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Composer of the Week Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) Episodes

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  1. The Horizon of Dreams

    5/5 Including whimsy, influenza, a close shave with bankruptcy and a late, great chamber work.

  2. Marguerite and Penelope

    4/5 How, after years of waiting, Faure was granted his heart's desire: a suitable libretto.

  3. Master of Charms

    3/5 With Faure's first stab at opera, his starting an affair and the rescoring of his Requiem.

  4. Perfect Love, Doomed Love

    2/5 Including a failed collaboration, a professorship and Faure making his mark in London.

  5. The Quest for a Libretto

    1/5 How, inspired by his passion for Wagner, Faure began his long search for a good libretto.