List of compositions by Ernest Chausson

This is a list of compositions by Ernest Chausson.

Works with opus number

Op. 1, Five Fantasies for piano
Op. 2, Seven Melodies
*Nanny, to words by Leconte de Lisle
*Le charme, to words by A. Silvestre
*Les papillons, to words by Théophile Gautier
*La dernière feuille, to words by Gautier
*Sérénade italienne, to words by Paul Bourget
*Hébé, to words by Louise Ackermann
*Le colibri, to words by Leconte de Lisle
Op. 3, Piano Trio in G minor
Op. 4, Les caprices de Marianne, lyric comedy, with libretto by Alfred de Musset, incomplete
Op. 5, Viviane, symphonic poem on a legend of the Round Table
Op. 6, Two Motets for voices, violin, and organ
*No. 1 Deus Abraham
*No. 2 Ave verum
Op. 7, Hélène, lyric drama, in two acts, with libretto by Leconte de Lisle, incomplete
Op. 8, Four Melodies, to words by Maurice Bouchor
*Nocturne
*Amour d'antan
*Printemps triste
*Nos souvenirs
Op. 9, Hymne védique for four voices and orchestra, to words by Leconte de Lisle
Op. 10, Solitude dans les bois, symphonic poem
Op. 11, Two duos for voices
*La nuit, to words by Théodore de Banville
*Le réveil, to words by Honoré de Balzac
Op. 12, Three motets for four voices, cello, harp, and organ
*No. 1 Ave Maria
*No. 2 Tota pulchra es
*No. 3 Ave maris stella
Op. 13, Four Melodies
*Apaisement, to words by Paul Verlaine
*Sérénade, to words by Jean Lahor
*L'aveu, to words by Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
*La cigale, to words by Leconte de Lisle
Op. 14, La caravane, song to words by Gautier
Op. 15, Chant nuptial, song for four female voices, to words by Leconte de Lisle
Op. 16, Three Motets
*No. 1 Lauda Sion for voice, organ, and harp
*No. 2 Benedictus for two sopranos and harp
*No. 3 Pater noster for voice and organ
Op. 17, Chansons de Miarka, to words by Jean Richepin
*Les morts
*La pluie
Op. 18, La tempête, incidental music for Shakespeare's The Tempest, for solo voices and small orchestra ; five pieces were later arranged for solo voices, flute, violin, viola, cello, harp, and celesta
Op. 19, Poème de l'amour et de la mer for voice and orchestra, to words by M. Bouchor
Op. 20, Symphony in B-flat
Op. 21, Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet in D major
Op. 22, La légende de Sainte Cécile, incidental music, to words by Bouchor
Op. 23, Le roi Arthus, original lyric drama in three acts
Op. 24, Serres chaudes, song cycle to words by Maurice Maeterlinck
*Serre chaude
*Serre d'ennui
*Lassitude
*Fauves las
*Oraison
Op. 25, Poème for violin and orchestra
Op. 26, Quelques danses for piano
*No. 1 Dédicace
*No. 2 Sarabande
*No. 3 Pavane
*No. 4 Forlane
Op. 27, Three lieder, to words by Camille Mauclair
*Les heures
*Ballade
*Les couronnes
Op. 28, Songs of Shakespeare
*Chanson de clown from Twelfth Night
*Chanson d'amour from Measure for Measure
*Chanson d'Ophélie from Hamlet
*Chant funèbre from Much Ado about Nothing for four female voices
Op. 29, Ballata, to words by Dante, for four voices
Op. 30, Piano Quartet in A
Op. 31, Vêpres pour le commun des vierges for organ
Op. 32, Soir de fête, symphonic poem
Op. 33, Pour un arbre de Noël, song
Op. 34, Deux poèmes, songs with words by Verlaine
*La chanson bien douce
*Le chevalier malheur
Op. 35, String Quartet in C minor
Op. 36, Two Melodies
*Cantique à l'épouse, to words by A. Jounet
*Dans la forêt du charme et de l'enchantement, to words by Jean Moréas
Op. 37, "Chanson perpétuelle" for soprano and orchestra or piano quintet, to words by Charles Cros
Op. 38, Paysage for piano
Op. 39, Piece for cello or viola, and piano

Works without opus number

Stage

Les oiseaux, incidental music for Aristophanes' The Birds, for flute and harp

Vocal-orchestral

La veuve du roi basque, ballad to words by L. Brethous-Lafargue
Hylas, to words by Leconte de Lisle
Esméralda, to words by Victor Hugo
Hymne à la nature, to words by A. Silvestre
L'arabe, cantata

Orchestral

Symphony No. 2

Chamber

Andante and Allegro for clarinet and piano
Concerto for piano, oboe, viola, and string quartet

Piano

Sonatinas for piano four hands
*No. 1 in G minor
*No. 2 in D minor
Eleven Fugues on Themes by Bach, Franck, Massenet, and Saint-Saëns for piano
Marche militaire for piano

Sacred

O salutaris in B for organ, piano, or harp
Tantum ergo for voice, organ, violin, and harp

Songs for voice and piano

Le Temps des Lilas, to words by Bouchor
Le petit sentier, to words by Bouchor
Deux mélodies, to words by Bouchor
*Chanson
*L'Âme des Bois
L'albatros, to words by Charles Baudelaire
Le rideau de ma voisine, to words by Alfred de Musset
Nous nous aimerons, to words by anon.
Le mort maudit, to words by J. Richepin
Epithalame, to words by Bouchor
Marins dévots à la Vierge, to words by L.-P. Fargue