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Why is Fauré not more celebrated?

Is it our fault that the music of the French composer often eludes us?

Fauré’s enemies called him Robespierre, an unlikely nickname for the elegant figure who drifted through the grandest Parisian salons: 1924 portrait by Ernest Laurent. © Photo Josse / Bridgeman Images  
issue 23 November 2024
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