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Charles Gounod

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Born
17 June 1818
Born In
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Died
18 October 1893 (aged 75)
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette. Gounod wrote his first opera, Sapho, in 1851, with the help of Pauline Viardot, but had no great theatrical success until Faust (1859), based on the play by Goethe. This remains his best-known work, and although it took a while to achieve great renown, it eventually became one of the most frequently staged operas of all time. The romantic and highly melodious Roméo et Juliette (based on the Shakespeare play), premiered in 1867, is also performed and reco… read more
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette. Gounod wrote his first opera, Sapho, in 1851, with the help of Pauline Viardot, but had no great theatrical success until Faust (1859), based on the play by Goeth… read more
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette. Gounod wrote his first opera, Sapho, in 1851, with the help of Pauline Viardot, but had no great theatrical success until Faust (1859), based on the play by Goethe. This remains his best-known work, and although it took a while to ach… read more

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1 Ave Maria Ave Maria
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2 Ave Maria, CG 89a Ave Maria, CG 89a
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3 Ave Maria, CG 89a (Arr. Emanuele Vianelli) Ave Maria, CG 89a (Arr. Emanuele Vianelli)
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4 Roméo et Juliette, Act I: Ah! Je veux vivre Roméo et Juliette, Act I: Ah! Je veux vivre
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5 The Art Of Renée Fleming Roméo et Juliette, CG 9 / Act 1: "Ah, je veux vivre"
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6 Gounod: Faust, CG 4, Act 2 Scene 5: Waltz Gounod: Faust, CG 4, Act 2 Scene 5: Waltz
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7 Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1, BWV 846 (Arr. by Maisky) Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1, BWV 846 (Arr. by Maisky)
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8 Gounod: La nuit de Walpurgis & Marche funèbre d'une marionnette - Bizet: Carmen, suites pour orchestre Nos. 1 & 2 (Mono Version) Marche funèbre d'une marionnette
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9 Roméo et Juliette, CG 9 / Act 1: "Ah, je veux vivre dans ce rève" Roméo et Juliette, CG 9 / Act 1: "Ah, je veux vivre dans ce rève"
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10 Messe solennelle de Sainte Cecile: Benedictus Messe solennelle de Sainte Cecile: Benedictus
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Albums

  1. 7,129 listeners

    4 Dec 1996 · 15 tracks

    GOUNOD: Tobie / Gallia
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  2. 7,064 listeners

    1 Jun 2005 · 54 tracks

    GOUNOD: Faust (Bjorling, Siepi, Kirsten) (1950)
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  3. 3,218 listeners

    20 Jun 2001 · 35 tracks

    GOUNOD: Faust (Beecham) (1947-1948)
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  4. 2,008 listeners

    1959 · 2 tracks

    Faust
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