| 单词 | Gounod |
| 例句 | Thunderous applause explodes from the big top, and the band slides seamlessly into the Gounod waltz. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He gives a slight nod and flicks one hand at the band leader, who slides into a Gounod waltz. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In 1916 Satie concocted a baldly insulting parody of themes from Gounod’s opera Mireille, and several of his cabaret songs make fun of Massenet’s supposed sentimentality. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Thunderous applause exploded from the big top, and the band slid seamlessly into the Gounod waltz. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z French composers of the melodramatic grand opera school -Jules Massenet and Charles Gounod, for example - were just as much a target for his often facetious pen. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The works by Gounod on this CD are lumbering curiosities, but the depth and range of the pedal piano’s sound in the contrapuntal passages are fascinating. ArtsBeat: Classical Playlist: Anna Netrebko, Handel, Schoenberg and More 2014-03-26T17:03:14Z But the grimness and irony that pervade the production feel imposed on Gounod’s opera, not drawn from it. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z Gounod wrote the title role for the legendary 19th-century mezzo Pauline Viardot, famous as a consummate actress as well as singer. Review | Lost heroes return in two local concerts 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z In 1954, she sang the role of Marguerite in Charles Gounod’s “Faust” in a workshop production presented by Palo Verde College in California. Maralin Niska, Lyric Soprano at New York City Opera Who Won Hearts, Dies at 89 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Although it was Balanchine who let “Gounod” pass from repertory in the 1960s, it was missed. Review: Ballet With Intricate Geometry, and a Lot of Fun 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Greenhorn has been tailored to the young tenor Stephen Costello, winner of the 2009 Richard Tucker Award, who has shot to international recognition in bel canto and lyric parts by Donizetti and Gounod. Jake Heggie Makes ?Moby-Dick? an Opera 2010-04-24T02:46:00Z The opera was booed at its first Paris performance, prompting composer Charles Gounod to proclaim: "God grant me a failure like that!" Rats and recycling: Wacky Wagner at Bayreuth 2011-08-03T22:16:04Z The programs for July and August are particularly rich, with performances of popular composers like Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Gounod, Dvorak, Granados and others, played by distinguished soloists, chamber groups and orchestras. In Transit: In Paris, Classical Music at a Holy Site 2011-07-13T10:00:04Z The choreography for each was by Balanchine; the music was by Mozart, Ravel and Gounod and finely played by the Workshop Orchestra, conducted with élan by Daniel Capps. Dance Review: School of American Ballet Workshop Performances 2013-06-03T21:09:56Z How can an opera with as spotty a score as Gounod’s “Faust” be a repertory mainstay, while a masterpiece like “Armide” remains a rarity? Music Review: Gluck?s ?Armide? Opera in Met-Juilliard Production 2012-02-12T15:16:28Z The season is strong on dance, opening with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet on Sept. 11 in a one-off staging-in-progress by Ms. Farrell of the second movement of George Balanchine’s little-seen “Gounod Symphony.” N.Y.U. Skirball Center Season Features Circus Arts, Ballet and Opera 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The Trinidad-born Ms. De Bique, a recent graduate of the Manhattan School of Music with a small collection of prizes and high-profile engagements, will sing arias of Mozart, Bellini, Gounod and Gershwin. The Week Ahead: Sept. 12 ? Sept. 18 2010-09-10T15:37:00Z Gounod is depicting the very warm night, summertime in Italy, this kind of atmosphere when you can smell the jasmine. A New Take on Romeo and Juliet’s Ball, Balcony, Bed and Tomb 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Despite some wondrous passages, this Gounod opera is far from a favorite of mine. Is Yannick Nézet-Séguin Worth the Wait at the Met? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Allynne Noelle danced the ballerina role in half the four “Gounod” performances and the Liberty Bell prima in all four “Stars and Stripes.” Review: Ballet With Intricate Geometry, and a Lot of Fun 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z While the well-connected Carpeaux was friends with the composer Charles Gounod, he doesn’t seem to have known personally most of the other figures represented on the program, including Berlioz, Saint-Saëns and Fauré. Music Review: Susan Graham in a Concert Inspired by Carpeaux Sculptures 2014-04-29T20:09:02Z In his little comedy Saint-Saëns recalls the conflict between voluptuous Philistines and sanctimonious Hebrews in his grand opera Samson et Dalila, and Gounod in La colombe likewise parodies his own more pompous Faust. La princesse jaune/La colombe; La rondine – review 2013-07-13T23:05:23Z It is best to put aside any knowledge you may have of Goethe when attending a performance of Gounod’s “Faust.” Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z The investigation started in September after a Sept. 18 incident when he sang the title role in Gounod’s “Faust” on tour in Tokyo. Royal Opera, The Met removes tenor Vittorio Grigolo 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Even so, the Satanic Méphistophélès, in Gounod’s “Faust,” might seem a stretch for a man of Mr. Youn’s build. Music: Standing Small, Singing Big, All Sulfur and Zest 2011-02-20T02:01:27Z Renoir and Degas painted the operatic world of Gounod, Meyerbeer and Bizet. LPO Music in the Courtyard - programme notes 2012-08-29T21:53:45Z The standard rap against “Faust” is that Gounod turns the characters into stereotypes, with music to match. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z Yet everything was transformed in “Gounod Symphony” — the dancers, the very air. A triumph from the Suzanne Farrell Ballet 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z But the Gounod costumes are also sweetly French, hinting at 1950s fashion — particularly the cinched waists and full skirts of Dior’s “New Look” — as well as the pert black-and-white uniform of the clichéd French maid. A triumph from the Suzanne Farrell Ballet 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z In addition, she won the hearts of such great Gallic geniuses as the poet Alfred de Musset, whose advances she spurned, and the composers Charles Gounod and Hector Berlioz, both of whom were her lovers. How Modernity Came to Europe 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Reicha’s name also pops up in the biographies of composers who studied counterpoint with him at the Paris Conservatory: Berlioz, Liszt, Franck, Gounod. A Friend of Beethoven, Now Rediscovered in His Own Right 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Seattle Opera has also cast him in works by Gounod, Bizet and Puccini. Beethoven's Ninth closes out 2011 at SSO 2011-12-23T07:47:28Z “Gounod” shows what she can achieve with a large corps; so does “Stars,” whose ensemble employs 24 women and 12 men. Review: Ballet With Intricate Geometry, and a Lot of Fun 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The first performance I saw didn't do much to change my mind: Charles Gounod's Faust seemed almost risibly vulgar, reducing one of the great stories of western culture to a series of saccharine, melodramatic gestures. Mark Ravenhill's debut opera goes for the gut 2010-08-04T20:45:00Z Gounod’s Méphistophélès seems far too charming to be malevolent; and the pretty young Marguerite is a little shallow, smitten as much by a casket of jewels as by the young Faust’s ardor. