Charles Gounod
Charles-François Gounod (; French: [ʃaʁl fʁɑ̃swa ɡuno]; 17 June 1818 – 18 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertory. He composed a large amount of church music, many songs, and popular short pieces including his Ave Maria (an elaboration of a Bach piece) and "Funeral March of a Marionette". Born in Paris into an artistic and musical family Gounod was a student at the Conservatoire de Paris and won France's most prestigious musical prize, the Prix de Rome. His studies took him to Italy, Austria and then Prussia, where he met Felix Mendelssohn, whose advocacy of the music of Bach was an early influence on him. He was deeply religious, and after his return to Paris, he briefly considered becoming a priest. He composed prolifically, writing church music, songs, orchestral music and operas. Gounod's career was disrupted by the Franco-Prussian War. He moved to England with his family for refuge from the Prussian advance on Paris in 1870. After peace was restored in 1871 his family returned to Paris but he remained in London, living in the house of an amateur singer, Georgina Weldon, who became the controlling figure in his life. After nearly three years he broke away from her and returned to his family in France. His absence, and the appearance of younger French composers, meant that he was no longer at the forefront of French musical life; although he remained a respected figure he was regarded as old-fashioned during his later years, and operatic success eluded him. He died at his house in Saint-Cloud, near Paris at the age of 75. Few of Gounod's works remain in the regular international repertoire, but his influence on later French composers was considerable. In his music there is a strand of romantic sentiment that is continued in the operas of Jules Massenet and others; there is also a strand of classical restraint and elegance that influenced Gabriel Fauré. Claude Debussy wrote that Gounod represented the essential French sensibility of his time. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 17, 1818 (Paris), Died October 18, 1893 (Saint-Cloud)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 901-925 of 1111 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 610c | 12-in. | May 1906 | Aria dei gioielli | Josephina Huguet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 611½c | 12-in. | May 1906 | Escena de la iglesia | Josephina Huguet ; Giuseppe Torres de Luna | Vocal duet (soprano and bass), with chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 612c | 12-in. | May 1906 | Rammenta i lieti di | Josephina Huguet ; Giuseppe Torres de Luna | Vocal duet (soprano and bass), with chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 628aj | 12-in. | 3/17/1913 | Faust : Potpourri | Orchestra (unidentified; Gramophone Co., Milan, Italy) | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 629c | 12-in. | May 1906 | La kermesse | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | BM687 | 10-in. | 1/28/1929 | Yoru no shirabe (夜の調べ) | Toshiko Sekiya | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 717G[b] | 10-in. | 1901 | Le soir | Maurice Renaud | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Gramophone | 792c | 12-in. | October 1906 | Dio possente | Titta Ruffo | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 857c | 12-in. | Nov. 1906 | Morte di Valentine | Renzo Minolfi | Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CG859 | 12-in. | 11/10/1930 | Faust | Mireille Berthon ; Henri Büsser ; Marcel Journet ; Opéra de Paris Orchestre | Vocal soloists and chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CG860 | 12-in. | 11/10/1930 | Faust | Mireille Berthon ; Henri Büsser ; Marcel Journet ; Jeanne Montfort ; Opéra de Paris Orchestre ; César Vezzani | Vocal soloists and chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 861c | 12-in. | Nov. 1906 | Preludio | Teatro alla Scala Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CG869 | 12-in. | 10/2/1930 | Faust | Henri Büsser ; Opéra de Paris Orchestre | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CG870 | 12-in. | 11/10/1930 | Faust | Mireille Berthon ; Henri Büsser ; Edwin Douglas Gower ; Marcel Journet ; Jeanne Montfort | Vocal soloists and chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CG877 | 12-in. | 11/19/1930 | Faust | Mireille Berthon ; Henri Büsser ; Marcel Journet ; Opéra de Paris Orchestre ; César Vezzani | Vocal soloists and chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CG882 | 12-in. | 10/2/1930 | Faust | Henri Büsser ; Michel Cozette ; Marcel Journet ; Opéra de Paris Chœur ; Opéra de Paris Orchestre | Vocal soloists and chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | CG883 | 12-in. | 10/2/1930 | Faust | Mireille Berthon ; Henri Büsser ; Edwin Douglas Gower ; Marcel Journet ; Opéra de Paris Orchestre ; César Vezzani | Vocal soloists and chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 887c | 12-in. | Nov. 1906 | Duetto finale (parte prima) | Giuseppe Acerbi ; Emilia Corsi | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 892f | 12-in. | 7/25/1905 | Lend me your aid | Edward Lloyd | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0902v | 12-in. | 3/2/1909 | Faust : Introduction | Alfred Fock ; Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0903v | 12-in. | 3/2/1909 | Bailete : Valse | Alfred Fock ; Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0904v | 12-in. | 3/2/1909 | Bailete : Adagio | Alfred Fock ; Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0905v | 12-in. | 3/2/1909 | Ballet no. 3 : Danse antique | Alfred Fock ; Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0906v | 12-in. | 3/2/1909 | Bailete | Alfred Fock ; Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0907v | 12-in. | 3/2/1909 | Ballet music finale | Alfred Fock ; Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gounod, Charles," accessed May 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102530.
Gounod, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102530.
"Gounod, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 May 2024.
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