 121 | Quatuor Krettly | String quartet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX669 | 12-in. | 12/6/1928 | Quatuor op. 121 | Quatuor Krettly | String quartet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX670 | 12-in. | 12/6/1928 | Quatuor op. 121 | Quatuor Krettly | String quartet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1090 | 10-in. | between May 13 and 30 1928 | Le parfum impérissable | Joseph Benvenuti ; Reynaldo Hahn | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1313 | 12-in. | 4/1/1930 | Ballade Op. 19 | Philippe Gaubert ; Marguerite Long ; Orchestre Symphonique | Piano with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1314 | 12-in. | 4/1/1930 | Ballade Op. 19 | Philippe Gaubert ; Marguerite Long ; Orchestre Symphonique | Piano with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1315 | 12-in. | 4/1/1930 | Ballade Op. 19 | Philippe Gaubert ; Marguerite Long ; Orchestre Symphonique | Piano with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1316 | 12-in. | 4/1/1930 | Ballade Op. 19 | Philippe Gaubert ; Marguerite Long ; Orchestre Symphonique | Piano with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1414 | 10-in. | 1/31/1929 | Clair de lune | Jane Bathori ; Jane Bathori | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1557 | 12-in. | 6/16/1931 | Pie Jesu | Jane Laval | Female vocal solo, with organ and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1778 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Après un reve | Jean Doyen ; Maurice Maréchal | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CLX1945 | 12-in. | 1/15/1937 | Nocturne no. 5 | Philippe Gaubert ; Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3877 | 10-in. | 9/26/1932 | Après un rêve | Maurice Faure ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4392 | 10-in. | 6/12/1933 | Les berceaux, op. 23, no. 1 | Marguerite Long ; Ninon Vallin | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5073 | 10-in. | 11/5/1934 | Dolly | Babeth Leonet ; Anita Siegel | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5074 | 10-in. | 11/5/1934 | Dolly | Babeth Leonet ; Anita Siegel | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5893 | 10-in. | 10/10/1936 | Sérénade toscane | Maurice Faure ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5894 | 10-in. | 10/10/1936 | Clair de lune | Maurice Faure ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5895 | 10-in. | 10/10/1936 | Noël | Maurice Faure ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5896 | 10-in. | 10/10/1936 | En prière | Maurice Faure ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6364 | 10-in. | 10/1/1937 | Rencontre, op. 21 | Maurice Faure ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6365 | 10-in. | 10/1/1937 | Adieu | Maurice Faure ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8431 | 10-in. | 7/11/1947 | Les roses d'Ispahan | Gaetan Auzeneau ; André Collard | Bass vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fauré, Gabriel," accessed May 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103050.
Fauré, Gabriel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103050.
"Fauré, Gabriel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024.
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