French Composer Gabriel Fauré Died On This Day in 1924 [ON-THIS-DAY]

French composer Gabriel Fauré died on this day in 1924 – aged 79

French composer Gabriel Fauré died on this day in 1924 – aged 79.

He is remembered as one of the most prominent French composers of all time - with his musical style influencing many 20th-Century successors.

Fauré's major contributions to the string repertoire include 2 violin sonatas, 2 cello sonatas, a string quartet, piano quartet and a piano trio - and popular cello laments, Élegie and Sicilienne.

VC ARTIST BOMSORI KIM & RAFAL BLECHACZ | FAURÉ VIOLIN SONATA NO.1 IN A MAJOR | 2019

Faure & Strauss Violin Sonatas |CD|

Itzhak Perlman

Emanuel Ax

Release Date: August 28, 2015

Deutsche Grammophon