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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: 1828 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 851-875 of 1120 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 5272 | 10-in. | 1/8/1917 | Unfold, ye portals everlasting | Oratorio Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5315 | 10-in. | 1/24/1917 | There is a green hill far away | Ida Gardner | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5327 | 10-in. | 1/29/1917 | Gentle flow'rs in the dew | Marie Morrisey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5352 | 10-in. | 2/8/1917 | Faust waltz | Peerless Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Edison | 5443 | 10-in. | 3/12/1917 | Jewel song | Florence Ferrell | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5452 | 10-in. | 3/15/1917 | Jerusalem | Florence Ferrell | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5482 | 10-in. | 3/30/1917 | Sing, smile, slumber | Florence Ferrell | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5543 | 10-in. | 5/8/1917 | Serenade Mephistopheles | Henri Scott | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5709 | 10-in. | 7/25/1917 | Faust : Final trio | Guido Ciccolini ; Virgilio Lazzari ; Odette Le Fontenay | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5715 | 10-in. | 7/27/1917 | Sing, smile, slumber | Adelaide Fischer | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5961 | 10-in. | 1/9/1918 | Ange adorable | Ralph Errolle ; Alice Verlet | Female-male vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5967 | 10-in. | 1/14/1918 | Ah! Ne fuis pas encore! | Ralph Errolle ; Alice Verlet | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6056 | 10-in. | Mar. 1918 | The king of Thule | Odette Le Fontenay | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6071 | 10-in. | Mar. 1918 | Anges du paradis | Pierre A. Asselin | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6079 | 10-in. | Mar. 1918 | Ah! Lève-toi, soleil | Pierre A. Asselin | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6182 | 10-in. | May 1918 | Valse | Alice Verlet | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6232 | 10-in. | 6/17/1918 | Mon coeur ne peut changer | Anna Case | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6918 | 10-in. | 8/27/1919 | Holy, holy, holy, Lord God | Calvary Choir ; Albert Lindquest | Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6978 | 10-in. | 10/14/1919 | Serenade | Stella Power | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7179 | 10-in. | 2/25/1920 | Final trio | Consuelo Escobar de Castro ; Virgilio Lazzari ; Albert Lindquest | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7388 | 10-in. | 6/7/1920 | Serenade (Sing, smile, slumber!) | Cecil Arden ; Robert Gayler ; Isidore Moskowitz | Contralto vocal solo, with violin and piano | composer | |
Edison | 7389 | 10-in. | 6/7/1920 | Nazareth | Thomas Chalmers | Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7556 | 10-in. | 10/4/1920 | Chanson de la glu | Paul Dufault | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7847 | 10-in. | 3/17/1921 | Prelude to Faust | American Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 8153 | 10-in. | 8/1/1921 | The King of Love my Shepherd is | Robert C. Dyrenforth ; Robert Gayler | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gounod, Charles," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102530.
Gounod, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102530.
"Gounod, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79107989
Wikidata: Charles Guonod - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180278
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Getty ULAN: Gounod, Charles - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500487304
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