Profile: Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Faure was one of the leading French composers of the 19th century. He taught at the Paris Conservatory, having pupils like Maurice Ravel and Nadia Boulanger in his class.

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^{Portrait of Gabriel Faure by John Singer Sargent}