Gabriel Urbain Fauré Popular Songs Ranking [2025]

Impromptu No. 2 in F minorGabriel Urbain Fauré8rank/position

Fauré / Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31 / Performed by Rieko Nezu

This piece was composed by Fauré, a composer of modern France.

Up to No.

5 they are piano pieces, and No.

6 was written for harp but was later arranged for piano.

Nos.

2 and 3 are among the most famous of Fauré’s Impromptus.

After the DreamGabriel Urbain Fauré9rank/position

Après un Rêve — Tenebrae Choir

The fantastical and beautiful song “Après un Rêve” (After a Dream) is the first piece in composer Gabriel Fauré’s song set Three Songs, and it is one of his most representative vocal works.

The chorus performed by the members of Tenebrae makes the piece even more captivating.

LullabyGabriel Urbain Fauré10rank/position

G. Fauré: Dolly, No. 1 Berceuse (for piano four hands)

A French musician who discovered his talent in childhood by playing the church reed organ.

In a suite called Dolly, Dolly is the name of a child he cherished, and this piece is one of those dedicated to that child.

As the title “Lullaby” suggests, it conveys a deep sense of serenity and affection.

Berceuse (Fauré) - LullabyGabriel Urbain Fauré11rank/position

Fauré: Berceuse G. Fauré Berceuse Flute Yuya Kanda

The first piece of Gabriel Fauré’s Suite Dolly, Op.

56, a set of six pieces for piano four hands.

“Dolly” is the nickname of Hélène, the granddaughter of an acquaintance who was a banker; the suite is made up of pieces gifted to her almost annually as she grew up.

It is a gentle, celebratory work.

Berceuse from the Dolly SuiteGabriel Urbain Fauré12rank/position

[Piano duet] “Berceuse” from the Suite Dolly, Op. 56 No. 1 / Fauré / Piano Duo Lumière / Dolly “Berceuse” / G. Fauré / 4-hands piano

Many of you probably remember the delightful commercial featuring Ichiro, where he’s peppered with questions by aliens curious about topics like Earth’s energy resources and ecology.

The piano piece used in that ad is “Berceuse,” the first movement from Dolly, composed by the French composer Gabriel Fauré, known for works such as his Requiem.

Dolly is a suite of six pieces for piano four hands, written to celebrate the birth of a friend’s daughter.

There are also versions where instruments like the flute or cello carry the main melody.

No matter which instrument plays it, you can savor its refined and beautiful melody.

Barcarolle No. 1Gabriel Urbain Fauré13rank/position

Fauré / Barcarolle No. 1, Op. 26 - Nobuko Sato

Gabriel Fauré, a French composer known as a pupil of Camille Saint-Saëns, is a composer whose Romantic musical style has been loved worldwide to this day.

His Barcarolle No.

1 is one of his representative works and, among his piano pieces, is known as a challenging piece on par with his Nocturnes and Fantasies.

The first half features a poignant melody, while, reflecting its maritime theme, the second half unfolds into a beautiful and grandiose melody.

Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 63Gabriel Urbain Fauré14rank/position

Fauré / Nocturne No. 6, Op. 63 / Performed by Yusuke Kikuchi

The one who studied under Saint-Saëns and continued composing while serving as a church organist was Fauré.

Perhaps because he performed church music, he also wrote works using the old church modes that belong neither to major nor minor keys, paving the way for the next era; yet in his Nocturnes and Barcarolles he produced truly beautiful late-Romantic music.