'...The Roar of the Crowd...'
Donald Macleod introduces works from Gounod's early years, including some of his early songs, part of his first stage work and the second of his rarely-heard symphonies.
Known today for little other than the song Ave Maria and the hugely popular opera Faust, Charles-François Gounod nevertheless holds an important place in the pantheon of French composers, not least for his skills as a melodist. Gounod was at least as popular for his religious works as he was for his operas and became a hugely respected figure in his later years. As a young man making his way in the world, Gounod struggled with his vocation, torn between church and theatre. Donald Macleod introduces works from those early years, including some of Gounod's early songs, part of his first stage work and the second of his rarely heard symphonies.
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Charles Gounod
Ave Maria
Performers: Ann Murray (mezzo soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
- Hyperion:CDA668012.
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Charles Gounod
Le soir (Lammartine)
Performers: Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
- Hyperion:CDA668012.
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Charles Gounod
Venise (Alfred de Musset)
Performers: Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
- Hyperion:CDA668012.
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Charles Gounod
Tobie Invocation to the end
Performers: Angel Raphael Cécile Perrin, Anne Delphine Haidan , The Young Tobias Marc Duguay, The Old Tobias Fernand Bernandi, Chorus and Orchestra of Paris-Sorbonne, Conductor, Jacques Grimbert
- Marco Polo:8223892.
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Charles Gounod
Sapho: Act III Ou suis-je... O ma lyre immortelle
Performers: Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo soprano), Munich Radio Orchestra, Conductor Frédéric Chaslin
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Charles Gounod
Symphony no.2 - first mvt only
Performers: Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse,Conductor Michel Plasson
- EMI:CDM763942.
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Charles Gounod
Ave Maria
Performers: Ann Murray (mezzo soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
- Hyperion:CDA668012.
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Charles Gounod
Le soir (Lammartine)
Performers: Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
- Hyperion:CDA668012.
- 2.
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Charles Gounod
Venise (Alfred de Musset)
Performers: Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
- Hyperion:CDA668012.
- 3.
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Charles Gounod
Tobie Invocation to the end
Performers: Angel Raphael Cécile Perrin, Anne Delphine Haidan , The Young Tobias Marc Duguay, The Old Tobias Fernand Bernandi, Chorus and Orchestra of Paris-Sorbonne, Conductor, Jacques Grimbert
- Marco Polo:8223892.
- 8.
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Charles Gounod
Sapho: Act III Ou suis-je... O ma lyre immortelle
Performers: Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo soprano), Munich Radio Orchestra, Conductor Frédéric Chaslin
- RCA:74321 67667 2.
- 3.
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Charles Gounod
Symphony no.2 - first mvt only
Performers: Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse,Conductor Michel Plasson
- EMI:CDM763942.
- 5.
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- Mon 25 Feb 201312:00BBC Radio 3
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