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z But “Voodoo,” dotted with a few gentle, warm arrangements of spirituals, recalls the lyricism of Puccini, Massenet and Gounod more than the through-composed density and leitmotifs of Wagner. Review: ‘Voodoo,’ by Harry Lawrence Freeman, Has First Staging Since 1928 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Goethe wrote an epic masterpiece that became a linchpin of German literature, and Gounod turned it into a melodious and somewhat saccharine opera about a man who did a woman wrong. Review | Overly sweet ‘Faust’ at Washington National Opera proves more cloying than addictive 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Dreadful old warhorses such as Gounod's Faust are still hanging on – imagine a spoken theatre in which The Second Mrs Tanqueray was the most familiar play in performance. A History of Opera by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker – review 2012-12-13T07:53:01Z The tenor Roberto Alagna is stepping in for an ailing Joseph Calleja in the title role of “Faust,” by Gounod, at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday evening, the Met said Monday afternoon. ArtsBeat: A Last-Minute Substitution for 'Faust' 2012-01-09T22:22:51Z Mr. Grigolo’s dismissal stemmed from an incident on Sept. 18, when he was singing Gounod’s “Faust” while on tour with the Royal Opera in Japan. Vittorio Grigolo, Star Tenor, Fired for ‘Inappropriate’ Behavior 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Heavier doses of Gounod, Massenet, Wagner and Strauss make 2016-17 appear somewhat better balanced, but not enough. The Met Opera Is Struggling. How Can It Fill Those Empty Seats? 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z She fell about eight feet from a platform above the stage during Saturday's performance of Charles Gounod's "Faust." NY Met Opera performer out of hospital 2011-12-19T13:09:10Z For the upcoming performances, her dancers will assay an updated production of Balanchine’s “Gounod Symphony.” Suzanne Farrell Ballet to disband in 2017 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z It recalls the finales of operas like Gounod’s “Faust” and Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman.” It Was Russia’s Most Popular Opera. Then It Disappeared. 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The withdrawal of Angela Gheorghiu from next season’s Metropolitan Opera production of “Faust” by Gounod continued to cause ripples on Tuesday. ArtsBeat: Director Strikes Back at Gheorghiu 2011-03-08T20:23:33Z But to take a work as scented as Gounod's Faust, a five-act grand operatic plum, and strip it down to white coats takes gumption. Niobe, Regina di Tebe; Faust; The Makropulos Case; Fidelio 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Gounod and his librettists weren’t particularly interested in Shakespeare’s theme of two families reconciled through the sacrifice of their children, but the composer compensated by constructing a nuanced sonic study of youth shadowed by death. At Castleton Festival, a fitting tribute to Lorin Maazel 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The source music is by Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Berlioz, Gounod and, for a football fight song, the Bartlesville High School marching band. Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder: A Gush of Cosmic Rapture 2013-04-11T09:45:05Z Although Ms. Morejón couldn’t resist darting coy glances at us, both are truly lovely dancers who actually inhabited their characters, with Mr. Gounod particularly exciting in his smooth, springy jump and beautifully extended lines. Dance Review: A Collection of Classics With a Cuban Touch 2011-06-09T21:41:56Z Next season, ENO stages both Gounod's and Berlioz's versions of Faust. LPO/Jurowski 2010-05-03T21:45:00Z The music is from Gounod’s opera “Faust”; in this Balanchine created — for Suzanne Farrell — a prima ballerina role of heroically inflamed rapture and powerfully packed phrases. Dance Review: School of American Ballet Workshop Performances 2013-06-03T21:09:56Z On Monday the Met said that Ms. Gheorghiu, 45, was withdrawing from her appearances in the fall as Marguerite in a new production of Gounod’s “Faust.” Gheorghiu Withdraws From ?Faust? at Met 2011-03-07T23:30:20Z She championed Charles Gounod and Jules Massenet, and inspired a novel by George Sand. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Indeed the website medici.tv has a smattering of this year’s offerings thus far, including a new production of Gounod’s “Faust” in Salzburg and Riccardo Chailly’s compelling performance of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Why does L.A. need its own summer classical music festival? For answers, look 6,000 miles away 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z There is beautiful music — stirring ensembles and a few gotcha arias — in Gounod’s score. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z That’s why the Met opened its doors with Gounod’s “Faust” in Italian and Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” had its London premiere in Italian. ‘Don Carlo’ or ‘Don Carlos’? Verdi Comes to the Met in French 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z But it faded after Saint-Saëns’s death in 1921, along with large swaths of that once revered composer’s work and much of 19th-century French opera more generally, from Meyerbeer to Massenet to Gounod. Music Review: Leon Botstein Conducts ‘Henry VIII’ at Bard Festival 2012-08-20T21:49:34Z For all the adjustments and abridgments Gounod and his librettists made to turn “Romeo” into “Roméo,” they maintained the key scenes that move the wrenching plot forward: ball, balcony, bed and tomb. A New Take on Romeo and Juliet’s Ball, Balcony, Bed and Tomb 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The end of the ceremony featured music by Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Spohr and Beethoven, wresting the funeral music from the hands of British composers. What Music to Expect at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z He worked carefully at building repertory, keeping it light with elegant bel canto roles and lyrical Verdi, Massenet and Gounod. The Great Tenor Hope (Just Ask Him) 2010-10-14T16:47:00Z As soon as I put them in my ears, the sound of Gounod’s “Ave Maria” transported me to another dawn, another sunrise when that song was for me an unmistakable sign of salvation. Returning to the scene of the crash: A survivor of the Uruguayan rugby team plane crash reflects 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Earlier this summer, she made her debut at the Paris Opera in Charles Gounod’s “Faust.” American soprano withdraws from Italian festival that used blackface 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z By 1953, he had arrived in New York City, where he directed a production of Gounod’s “Faust” for the Metropolitan Opera, moving the action from the 16th to the 19th century. Peter Brook, towering theater director, dies at 97 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z He moved to San Diego when he was in the seventh grade and saw his first opera a year later — Gounod’s “Faust.” This tenor has sung in more than 150 L.A. Opera shows. After 'Aida,' he'll take a final bow 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z In 1883, the original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening with a performance of Gounod’s “Faust.” Today in History 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z She made her Met debut in December 1965, singing Marguerite in Gounod’s “Faust.” Montserrat Caballé, Revered Spanish Prima Donna, Dies at 85 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z In the musical, Cook got to sing “Glitter and Be Gay,” a fiendishly difficult coloratura parody of the “Jewel Song” from Charles Gounod’s “Faust.” Barbara Cook, acclaimed singer and actress, has died at 89 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Opera’s “The Tales of Hoffman,” are star-crossed lovers “Romeo and Juliet” in Gounod’s musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy on a new “Great Performances.” TV This Week, April 9-15: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000,' 'Suicide Squad,' and more 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Great Performances In the new episode “New York City Ballet in Paris” the company performs an all-Balanchine program that includes the Walpurgisnacht Ballet and La Valse, set to music by Charles Gounod and Maurice Ravel. Friday's TV Highlights: 'Emerald City' on NBC 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z He first performed in the United States in 1957, appearing in Pittsburgh, Chicago and San Francisco before his Metropolitan Opera debut on Nov. 1, 1957, in the lead role in Charles Gounod’s “Faust.” Nicolai Gedda, ‘electrifying’ Swedish-born operatic tenor, dies at 91 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z As one learns the many aspects of singing Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Gounod plus modern & traditional songs one increasingly gets inside the music, uplifted, exhilarated, and deeply moved. Letter of Recommendation: Choir 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The junior orchestra opened the program, and then the main group played, intently working its way through Schubert, Gounod, and Bizet. Playing Handel in Kinshasa 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Pius XII made the switch to the more solemn Gounod composition because the religious tone seemed more appropriate. Here's the Song Everyone Is Playing for Pope Francis 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Congregation Kneseth Israel invites the community to a performance of works by Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Delibes, Gounod and others. