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 1026-1050 of 1111 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | WAX2853 | 12-in. | either June or July 1927 | Ave Maria | J. H. Squire Celeste Octet | Celeste octet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX4653 | 12-in. | between January and March 1929 | Queen of Sheba | B. Walton O'Donnell ; Wireless Military Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX6531 | 12-in. | between April and December 1932 | Ave Maria | Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX6564 | 12-in. | between April and December 1932 | All hail thou dwelling | Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA14465 | 10-in. | between March and July 1934 | Sanctus | Chaplin Baldwin ; Catholic Church Music Concert Choir | Vocal chorus, with organ and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA14466 | 10-in. | between March and July 1934 | Sanctus | Chaplin Baldwin ; Catholic Church Music Concert Choir | Vocal chorus, with organ and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA14467 | 10-in. | between March and July 1934 | Benedictus | Chaplin Baldwin ; Catholic Church Music Concert Choir | Vocal chorus, with organ and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA14468 | 10-in. | between March and July 1934 | Agnus Dei (conclusion) | Chaplin Baldwin ; Catholic Church Music Concert Choir | Vocal chorus, with organ and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | B18 | 10-in. | before June 1923 | Salve! Dimora | Dino Borgioli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX651 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | Terzetto finale | Gina Cigna ; Pablo Civil ; Tancredi Pasero | Mixed vocal trio, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX657 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | Scena della chiesa | Gina Cigna ; Nazzareno De Angelis | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX658 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | Scena della chiesa | Gina Cigna ; Nazzareno De Angelis | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX663 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | Ah! Vioni estremo do' miei di | Antonio Melandri | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX664 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | Ma il ciel che può mai per me? | Nazzareno De Angelis ; Antonio Melandri | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX665 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | Io bramo il piacer | Nazzareno De Angelis ; Antonio Melandri | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX666 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | Ebben che ti pare? | Nazzareno De Angelis ; Antonio Melandri | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX667 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | No interrogo invan | Antonio Melandri | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WBX700 | 12-in. | September-December 1929 | Preludio | Grande Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano ; Lorenzo Molajoli | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1259 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | Serenata | Tancredi Pasero | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1324 | 10-in. | between January and April 1927 | Dio dell'or | Tancredi Pasero | Bass vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1709 | 10-in. | November 1927 | Serenata | Umberto Di Lelio | Bass vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WB1712 | 10-in. | November 1927 | Dio dell'or | Umberto Di Lelio | Bass vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | L23 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and December 1925 | Sérénade de Méphisto | Louis Morturier ; Gabriel Parès | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX30 | 12-in. | 1/8/1927 | Il était un roi de Thulé | Élie Cohen ; Marcelle Denya | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WLX45 | 12-in. | 2/11/1927 | Cavatine | Philippe Gaubert ; Georges Thill | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gounod, Charles," accessed May 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102530.
Gounod, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102530.
"Gounod, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 May 2024.
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