List of compositions by Gabriel Fauré

By genre

Piano

Solo Piano

• Fugue à trois parties in F major
• Sonata in F major
• Trois romances sans paroles, Op. 17
• Mazurka in B
• Gavotte in C minor
• Huit pièces brèves, Op. 84
• Mazurka in B major, Op. 32
• Nocturne no.1 in E minor, Op. 33/1
• Ballade in F major, Op. 19
• Impromptu no.1 in E major, Op. 25
• Barcarolle no.1 in A minor, Op. 26
• Nocturne no.2 in B major, Op. 33/2
• Valse-caprice no.1 in A major, Op. 30
• Impromptu no.2 in F minor, Op. 31
• Nocturne no.3 in A major, Op. 33/3
• Impromptu no.3 in A major, Op. 34
• Valse-caprice no.2 in D major, Op. 38
• Nocturne no.4 in E major, Op. 36
• Nocturne no.5 in B major, Op. 37
• Barcarolle no.2 in G major, Op. 41
• Barcarolle no.3 in G major, Op. 42
• Barcarolle no.4 in A major, Op. 44
• Valse-caprice no.3 in G major, Op. 59
• Valse-caprice no.4 in A major, Op. 62
• Nocturne no.6 in D major, Op. 63
• Barcarolle no.5 in F minor, Op. 66
• Theme and variations in C minor, Op. 73
• Barcarolle no.6 in E major, Op. 70
• Prelude in C major
• Nocturne no.7 in C minor, Op. 74
• Nocturne no.8 in D major, Op. 84/8
• Barcarolle no.7 in D minor, Op. 90
• Impromptu no.4 in D major, Op. 91
• Barcarolle no.8 in D major, Op. 96
• Nocturne no.9 in B minor, Op. 97
• Nocturne no.10 in E minor, Op. 99
• Barcarolle no.9 in A minor, Op. 101
• Impromptu no.5 in F minor, Op. 102
• Nine Preludes, Op. 103
• Nocturne no.11 in F minor, Op. 104/1
• Barcarolle no.10 in A minor, Op. 104/2
• Barcarolle no.11 in G minor, Op. 105
• Barcarolle no.12 in E minor, Op. 106bis
• Nocturne no.12 in E minor, Op. 107
• Barcarolle no.13 in C major, Op. 116
• Nocturne no.13 in B minor, Op. 119

Piano four hands

• Souvenirs de Bayreuth
• Allegro symphonique, Op. 68
• Dolly, Op. 56
• Les Joueuses De Flûte, de Pénélope, Premier air de danse; Deuxième air

Chamber music

Violin and piano

• Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
• Berceuse, Op. 16
• Romance in B major, Op. 28
• Andante, Op. 75
• Morceau de lecture
• Les Joueuses De Flûte, de Pénélope, Premier air de danse; Deuxième air de danse. Transcription for violin and piano.
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108

Cello and piano

• Élégie, Op. 24
• Papillon, Op. 77
• Romance, Op. 69
• Sicilienne, Op. 78
• Sérénade, Op. 98
• Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109
• Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117

Flute and piano

String ensemble and piano

• Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
• Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
• Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 89
• Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 115
• Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120

Strings

• Morceau de lecture for two cellos
• String Quartet in E minor, Op. 121

Solo harp

• Impromptu, Op. 86 Morceau de lecture Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110

Choral

Religious

• Super flumina Babylonis
• Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
• Cantique à St Vincent de Paul, lost
• Ave Maria, Op. posth
• Cantique pour la Fête d’un supérieur, lost
• Tu es Petrus
• Benedictus
• Messe basse
• O salutaris, Op. 47/1
• Maria Mater gratiae, Op. 47/2
• Requiem, Op. 48
• Ecce fidelis servus, Op. 54
• Tantum ergo in A major, Op. 55
• Ave verum corpus, Op. 65/1
• Tantum ergo in E major, Op. 65/2
• Sancta mater
• Ave Maria in F major
• Salve Regina, Op. 67/1
• Ave Maria in A major, Op. 67/2
• Tantum ergo in F major
• Ave Maria in B minor, Op. 93

• ''Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville''

Secular

• Les djinns, Op. 12
• Le ruisseau, Op. 22
• La naissance de Vénus, Op. 29, libretto by Paul Collin
• Madrigal, Op. 35
• Il est né le divin enfant
• Noël d’enfants
• Hymne à Apollon, Op. 63bis
• Pleurs d’or, Op. 72

Orchestral

• Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 14
• Ballade for piano and orchestra in F major, Op. 19
• Symphony in D minor, Op. 40 Pavane, Op. 50 Caligula, Op. 52 Shylock, Op. 57 Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 Le voile du bonheur, Op. 88Fantaisie for piano and orchestra, Op. 111 Masques et bergamasques, Op. 112

