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 1001-1025 of 1120 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 4647h | 10-in. | approximately 1906 | Ave Maria | Marie Knüpfer-Egli | Female vocal solo, with organ, violin, and piano | composer | |
Gramophone | BLR5505 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | Laivinē | Jonas Butēnas | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 5780o | 10-in. | approximately 1906 | Le soir | Maurice Renaud | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 6497½h | 10-in. | Oct. 1908 | Anges purs | Berthe Auguez de Montalant ; Pierre d'Assy ; Antonio Rocca | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 6499h | 10-in. | Oct. 1908 | Choral des épées | Berthe Auguez de Montalant ; Pierre d'Assy ; Antonio Rocca ; Daniel Vigneau | Vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 7308b | 10-in. | approximately 1905 | Le parlate d’amor | Emma Zaccaria | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 7554b | 10-in. | 1905 | Che fate qui signor | Gino Martinez-Patti ; Enrico Pignataro ; Cesare Preve | Vocal trio (tenor, baritone, and bass) | composer | |
Gramophone | 8041b | 10-in. | approximately May 1906 | O del ciel angeli immortali | Josephina Huguet ; Pietro Lara ; Giuseppe Torres de Luna | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 8052b | 10-in. | May 1906 | Coro dei soldati | Teatro alla Scala Coro | Vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 8453b | 10-in. | 7/9/1906 | Jewel song | Pauline Donalda | Soprano vocal solo, with piano accompaniment | composer | |
Gramophone | 8772b | 10-in. | 8/24/1906 | Fantasie from garden scene | Mischa Elman | Violin solo | composer | |
Gramophone | 10641b | 10-in. | June 1907 | Io voglio il piacere | Gaetano Pini-Corsi ; Aristodemo Sillich | Vocal duet (tenor and bass) | composer | |
Gramophone | 11156u | 10-in. | June 1907 | Ach geh auf, moch erbleichen | Leo Slezak | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 13182b | 10-in. | 5/3/1909 | Dio possente | Francesco Federici | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 14394u | 10-in. | 3/2/1909 | La colombe : Entr'acte | Orchestre symphonique du Gramophone | Orchestra, with violin solo | composer | |
Gramophone | 15895u | 10-in. | 7/5/1910 | Que vois-je, Seigneur Dieu | Marthe Bakkers ; Léon Beyle ; Suzanne Brohly ; Paul Payan | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 15896u | 10-in. | 7/5/1910 | Prenez mon bras un moment | Marthe Bakkers ; Léon Beyle ; Suzanne Brohly ; Paul Payan | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 16163u | 10-in. | 12/2/1910 | Kermesse | M. de Lerick ; Henri Weber | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 16164u | 10-in. | 12/2/1910 | Kermesse | M. de Lerick ; Henri Weber | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2B6970 | 10-in. | 6/8/1934 | Faust : Selections | Richard Crean ; London Palladium Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2B6971 | 10-in. | 6/8/1934 | Faust : Selections | Richard Crean ; London Palladium Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2EA7540 | 12-in. | 3/3/1939 | Trio from Faust : Then leave her! | Webster Booth ; Joan Cross ; Norman Walker | Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass, and vocal chorus of 12, with orchestra | composer | |
Zonophone | 2956 | 9-in. | Before July 1904 | Faust : Ballet music | Zonophone Concert Band | Band | composer | |
Zonophone | 3509 | 9-in. | 9/8/1904 | Vals | Luisa Tetrazzini | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Favorite | [Imp cat 9036] | 10-in. | 1906 | Noel | St. Ambrose Church Choir, Paris | Vocal chorus | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gounod, Charles," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102530.
Gounod, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102530.
"Gounod, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
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