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z A star of the opera firmament, Garanca sang for only 20 minutes in the first half of her Budapest Spring Festival recital on Friday, with a mix of arias by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens and Gounod. Mezzo Garanca seduces Budapest audience with her 'Carmen' 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z The ASO plays works by Mozart, Gounod, Verdi and Beethoven, and is joined by trumpeter Matthew Harding in a performance of Molter’s Trumpet Concerto No. 1. - The Washington Post That's very likely; all the best airs get stolen nowadays, and dressed up so as to be quite unrecognisable; but that's not Gounod's fault, is it? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 2012-03-09T03:00:20.130Z M. Gounod declared that he would compose within the year not a Mass, but a cantata on the life and martyrdom of the Maid of Orleans, the words to be drawn from Holy Scripture. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z For George's sake, she played Gounod's "Ave Maria," knowing that the sentiment of the chant would appeal to him, and make him sad, forgetful of the petty evils of this life. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Gounod's Funeral March for a Marionette is a graceful, melodious piece of music, in which there is nothing comic but the title. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Once more, some ladies and gentlemen went up into the gallery and executed, in every sense of the word, some religious music by Gounod. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Gounod's all very well, I daresay, my dear; but it don't seem to me he's altogether original. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 2012-03-09T03:00:20.130Z It was Gounod himself who selected me to sing in his opera 'Romeo and Juliet.' Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z I feel as if I'd been hearing a new opera by Gounod. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z It was Nita Giatano, an American, afterwards Mrs. Moncrieff, now the widow of an English officer, who was studying with Gounod and living there and who, later, became fairly well known as a singer. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The young ladies round the piano piously abstained from singing anything frivolous; their voices were modulated to the Ave Marias of Schubert and Gounod, and other songs no less redolent of sacred emotion. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Goethe’s Faust had for years exercised a strong fascination over Gounod, and he at last determined to turn it to operatic account. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z But Gounod has clad the words in musical raiment of such surpassing loveliness that he has almost robbed Goethe of his masterpiece. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z I remember quite well seeing Gounod on his knees, with tears streaming down his face, and we were quite enchanted, lifted out of ourselves and our every-day surroundings. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Then Gounod proceeded to say pleasant things about my Marguerite and was interested in hearing that I was planning to do Mireille. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Note.—Since these sketches were written, the death of Charles Gounod has deprived France of one of her greatest musicians. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod’s opera was given in London in 1863, when its success, at first doubtful, became enormous, and it was heard concurrently at Covent Garden and Her Majesty’s theatres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Some writer has ventured the statement that in this "Faust" duo Gounod has "actually discovered the intervals of the scale which express the love passion." Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z My father, who was a friend of Gounod, had told me all kinds of things about Gounod's "nice" music, but I was not half as impressed as I thought I should be. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Gounod and she lived in Tavistock Place, in the house where Dickens lived so long and that is always associated with his name. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z As it was with Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Wagner, so it has been with Gounod. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Although the success of Faust in Paris was at first not so great as might have been expected, yet it gradually increased and set the seal on Gounod’s fame. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Be that as it may, there is a subtle charm about Gounod's music that eludes description. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Faust is, however, a fascinating opera, and it is beautifully given here, albeit the Germans stick to it that it is Gounod's Faust and not Goethe's. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Gounod was in the house, it developed, all the time that we waited, although he could not attend to us immediately. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z With some masters the personality above alluded to shows itself earlier than usual, as in the case both of Mendelssohn and Gounod. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Symphonic music was not Gounod’s forte, and the French master evidently recognized the fact, for he made no further attempts in this style. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z We have next the Church Scene, whose sublime music displays Gounod's special forte. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Three years later came another triumph, when, at Gounod's request, she created the part of Sapho. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z She hurried forward with a little, impulsive movement and, curtseying deeply to Gounod, seized one of his hands in both of hers and raised it to her lips. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Something of the same spirit may be discerned in the musical personality of another great artist, and both Liszt and Gounod exhibit in their widely different works the dual ascendancy of divine and human love. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z After having so successfully sought for inspiration from Moli�re, Goethe and Shakespeare, Gounod now turned to another famous dramatist, and selected Pierre Corneille’s Polyeucte as the subject of his next opera. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Gounod has enwrapped this scene in ethereal harmonies that make one think of Death not as the King of Terrors, but as the Queen of Repose. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The next year brings the production of Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine" at Covent Garden, and of Gounod's "Mock Doctor" by the Royal English Opera Company. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Mireille was not given for several years, as affairs turned out, and I rather congratulated myself that this was so, for it was not one of Gounod's best productions. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z During his sojourn in Rome Gounod devoted himself largely to the study of religious music, and spent a great portion of his time in perusing the works of Palestrina and Bach. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z The subject had also inspired Schumann, Berlioz, Liszt, Wagner, to mention only a few, and the enormous success of Gounod’s opera did not deter Boito from writing his Mefistofele. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z No other opera is so essentially a piece of common property as is this Gounod's "Faust." Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z This year, moreover, saw the birth of Gounod, and the death of Mrs Billington, heroine of so many Covent Garden triumphs. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z I asked Gounod, on this occasion, to play some of the music of Romeo and Juliette. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Our two Frenchmen form a perfect contrast: Bousquet's nature is calm and correct, Gounod's is passionate and romantic to excess. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod composed a large number of songs, many of which are very beautiful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z How different is this tomb music from that of Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet!" Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z As for Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms, they were not even born; while Gounod, Wagner, and Verdi were still mere schoolboys when Garcia was a full-blown operatic baritone. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z I was a pioneer when I undertook Gounod's music and I had no notion of what to do with it, but my will and my ambition arose to meet the situation. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z In 1843 we find Gounod in Vienna, where a "Requiem" of his composition attracted some attention. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Whatever may be the verdict of posterity, it is unlikely that the quality of individuality will be denied to Gounod. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The day after the first performance of H�rodiade in Paris I received these lines from our illustrious master, Gounod: Sunday, February 3, '84. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z They tried over a few more things, including a gem or two of Gounod, then adjourned to the house for tea. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Even as battle, murder, and sudden death are upsetting to our lives, so Gounod's bold harmonies, sweeping airs, and curious orchestration were upsetting to the public ears. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The name of Gounod was becoming known in musical circles, and through the influence of Mme. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z For some reason it did not meet 286 with success, although the score contains some of Gounod’s choicest inspirations, notably the well-known air, “Lend me your aid.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z My happiness could not be expressed when, from my own little corner, I could leisurely devour with my eyes our great Gounod who managed our work from the stage. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z She sang the Shadow Song from Dinorah delightfully, and in reply to a general encore gave the valse from the Romeo and Juliet of Gounod. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z Pauline Lucca and I were to be the prime donne and one of our novelties was to be Gounod's new opera Mireille, founded on the poem by the Proven�al poet, Mistral. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z At the same time, the press was sufficiently favourable, and Gounod's reputation, though awaiting its final consecration, was at any rate on the increase. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod was a great worker, an indefatigable writer, and it would occupy too much space to attempt even an incomplete catalogue of his compositions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Gounod shouted so as to be heard distinctly, "I will begin when everyone has gone out!" My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z On the third evening Gounod's Mirella, an opera never before heard in Chicago, was chosen for the first appearance of Mdlle. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 2011-05-26T02:00:18.807Z "The Magnificent" thought it would be sure to do well in "the States" on account of the wild Gounod vogue that had been started by Faust and Romeo and Juliette. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Pagnerre, Gounod's biographer, very rightly considers this as occupying the same position in regard to his religious as "Faust" does to his dramatic works. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z It cannot be said that Gounod has altogether risen to the magnitude of his task. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z He introduced me to authors of whom, till then, I had known nothing—above all to French composers such as Gounod, Bizet, Delibes, and Chabrier. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z On the last evening Gounod's Faust was performed. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Everybody who knows anything about Gounod knows also about Mrs. Welldon. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Gounod is said to have got only �40 for the English rights, and he was deemed lucky to get even that. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z It was, however, reserved for Gounod to introduce la note tendre, to sing the tender passion in accents soft and languorous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z But, though he was under the influence of Schumann, that did not prevent him from remaining Russian any more than Gounod, for example, was prevented from remaining French. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z I started to see it, and at once decided that Gounod's Faust—the work in question—possessed all the qualities necessary for a success in this country. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z That wretched book-binder had not scrupled to substitute a new and valueless score for my beloved copy, and had doubtless sold the original, with Gounod's autograph and annotations, to some collector for a pretty sum. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z On the other hand, the work bears the stamp throughout of Gounod's own individuality. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Animated with the desire to give a pendant to his Faust, Gounod now sought for inspiration from Shakespeare, and turned his attention to Romeo and Juliet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z In hearing this latter opera I once again experienced the charm which emanates from the intimate aroma of Gounod's music. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z I then visited Gounod, who for �100 agreed to come over and superintend the production of what he justly declared to be his masterpiece. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Gounod was chiefly famous in London for the delightful recitals he gave from time to time of his own music. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z As regards the essentially Gallic interpretations of Berlioz and Gounod there can be no question. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z The Franco-German War had broken out, and Gounod was compelled to take refuge in London, where he composed the “biblical elegy” Gallia for the inauguration of the Royal Albert Hall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z As I said before, I had not had a chance of seeing the Gounod operas which Diaghileff was producing at Monte Carlo. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z The opinions expressed by several distinguished amateurs as to the merits of Gounod's admirable work were rather amusing. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Poor Gounod, like nearly all creative genuises, had a great many bitter struggles before he obtained recognition. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Certainly the librettists of Gounod's opera have shown but scant regard for Goethe's intentions, but they have at any rate concocted a story with a well-regulated and dramatically logical plot. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Pat liked the song from Werther, but the Siegfried record was his favorite, with Gounod a close second. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z What!" he cried, "Gounod on foot! and I in a carriage! Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z Taken altogether, Gounod has turned out a very successful French grand opera, which will hold its place in opera repertories for many years to come. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Gounod's Faust is a good example—a Ger man story treated by Frenchmen. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z At that period Gounod was professedly an admirer of the German master, although since then his opinions seem to have become sensibly modified. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z We cannot but remember poor Valentine's prolonged but vocal agony in Gounod's opera.406.II., Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z My brother, Louis Urbain Gounod, was ten and a half years older than myself, he having been born on December 13, 1807. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z I suppose his work is performed very occasionally; whereas Gounod's is in every operatic repertory in the world. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The strains of “Annie Laurie” were mixed with those of “Son o’ Mine” and there was one daring creature with a concertina who was desecrating Gounod’s “Ave Maria.” The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z In writing it Gounod evidently did not trouble himself about questions of operatic reform, but was content with filling in the framework provided for him, and allowing his ideas to flow naturally. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z I can imagine a being who would prefer Gounod's Romeo and Juliet to Shakspere's. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z Then, after a moment, "I cancel the punishment inflicted on this class; you can thank your comrade Gounod for earning your liberty by his good work." Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z You know how I love that delicious idyl of Gounod’s, and I was in my seat that night long before the curtain went up. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z In a moment of emotion she burst forth into song; her troubled soul found solace in Gounod's Ave Maria. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Gounod has been less happy in his treatment of the essentially dramatic portions of the story than in those in which the lyrical element predominates. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z You know that Gounod composed a violin accompaniment for this Prelude. A Divided Heart and Other Stories Gounod also wrote his "Gallia" at this period. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z A superb anthem by Gounod then floated out over that vast audience, as all remained seated, taking in the power of the music at their ease. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 Worth noting, that Gounod has given Wagner very little to do in this Opera, and that little not of his best. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 28 1890 For some reason, best known to himself, Gounod has written two endings to this, the first of which is immeasurably superior, which is probably the reason why the second is usually played. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z One does not need to review the works of Charles Gounod to any great extent before discovering that above all things he was an idealist. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Good-bye again, dear friend,—Yours always, Charles Gounod. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z Gounod, born in 1818, is the greatest composer of French opera of modern times. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women Evidently Gounod does not possess a strong sense of humour, or he wouldn't have lost such a chance as this. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 28 1890 A. Jullien very truly remarks that of all musicians Gounod is the one whose ideas, method, and style vary the least, he strikes a vulnerable point in the composer's armour. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Mathilde Marchesi, who, perhaps, had some reason to regret her kindness in introducing me, since Gounod did not favor what he conceived as the Italian method of singing. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists My dear Gounod,—I have just gone through your choruses for "Ulysse" with the greatest care. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z There had been another concert and, among other things, Frances had sung Gounod's "Ave Maria" while Paul had played the obligato. A Top-Floor Idyl Now come the birthdays of the musicians, Gounod and Schumann, and also of the patriot Nathan Hale, the teacher Thomas Arnold, and the novelist Thomas Hardy. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. Gounod having been successful in his treatment of works by Moli�re, Goethe, and Shakespeare, now turned his attention to Corneille, whose "Polyeucte" exercised an irresistible fascination over his mind. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod's study was a room which fitted his character perfectly. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists I send you my best love, with all my heart too, for indeed I feel our common exile with threefold bitterness out here.—Your very affectionate Charles Gounod. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z Her repertoire included about thirty operas, mostly of the Italian school, though she also sang in the operas of Meyerbeer and Gounod, and others. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Some time later, after his New York d�but, I sought him out again to urge him to give a synopsis of his original conception for a performance of Gounod's Faust. Interpreters The Franco-German war broke out, and Gounod, who was past the age to serve his country in a military capacity, took refuge in England. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod had a wonderful power of compelling attention. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists We spent a long time at the piano, and after listening to me with the kindest attention, she said— "But, Monsieur Gounod, why do you not write an opera?" Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z An interested listener was Gounod's son, who afterward paid me such delicate and charming compliments as made my ears burn. Geraldine Farrar The Story of an American Singer It was hard to reconcile Chaliapine's conception of M�phistoph�l�s with the Gounod music, and I do not think the Russian himself had any illusions about his performance of Leporello. Interpreters Gounod was at that time working at his "Polyeucte," and was also engaged upon the "Redemption." Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z During my lessons with Gounod he revealed not only his very pronounced histrionic ability, but also his charming talent as a singer. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists My father, Fran�ois Louis Gounod, was born in 1758, and was therefore slightly over forty-seven years of age at the time of his marriage. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z Wagner did not once score for the bass drum after he composed Rienzi, but Verdi, Gounod, Berlioz and Sullivan used it effectively. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Play me Gounod’s ‘Ave Maria,’ I always test a man with that.” The Intriguers Gounod was not much luckier with his "Polyeucte," over which he had devoted so much thought and labour. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z I had an accompanist who came with me to the lessons and when I was learning the various r�les, Gounod always sang the duets with me. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists This resistance voiced its fury in a flood of special newspaper editions, petitions, and manifestos signed by such lights of the fine and literary arts as De Maupassant, Gounod, Dumas fils, and others. Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 M. Gounod describes Wagner as an astounding prodigy, an aberration of genius, a dreamer haunted by the colossal. