Gounod – Requiem – Francis Bardot

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Requiem in C major
Ave Maria
Marche solennelle pour orgue

Gilles Vitale - tenor
Hubert Dény - bass
Pascale Mélis - organ
Maitrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Choeur d'Enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris
Orchestre Bernard Thomas
Francis Bardot - conductor

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Charles Gounod – Symphonies Nos.1 & 2 – Franz Lamprecht

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Symphony No.1 in D major
Symphony No.2 in E flat major

Târgu Mureş State Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Lamprecht - conductor

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Gounod – Works for Pedal Piano and Orchestra – Roberto Prosseda (Romantic Piano Concerto – 62)

other volumes of this series

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Suite concertante for Pedalpiano and Orchestra in A major
Concerto for Pedal Piano and Orchestra in E flat major
Fantaisie sur l'hymne national russe for Pedal Piano and Orchestra
Danse roumaine for Pedal Piano and Orchestra

Roberto Prosseda - pedal piano
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Howard Shelley - conductor

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Gounod – Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile – Igor Markevitch

Saint Cecilia is the patroness of musicians.

Her feast day is celebrated on November 22.

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile

Irmgard Seefried - soprano
Gerhard Stolze - tenor
Hermann Uhde - bass
Czech Chorus, Prague
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Igor Markevitch - conductor

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Gounod – Requiem & Messe Chorale – Michel Corboz

remembering Charles Gounod on the anniversary of his death

(17 June 1818 – 18 October 1893) 

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Messe de Requiem in C major, for 4 soloists, choir and orchestra
Messe Chorale in G minor with organ

Charlotte Müller-Perrier - soprano
Valérie Bonnard - contralto
Christophe Einhorn - tenor
Christian Inunler - bass
Marcelo Giannini - organ
Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne
Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne
Michel Corboz - conductor

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Thomas, Gounod, Lalo – String Quartets – The Daniel String Quartet

Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896):
String Quartet in E minor
Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
String Quartet in A minor
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892):
String Quartet in E flat major, op.52

The Daniel String Quartet

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Gounod – Songs – Felicity Lott, Ann Murray

remembering Charles Gounod on his birthday

(17 June 1818 – 17 October 1893)

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):

CD 1:
Où voulez-vouz aller?
Le soir
Venise
Ave Maria
Srnade
Chanson de printemps
Au rossignol
Ce que je suis sans toi
Envoi de fleurs
La pâquerette
Boléro
Mignon
Rêverie
Ma belle amie est morte
Loin du pays
Clos ta paupière
Prière
L'absent
Le temps des roses

CD 2:
Biondina, song cycle
The Worker
A Lay of the Early Spring
My true love hath my heart
Oh happy home!
The fountain mingles with the river
Maid of Athens
Beware- I know a maiden
The Arrow and the Song
Ilala- stances à la mémoire de Livingston
Anthony Rolfe Johnson / If thou art sleeping

Felicity Lott - soprano
Ann Murray - mezzo-soprano
Anthony Rolfe Johnson - tenor
Graham Johnson - piano

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String Quartets by famous Opera Composers (Vol.1) – Donizetti, Humperdinck, Gounod

Engelbert Humperdink (1854-1921):
String Quartet in C major *
Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
String Quartet in A major *
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848):
String Quartet No.2 in A major *
E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822):
Piano Trio in E major +

Tonhalle-Quartett Zürich *
Martine Joste - piano +
Gérard Jarry - violin +
Michel Tournus - cello +

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Delibes – Coppélia; Chopin – Les Sylphides; Gounod – Ballet music from Faust – Zinman

Léo Delibes (1836-1891):
"Coppélia ou La fille aux yeus d'émail"
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849):
Les Sylphides (arr.Roy Douglas)
Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
"Faust" - ballet music
Concert Walz from "Faust"

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
David Zinman - conductor

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Gounod - Requiem; Messe No. 2 - Charlet

tribute to Charles-François Gounod  on the anniversay of his death

(17 June 1818 – 18 October 1893)

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Requiem, in the version for 4 Soloists, Mixed Chorus, String Quartet, Double Bass, Harp and Organ *
Mass No.2 for Male Chorus and Organ in G minor, op.1 +

Eva Buffoni - soprano *
Irène Friedli - contralto *
Ruben Amoreti - tenor *
Alain Clément - bass *
Quartet Sine Nomine *
Michel Veuillon - double bass *
Christine Fleishmann - harp *
François Margot - organ * +
Choeur de Chambre Romand *
Chorale du Brassus +
André Charlet - conductor * +

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Milhaud, Gounod, Debussy - Orchestral works - Faldner

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Petite Symphonie for winds
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Symphonie in B minor (orchestrated by Barry Faldner)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) - Symphonies pour petite orchestre:
Symphonie No.1 "Le Printemps"
Symphonie No.2 "Pastorale"
Symphonie No.3 "Serenade"
Symphonie No.5 "Dixtuor d'instruments a vent"

The Sinfonia Orchestra of Chicago
Barry Faldner - conductor

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Gounod - Trois Quatuors - Quatuor Danel

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
String Quartet No.1 in C major "Le petit quatuor"
String Quartet No.2 in A major
String Quartet No.3 in F major

Quatuour Danel

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Gounod - Symphonies No.1 & 2 - Plasson

Charles Gounod (1818-1913):
Symphony No.1 in D major
Symphony No.2 in E flat major

Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson - conductor

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Dvorák - Serenade; Gounod - Petite Symphonie - Brezina

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Serenade for 10 Wind Instruments, Violoncelo and Double-Bass in D minor, op.44
Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Petite Symphonie in B flat major for 9 Wind Instruments

Münchner Bläserakademie
Alexander Brezina - conductor

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Gounod - Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cécile - Georges Prêtre

Charles Gounod (1818-1893):
Messe Solemnelle en l'honneur de Sainte Cécile

Barbara Hendricks - soprano
Laurence Dale - tenor
Jean-Philippe Lafont - baritone
Jean-Louis Gil - organ
Choeurs de Radio France
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Georges Prêtre - conductor

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