Operas

• Prométhée, Op. 82
• ''Pénélope''

By opus number

• *Le papillon et la fleur
• *MaiOp. 2 Two Songs
• *Dans le ruines d'une abbaye
• *Les matelotsOp. 3 Two Songs
• *Seule
• *Sérénade toscaneOp. 4 Two Songs
• *Chanson du pêcheur
• *LydiaOp. 5 Three Songs
• *Chant d'automne
• *Rêve d'amour
• *L'absentOp. 6 Three Songs
• *Aubade
• *Tristesse
• *SylvieOp. 7 Three Songs
• *Après un rêve
• *Hymne
• *BarcarolleOp. 8 Three Songs
• *Au bord de l'eau
• *La rançon
• *Ici-basOp. 9 Number was not allocated to a composition.Op. 10 Two Duets
• *Puisqu'ici-bas
• *TarantelleOp. 11 Cantique de Jean Racine Op. 12 Les djinns, for mixed chorus and piano or orchestra, after HugoOp. 13 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major Op. 14 Violin Concerto, unfinishedOp. 15 Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 16 Berceuse for piano and violin, also for violin/cello and orchestraOp. 17 Romances sans paroles
• * No. 1 Andante quasi allegretto
• * No. 2 Allegro molto
• * No. 3 Andante moderatoOp. 18 Three Songs
• *Nell
• *Le voyageur
• *AutomneOp. 19 Ballade, originally for piano solo, orchestral accompaniment later addedOp. 20 Symphonic Suite in F Op. 21 Poème d'un jour, song cycle
• *Rencontre
• *Toujours
• *AdieuOp. 22 Le ruisseau, for 2-part female chorus and pianoOp. 23 Three Songs
• *Les berceaux
• *Notre amour
• *Le secretOp. 24 Élégie for cello and piano, orchestrated 1890Op. 25 Impromptu No. 1 in E-flat Op. 26 Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor Op. 27 2 Mélodies
• *Chanson d'amour
• *La fée aux chansonsOp. 28 Romance for violin and piano Op. 29 La naissance de Vénus Op. 30 Valse-Caprice No. 1 in A Op. 31 Impromptu No. 2 in F minor Op. 32 Mazurka in B-flat Op. 33 Three Nocturnes
• *No. 1 in E-flat minor
• *No. 2 in B
• *No. 3 in A-flat Op. 34 Impromptu No. 3 in A-flat Op. 35 MadrigalOp. 36 Nocturne No. 4 in E-flat Op. 37 Nocturne No. 5 in B-flat Op. 38 Valse-Caprice No. 2 in D-flat Op. 39 Four Songs
• *Aurore
• *Fleur jetée
• *Le pays des rêves
• *Les roses d'IspahanOp. 40 Symphony in D minor Op. 41 Barcarolle No. 2 in G Op. 42 Barcarolle No. 3 in G-flat Op. 43 Two Songs
• *Noël
• *NocturneOp. 44 Barcarolle No. 4 in A-flat Op. 45 Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor Op. 46 Two Songs
• *Les présents
• *Clair de luneOp. 47 No. 1 O Salutaris Op. 47 No. 2 Maria, Mater Gratiae Op. 48 Requiem in D minor Op. 49 Petite Pièce in G for cello and piano now lostOp. 50 Pavane in F-sharp minor Op. 51 Four Songs
• *Larmes
• *Au cimetière
• *Spleen
• *La roseOp. 52 Caligula Op. 53 Number was not allocated to a composition.Op. 54 Ecce fidelis servus, motetOp. 55 Tantum ergo Op. 56 Dolly Suite for piano four hands, orch. Rabaud 1906
• * Berceuse
• * Mi-a-ou
• * Le jardin de Dolly
• * Kitty-valse
• * Tendresse
• * Le pas espagnol Op. 57 Shylock Suite Op. 58 Cinq mélodies "de Venise", song cycle after Verlaine
• *Mandoline
• *En sourdine
• *Green
• *À Clymène
• *C'est l'extaseOp. 59 Valse-Caprice No. 3 in G-flat Op. 60 Number was not allocated to a composition. However, "Opus 60" was used to refer to an early version of the piano quintet Op. 89. Op. 61 La Bonne Chanson, song cycle after Verlaine
• *Une sainte en son auréole
• *Puisque l'aube grandit
• *La lune blanche luit dans les bois
• *J'allais par des chemins perfides
• *J'ai presque peur, en vérité
• *Avant que tu ne t'en ailles
• *Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été
• *N'est-ce pas?
• *L'hiver a cesséOp. 62 Valse-Caprice No. 4 in A-flat Op. 63 Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat Op. 63bis Hymne à Apollon Op. 64 Number was not allocated to a composition.Op. 65 No. 1 Ave verum corpus Op. 65 No. 2 Tantum ergo Op. 66 Barcarolle No. 5 in F-sharp minor Op. 67 No. 1 Salve Regina Op. 67 No. 2 Ave Maria Op. 68 Allegro symphonique, arr. for piano 4 hands from 1st movement of Symphonic Suite, Op. 20Op. 69 Romance in A for cello and piano Op. 70 Barcarolle No. 6 in E-flat Op. 72 Pleurs d’orOp. 73 Theme and Variations for piano, orch. Inghelbrecht 1955