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things The second scene opens in Prince Henry’s chamber in the tower of the Vautsberg castle, and reminds one of the opening scene of “Faust,” as set by Gounod. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers There is nothing of this in M. Gounod. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z I speak of this because Gounod was most insistent upon correct pronunciation and accent, so that the full meaning of the words might be conveyed to every member of the audience. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists He sang equally well in Gounod and Wagner; and in Wagner, whether he was singing the young Siegfried, Siegfried of "Götterdämmerung," or Tristan. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation Racing-liners with twin-screws sing "The Turkish Patrol" and the overture to the "Bronze Horse," and "Madame Angot," till something goes wrong, and then they render Gounod's "Funeral March of a Marionette" with variations. Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II It was a sweet, melodious, supplicating voice, weeping the Ave Maria of Gounod. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' Nevertheless, there is a decided attraction in hearing the opinion of one creative artist about another, and Gounod's ideas concerning some of the great musicians are worth recording. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z When I went to the opera for my hearing or audition, Gounod went with me and we sang the duets together. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Her fingers, prompted by a note, had gone from it into Gounod. The Paliser case Three sonnets by Mr. Theodore Watts, on the “Fausts” of Berlioz, Schumann, and Gounod, have been written specially for this volume. The Industries of Animals Sunday, May 29th.—This morning we went to the Anglican cathedral at half-past ten, and heard a most beautiful choral service, including a 'Te Deum' by Gounod. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' That Gounod has studied the works of his predecessors and profited thereby is evident, but this has been the case with all musicians. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z It was on my return that I was taken to Gounod and I waited a year for a hearing. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Moreover, if I have any idea what Gounod meant, he had your voice in mind, when he created the part. The Dominant Strain Gounod's opera "Faust" presented at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, by the German Opera Company. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events Charles Gounod, French sailing vessel, 2,199 tons, owned in Nantes; 24 men. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources "So far," added the witty Academician, "it is still that of Gounod himself that I prefer." Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Accordingly Gounod added a ballet, which fitted it for performance at the Op�ra. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists To his ears the hundred and one melodies of Gounod's masterpiece were naught compared with the music of my silken skirts. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess J. Strauss's "Blue Danube" waltz, and the ballet music from Gounod's opera "The Queen of Sheba," given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events As a dramatic production, it cannot compare with the "Faust" of Gounod, but it has certain qualities of a greater sort, which have made impresarios desire to shape it for the stage. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Janus-like, he keeps one side of his head turned towards Bach, Handel, and Beethoven, whilst he finds means with the other of gazing at Liszt, Wagner, and Gounod. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod would not consent to this arrangement, insisting on her making her d�but previously in Faust, and fortunate it was, since the singer in question never attained more than mediocre success. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists She will call Wagner horrid, Gounod lovely, Mendelssohn dull, and Beethoven pretty, without knowing why she likes or63 dislikes any thing. Music and Some Highly Musical People It was a voice, sweet and tender, almost weeping out the Gounod “Ave Maria.” An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere He was conductor of "Barnby's Choir" from 1864, and in 1871 was appointed, in succession to Gounod, conductor of the Albert Hall Choral Society, a post he held till his death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The influence of Gounod is very apparent in this work, and Bizet even found therein certain affinities with Auber which I confess myself unable to discover. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z I went and he informed me that Gounod was still insistent upon my appearance in the r�le of Juliette. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists In my heart of hearts I apologise as I prolong the banalities of parting, and almost vow never again to abuse Gounod's music. Appearances Being Notes of Travel The success of this masterpiece so Gounod disheartened Rossini that he resolved to write no more operas, and withdrew to Bologna. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) He was largely instrumental in stimulating the love for Gounod's sacred music among the less educated part of the London public, although he displayed little practical sympathy with opera. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Viardot, this great artist, who had been instrumental in furthering Gounod's d�but as an operatic composer, was much struck by its merit, and determined to have it produced and sing in it herself. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z I have continually called attention to Gounod's idealism. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Is it Gounod's "Faust" or an Anglican hymn? Appearances Being Notes of Travel Charles François Gounod, on the other hand, now began his Chopin musical career by entering the Paris Conservatory. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Scripture was good, and Gounod, for example, might be good, but both together in literary collaboration were—well, not so good. Cardinal Newman as a Musician "Marie Magdeleine" was just the sort of work to please a French audience of twenty years ago, whose acquaintance with Berlioz and Wagner was limited, and whose ideal was bounded by Gounod. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z There are some to-day who might find the works of Gounod artificial in comparison with the works of some very modern writers. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists He was followed by Lady Olivia, who sang Gounod’s “Ave Maria,” accompanied by her husband on the piano, and the professor on the organ. With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure And yet many, when they speak of Goethe's Faust, mean merely the first Part—or perhaps merely the little episode of Gretchen given in Gounod's opera. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' This is distinguished from the merely sensuous, as represented sometimes in Berlioz, Goldmark, Gounod, and the like; and the fantastic, inconsequent, and irresponsible, as represented, for instance, in Richard Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegel." The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations As it is, "Carmen" is probably the most generally popular opera that has been written by a Frenchman since Gounod produced his "Faust," and Bizet was only thirty-seven years of age when he died! Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z It may be difficult for some who are saturated with the ultra-modern tendencies in music to look upon Gounod as a modernist, but thus he was regarded by his own friends. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Gounod’s Meditation on Bach’s First Prelude occurred frequently, but it seldom got beyond the first ten or twelve bars, sometimes not beyond the second or third. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions Madame, who had not betrayed the least embarrassment when she and her café were apostrophized in Gounod's impassioned strains, was utterly bewildered by Poluski's wealth. A Son of the Immortals This is a truly delightful musical composition and though unpretending and not on the level of Gounod's "Margaretha", it does not deserve to be forgotten. