The Composers

Hector Berlioz  (1803–1869)

Charles-Valentin Alkan  (1813–1888)        Virtuoso pianist and piano music composer    

Charles Gounod  (1818–1893)                    Mostly an opera composer

Jacques Offenbach  (1819–1880)                Composer of stage music (opera, etc)

César Franck  (1822 - 1890)   (Belgian)

Édouard Lalo  (1823–1892)

Camille Saint-Saëns  (1835–1921)

Georges Bizet  (1838–1875)                        Mostly remembered for Carmen

Emmanuel Chabrier  (1841–1894)

Jules Massenet  (1842–1912)                       Mostly remembered for his operas

Charles-Marie Widor  (1847 - 1937)            Known for his 10 Organ Symphonies

Gabriel Fauré  (1845–1924)

Vincent D'Indy  (1851 - 1931) 

Ernest Chausson  (1855–1899)

Erik Satie  (1866 - 1925)                             Influences 20th century French composers