L'horizon chimérique

118, is a song cycle by Gabriel Fauré, of four mélodies for voice and piano.

[2] Other late works he completed towards the end of 1921 were Cello Sonata No.

[3] Fauré's settings are as follows:[1] L'horizon chimérique had its premiere at the Société Nationale de Musique on 13 May 1922, sung by baritone Charles Panzéra, to whom the cycle was dedicated.

[4] Shortly afterwards, on 20 June the Panzéras contributed a performance of L'horizon chimérique to a celebration of Fauré's works held in the Sorbonne's Grand Amphitheatre, attended by President of France Alexandre Millerand.

[6] He described his performance technique for L'horizon chimérique in his 1964 instructional work, 50 mélodies françaises.