Charles Gounod  (1818-1893)
Last updated: 13.08.23
According to The New Penguin Dictionary of Music, Charles [François] Gounod was a French composer, pupil of Halévy and others at the Paris Conservatory, where he won the "Rome Prize" and so spent 3 years in Rome; afterwards church organist in Paris. At one time intended to become a priest. Had great success with opera "Faust", 1857. Also conductor; first conductor of what is now the Royal Choral Society, during the years 1870-75 spent in London. Later concentrated on religious music, e.g. oratorio "The Redemption". Other works include opera "Romeo and Juliet" and twelve other operas; 9 Masses and other church music; many songs; 3 symphonies; several miscellaneous pieces including a "Meditation" on the first prelude of Johann Sebastian Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" (the so-called "Ave Maria"), and the "Funeral March of a Marionette". Cultivated an immediately effective style, often chromatically inclined, which has declined in favour since his death.
  Title Instruments/Issue Performers
       
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audioextmp315.gif Ah! si je redevenais belle Cylindres Pathé 1513 Mary Boyer
audioextmp315.gif Air des bijoux Cylindres Pathé 64 Mary Boyer
audioextmp315.gif Alerte! Alerte! Edison Blue Amberol: 1502 Agnes Kimball
Reed Miller
Frank Croxton
audioextmp315.gif Alerte! Alerte! Cylindres Edison Moulés Sur Or: 17802 Ida Vaudère
Edmond Gluck
Ragneau
audioextmp315.gif Ave Marie Edison Record: 6701 F.W. Hager
audioextmp315.gif Ave Marie Edison Blue Amberol: 28106 Marie Rappold
Albert Spalding
audioextmp315.gif Ave Marie Cylindres Pathé 813 Mary Boyer
audioextmp315.gif Je ris de me voir si belle Edison Amberol: B169 Blanche Arral
audioextmp315.gif Mireille Cylindres Pathé 1373 Mary Boyer
audioextmp315.gif Mon coeur ne peut changer, Mireille Edison Royal Purple Amberol: 29024 A. Case
audioextmp315.gif Nazareth Edison Blue Amberol: 23055 Alexander Prince
audioextmp315.gif Nazareth Edison Blue Amberol: 23147 P. Dawson
audioextmp315.gif O Magali! Pathé 712 Mary Boyer
Jules Gautier
audioextmp315.gif O Sing to God Edison Blue Amberol: 3031 Betsy Lane Shepherd
Helen Clark
audioextmp315.gif O, Divine Redeemer! Edison Royal Purple Amberol: 29048 Marie Rappold
audioextmp315.gif  Repentir Cylindres Edison Moulés Sur Or: 17484 Marguerite Revel
audioextmp315.gif Sanctus Edison Blue Amberol: 4148 Albert Lindquest
audioextmp315.gif Sing, Smile, Slumber Edison Blue Amberol: 28175 Marie Rappold
audioextmp315.gif Sous les pieds d'une femme Edison Blue Amberol: 2860 T. Foster Why
audioextmp315.gif There Is a Green Hill Far Away U.S. Everlasting Record: 1472 Margaret Keyes
audioextmp315.gif Vulcan's Song Edison Blue Amberol: 2505 T. Foster Why
audioextmp315.gif Était un roi de Thulé Cylindres Pathé 59 Mary Boyer
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book15.gif  Faust in Full Score Charles Gounod flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
book15.gif  Gounod James Harding flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif
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Folk Music CDs:
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cd15.gif Clara Butt Critical Survey Vol 1 flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
Recorder Music CDs:
cd15.gif Michael Copley Micro Classics
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sm15.gif Petite Symphonie D/A/A/T/T/B wvicon.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Adore and Be Still (1898) C. Gounod (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Ah! Non Partir Deh! Taci (1867) C. Gounod (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
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Ave Marie (1900) C. Gounod (music)
Piano Greer
Indiana
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pdf15.gif Le Parlate D'amor (1863) C. Gounod (music) Piano Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif There Is a Green Hill Far Away (1871) C. Gounod (music)
Cecil Francis Alexander (words)
Piano, Voice Greer Pub.
Recorder Sheet Music
Two (2) Pieces (Trombone)smp_unav15.gif
Arr./Editor: Leonard Falcone Level: Grade 3.
Publisher: Southern Music Company (SS834)
756718.gifSoldier's Chorus (Faust) (D/A/A/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
Score and Parts.
Publisher: Hawthorns Music (HARA003)
Brass Sheet Music
Two (2) Pieces (Trombone)smp_unav15.gif
Arr./Editor: Leonard Falcone Level: Grade 3.
Publisher: Southern Music Company (SS834)
756718.gifSoldier's Chorus (Faust) (D/A/A/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
Score and Parts.
Publisher: Hawthorns Music (HARA003)
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 23 works by Charles Gounod (1818-1893). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Le Parlate D'amor 1863  wvicon.gif
Ah! Non Partir Deh! Taci (w&m) 1867  wvicon.gif
There Is a Green Hill Far Away 1871 Cecil Francis Alexander (words)
Margaret Keyes (perf.)
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Adore and Be Still (w&m) 1898  Pub.
Était un roi de Thulé 190- Mary Boyer (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
Ave Marie 1900 Mary Boyer (perf.)  wvicon.gif audioextmp315.gif
Ah! si je redevenais belle 1901 Mary Boyer (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
Mireille 1901 Mary Boyer (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
O Magali! 1903 Mary Boyer (perf.)
Jules Gautier (perf.)
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Air des bijoux 1909 Blanche Arral (perf.)
Mary Boyer (perf.)
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Je ris de me voir si belle 1909 Blanche Arral (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
Je veux vivre 1909 Blanche Arral (perf.)  youtube15.jpg
Nazareth 1909 Peter Dawson (perf.)
Alexander Prince (perf.)
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Alerte! Alerte! 1912 Frank Croxton (perf.)
Edmond Gluck (perf.)
Agnes Kimball (perf.)
Reed Miller (perf.)
Ragneau (perf.)
Ida Vaudère (perf.)
from "Faust"
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Vulcan's Song 1914 T. Foster Why (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
O Sing to God 1916 Helen Clark (perf.)
Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.)
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Sous les pieds d'une femme 1916 T. Foster Why (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
Sanctus 1921 Albert Lindquest (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
Come Hither ?  wvicon.gif
Mon coeur ne peut changer, Mireille ? Anna Case (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
O, Divine Redeemer! ? Marie Rappold (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
Repentir ? Marguerite Revel (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
Sing, Smile, Slumber ? Marie Rappold (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
     Title Duration Performer
       
youtube15.jpg Air des bijoux 3:23 Blanche Arral
youtube15.jpg Alerte! Alerte! 2:45 Ida Vaudère
youtube15.jpg Je veux vivre 3:27 Blanche Arral