Composed in August 1905. This year also marked Fauré's appointment as director of the Paris Conservatoire. It was published by Heugel the following year, and premiered in February of that same year at Salle Érard by Arnold Reitlinger. It is dedicated to Madame Isidore Philipp.

This is a Barcarolle in D minor, written in 6/4 time with an Allegretto moderato tempo. In the texture of the middle section, ascending figures passing between the left and right hands are characteristic.