Gounod
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was a French composer whose music stands at the centre of nineteenth-century French opera and sacred song. Born in Paris, he studied at the Conservatoire and won the Prix de Rome.
His best-known opera is Faust, one of the most successful French stage works of its century. He also wrote Roméo et Juliette, sacred music, songs, orchestral pieces and the famous Ave Maria based on Bach’...
MARTIAL SINGHER French Operatic Arias
Recorded in 1945
Duration 32:41
Martial Singher, baritone
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Paul Breisach
FRENCH MUSIC by LISLE, DEBUSSY, THOMAS, DELIBES, OFFENBACH, PADILLA, GOUNOD, SAINT-SAËNS
ITALIAN MUSIC by DENZA, MASCAGNI, PAGANINI, WOLF-FERRARI, TCHAIKOVSKY, BOHN, CURTIS
Recorded in 1956 and 1957
Total duration: 68:50
The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
The Capitol Symphony Orchestra
arranged and conducted by Carmen Dragon
Music by AUBER, DELIBES, GOUNOD, MASSENET
Recorded by Victor between 1925 and 1928
Total duration: 57:27
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Alfred Hertz