• * Theme
• * Variation I L'istesso tempo
• * Variation II Piu mosso
• * Variation III Un poco piu mosso
• * Variation IV L'istesso tempo
• * Variation V Un poco piu mosso
• * Variation VI Molto adagio
• * Variation VII Allegro moderato
• * Variation VIII Andante molto moderato
• * Variation IX Quasi adagio
• * Variation X Allegro vivo
• * Variation XI Andante molto, moderato espressivoOp. 74 Nocturne No. 7 in C-sharp minor Op. 75 Andante for violin and piano Op. 76 Two Songs
• *Le parfum impérissable
• *ArpègeOp. 77 Papillon for cello and piano, also for string quintet or violin and pianoOp. 78 Sicilienne for cello and piano, Op. 79 Fantaisie for flute and piano,, orch. Aubuert Op. 80 Pelléas et Mélisande Op. 82 Prométhée Op. 83 Two Songs
• *Prison
• *SoirOp. 84 Huit pièces brèves
• * No. 1 Capriccio in E-flat major
• * No. 2 Fantaisie in A-flat major
• * No. 3 Fugue in A minor
• * No. 4 Adagietto in E minor
• * No. 5 Improvisation in C-sharp minor
• * No. 6 Fugue in E minor
• * No. 7 Allegresse in C major
• * No. 8 Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major Op. 85 Trois mélodies
• *Dans la forêt de septembre
• *La fleur qui va sur l'eau
• *AccompagnementOp. 86 Impromptu for harp Op. 87 Two Songs
• *Le Plus doux chemin
• *Le ramierOp. 88 Le voile du bonheur, after ClemenceauOp. 89 Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor Op. 90 Barcarolle No. 7 in D minor Op. 91 Impromptu No. 4 in D-flat Op. 92 Le don silencieux Op. 93 Ave Maria for two sopranos and organ Op. 94 Chanson Op. 95 La chanson d'Ève, song cycle after van Lerberghe
• *Paradis
• *Prima verba
• *Roses ardentes
• *Comme Dieu rayonne
• *L'aube blanche
• *Eau vivante
• *Veilles-tu, ma senteur de soleil?
• *Dans un parfum de roses blanches
• *Crépuscule
• *O mort, poussière d'étoilesOp. 96 Barcarolle No. 8 in D-flat Op. 97 Nocturne No. 9 in B minor Op. 98 Sérénade for cello and piano Op. 99 Nocturne No. 10 in E minor Op. 100 Number was not allocated to a composition.Op. 101 Barcarolle No. 9 in A minor Op. 102 Impromptu No. 5 in F-sharp minor Op. 103 Nine Préludes
• * No. 1 in D-flat major
• * No. 2 in C-sharp minor
• * No. 3 in G minor
• * No. 4 in F major
• * No. 5 in D minor
• * No. 6 in E-flat minor
• * No. 7 in A major
• * No. 8 in C minor
• * No. 9 in E minorOp. 104 No. 1 Nocturne No. 11 in F-sharp minor Op. 104 No. 2 Barcarolle No. 10 in A minor Op. 105 Barcarolle No. 11 in G minor Op. 106 Le jardin clos, song cycle after van Lerberghe
• *Exaucement
• *Quand tu plonges tes yeux dans mes yeux
• *La messagère
• *Je me poserai sur ton coeur
• *Dans la nymphée
• *Dans la pénombre
• *Il m'est cher, amour, le bandeau
• *Inscription sur le sableOp. 106bis Barcarolle No. 12 in E-flat Op. 107 Nocturne No. 12 in E minor Op. 108 Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor Op. 109 Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 110 Une châtelaine en sa tour for harp, arr. Durand for pianoOp. 111 Fantaisie for piano and orchestra Op. 112 Masques et bergamasques Op. 113 Mirages, song cycle after de Brimont
• *Cygne sur l'eau
• *Reflets dans l'eau
• *Jardin nocturne
• *DanseuseOp. 114 C'est la paix! Op. 115 Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Op. 116 Barcarolle No. 13 in C Op. 117 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 118 L'horizon chimérique, song cycle after de La Ville de Mirmont
• *La mer est infinie
• *Je me suis embarqué
• *Diane, Séléné
• *Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimésOp. 119 Nocturne No. 13 in B minor Op. 120 Piano Trio in D minor Op. 121 String Quartet in E minor