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas The portrait of the late M. Gounod, facing page 37, is taken from a photograph by M. Petit, Paris; and the portraits of MM. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z One of my most amusing recollections of Gounod was his telling me—himself much amused thereby—of the first performance of Faust. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists They have not come out because of Gounod, they p. 301have come because of you. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions Ah, who will take on himself to proscribe that pert mysticism, those fonts of toilet-water which Gounod invented!... En Route Besides, Pappelmeister was so sure the people wouldn't understand me, he's relaxing them on Gounod and Rossini. The Melting-Pot Having followed the example of Gounod in going to Goethe for a subject, Ambroise Thomas further trod in his illustrious confr�re's footsteps by seeking for inspiration in the works of Shakespeare. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod told me that the only numbers to have any success whatsoever were the "Soldiers' Chorus," and that of the old men in the second part of the first act. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists While Gounod seems passionate and unrestrained, Bartlett shows his caution and his cage at every step. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Whatever Caruso may be singing, whether it be Mozart or Gounod or Massenet or Weber, he is really singing Italy. Nights in London "The Redemption, a Sacred Trilogy," is the title which Gounod gave to this work, and on its opening page he wrote: "The work of my life." The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers Gounod has a passion for music; it is a pleasure to have such a listener. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z In thinking of Gounod we must not forget his period and his public. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists He was a schoolfellow at St.-Sulpice and has been a lifelong friend of Gounod, and upon his suggestion the great French composer produced for the commemoration his Mass of Jeanne d'Arc. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 This custom, though sanctioned in opéra-comique, was not permitted or accepted in grand opéra, to which Gounod’s work in the revised form now belongs. Style in Singing The next number is the "Sanctus,"--a beautiful tenor aria with chorus, full of that sweetness which is so characteristic of Gounod. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers Discouraged in this quarter, Gounod devoted his attention once more to religious music, and accepted the post of organist to the chapel of the "Missions Etrang�res." Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z See the manner in which Gounod has taken Shakespeare's Juliette and translated her into an atmosphere of poetry. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists He became director of the orchestra of L'Alcazar in Bordeaux, and a great friend of Gounod. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 It is intensely modern in quality, and its expressive feeling is somewhat reminiscent of Gounod, but it is not in any sense an imitation of the great Frenchman. Woman's Work in Music Gounod himself has prefaced the music with an admirably concise description of the text and its various subjects. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers "Sapho" is by no means the worst opera Gounod has composed, though unequal as a whole. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod felt this very strongly and impressed it upon me. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Gounod was born and educated at Paris, took the prize of Rome in 1837, after composing quite a number of works of a semi-religious character, in which direction he has always had a strong bias. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present She is a pupil of such men as Dubois and Gounod, and has done much in the larger forms. Woman's Work in Music "If all the music written since Bach's time should be lost," says Gounod, "it could be reconstructed on the foundations which he laid." The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers It is as well to mention here the success achieved in London of some religious compositions of Gounod's at a concert given in 1851, which called forth an enthusiastic article in the Athen�um. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z One reason for Gounod's eminence lay in his great reverence for his art. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists This was the beginning and the end of Gounod, for in his other works, while there is much cleverness and melodiousness, there is also much reminder of "Faust." A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present This outrageous proceeding pales, however, before the infamous behavior of Gounod, who dared—the sacrilegious Gaul!—to place upon the wonderful harmonies of the master of masters a cheap, tawdry, vulgar tune. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques Another famous singer wears a small bracelet that was given to her when an infant by Gounod. Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing Gounod has been more successful in this respect than many people are inclined to allow. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z I have seen so much of this with students and aspiring musicians that I feel that I would be missing a big opportunity if I did not emphasize this fine trait in Gounod's character. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists In this work, a part of the text of which consists of the Latin hymn "Dies Iræ," Gounod contrives to repeat certain of the sensational effects of Berlioz's work. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present He remembered how the fiend, in Gounod's incomparable opera, whispered in the lover's ear: "Thou fool, wait for night and the moon!" and he was wroth with himself for the memory. The Stowaway Girl Not one of our generation ever saw one of the great composers like Liszt, Verdi, Gounod, Wagner, etc. Sixty Years of California Song It has been remarked that Gounod has been less successful than Berlioz in his musical depiction of the philosophical side of Goethe's poem. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z One can not hope to give a portrait of Gounod in so short an interview. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists As a composer, Gounod has two elements of strength. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present He spoke of Mendelssohn as if the composer of Elijah had earned undying shame, of Gounod as if he ought to have been hanged for creating his Faust. The Way of Ambition It was a half hour previous to his death while in a delirium that he sang like a bird Gounod's Ave Maria, imagining himself at a musical gathering. Sixty Years of California Song It is eminently to the credit of Gounod that he should have found the means in his "Faust" of pleasing a variety of differently constituted individuals, who probably admire his work from totally different standpoints. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z After all, Gounod has written himself into his own music and it is to that we must go if we would know his real nature. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists One thinks, somehow, of the mother of Gounod.... A Book of Prefaces Gounod's "Faust," Weber's "Euryanthe," and most of Meyerbeer's operas, if given without cuts, would last over four hours. Chopin and Other Musical Essays He prepared the way for the work of Cherubini, Auber, Gounod, Thomas, Massenet, Saint-Saëns and others. For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Within a year after the production of this last work, a new opera by Gounod was brought out at the Th��tre Lyrique. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z The works of the lighter French composers, Hahn, Massenet, Chaminade, Gounod, and others. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists He sang Wagner, Gounod, Schubert with absolute impartiality, as well as numbers of melting German lieder and touching English ballads. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma To take only one instance—it surely cannot be a mere coincidence that the best works of four great composers—Spohr, Berlioz, Gounod, and Schumann, are based on the story of "Faust." Chopin and Other Musical Essays So in Act II. of Faust I represent The marriage feast of beauteous Margaret; Act I. I get from Goethe, III. from Marlowe, And Gounod’s music fills the gaps in mine. Masques & Phases Gounod seems after "Romeo" to have adopted an entirely retrograde style of composition in his operas, and to have receded with each new operatic attempt. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z In London Werrenrath had a fine career, and there was formed a warm and ultimate friendship with Charles Gounod, with whom he studied and toured in concerts through England and Belgium. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists They still refuse to call Gounod's "Faust" by that name; if you wish to hear it in Germany you must go to the theatre when "Margarethe" is performed. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art An aggressive disposition, an energy and faith that accepted no rebuffs, and the power of "toiling terribly," had enabled Gounod to battle his way into the front rank. Great Italian and French Composers Gounod has, in part, applied this principle in "Faust." The Great German Composers In a preface destined to precede the above opera, Gounod has exposed his ideas with a considerable amount of ingenuity regarding the superiority he considers that prose possesses over verse for operatic purposes. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z "Wagner, Verdi, Gounod, or Bizet, it matters not." Arms and the Woman The French Academy crowned his poem, and Gounod composed the opera Mireille, which was performed for the first time in 1864, in Paris. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Charles Gounod, born in Paris June 17, 1818, betrayed so much passion for music during tender years, that his father gave him every opportunity to gratify and improve this marked bias. Great Italian and French Composers It was a work composed of one long string of exquisite gems, like Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and Gounod's "Faust." The Great German Composers According to Gounod, the substitution of prose for verse opens to the musician "an entirely new horizon, which rescues him from monotony and uniformity." Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Mozart and Gounod wrote these with a full knowledge of the method of interpretation and the persons who had been trained for that purpose—the performers fit the music and it fits them. The Dance (by An Antiquary) Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D. The orchestra struck up Bach's "Prelude," to which Stoss played Gounod's "Ave Maria." Atlantis It was not till "Faust" was produced that Gounod's genius evinced its highest capacity. Great Italian and French Composers They made as great a furore among the musical public of that day as would an opera from Gounod or Verdi in the present. The Great German Composers There remain two important compositions of Gounod's to be mentioned, both of which naturally possess great interest to the British public, having been heard for the first time in England. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Melba accompanied by piano, harp, and violin sang Gounod's "Ave Maria." The Harris-Ingram Experiment He heard Gounod's Faust whilst he was in Paris, and confesses to having been quite overcome with the beauty of the music. Charles Dickens and Music M. Gounod is criticising the interpretation of the great opera, which suddenly lifted him into fame as perhaps the most imaginative and creative of late composers. Great Italian and French Composers Schumann's seductiveness also left its mark upon him, and he has felt the influence of Gounod, Bizet, and Wagner. Musicians of To-Day This is, indeed, an ambitious programme, and it is scarcely to be wondered at that Gounod should not have succeeded altogether in realising it. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z “Your childhood,” Gounod once told me, “wasn’t musical.” Musical Memories This was very successful, and marks the culmination of Gounod's success as an opera composer. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University It is a tribute to the essential beauty of Gounod's music that, however unsuccessful as operas certain of his works have been, they have all contributed charming morceaux for the enjoyment of concert audiences. Great Italian and French Composers Even when musical taste was most decadent, the works of Gounod, Ambroise Thomas, and Massé, had always upheld the name of French opéra-comique. Musicians of To-Day Gounod is also the author of two symphonies, composed at an early stage of his career, several masses, and other religious works. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z So the result is that they turn to accredited talent and call on such men from outside as Gounod, Felicien David and Victor Massé. Musical Memories In 1846 he contemplated becoming a priest, and wrote a number of religious vocal works, published under the name Abb� C. Gounod. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University Indeed, in the dramatic use of dance music Gounod hardly yields in skill and originality to Meyerbeer himself, though the latter composer specially distinguished himself in this direction. Great Italian and French Composers In spite of the changes of taste and the campaign of the press, the Opera has remained to this day as it was in the time of Meyerbeer and Gounod and their disciples. Musicians of To-Day Bach and Beethoven have also exercised their sway upon him, and both these masters run the composer of "Don Giovanni" hard in Gounod's estimation. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z So, despite Liszt’s superior refinement, and putting aside exceptional achievements, in this branch of art Gounod was the victor. Musical Memories It was an article in the Gazette Musicale of Paris which was instrumental in calling Gounod back into the world from his intended priestly vocation. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University Gounod now proceeded to Rome, where there seems to have been some inclination on his part to study for holy orders. Great Italian and French Composers French musicians were translating Gounod's or Massenet's ideas into Wagner's style; Parisian critics repeated Wagner's theories at random, whether they understood them or not—generally when they did not understand them. Musicians of To-Day According to Mdlle. de Bovet, "Rossini is in Gounod's estimation the most limpid, broad, and lofty of lyric authors"—after Mozart be it said. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z I can still see Gounod seated at a piano singing the debated passage and trying to convince a group of recalcitrant listeners of its beauty. Musical Memories His father was an engraver and died when Gounod was very young. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University The difference between Gounod and Wagner, who professes to elaborate the importance of the orchestra in dramatic music, is that the former has a skill in writing for the voice which the other lacks. Great Italian and French Composers "Saint-Saëns is not a pedant," wrote Gounod; "he has remained too much of a child and become too clever for that." Musicians of To-Day Adolphe Jullien judges him severely when he says that the more he has had occasion to hear and study his works, the more convinced he has become that Gounod possesses the genius of assimilation. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z While I listened to this beautiful work, I could not help thinking of the great oratorios which crowned Gounod’s musical career so gloriously. Musical Memories Plate G we have an entirely different piece—a ringing chorus by Gounod. Thought-Forms Readers will pardon this digression illustrating an artistic law, of which Gounod has made such effective use in the church scene of his "Faust" in heightening its tragic solemnity. Great Italian and French Composers In Gounod's libretto, the intangible reproaches which Margaret addresses to herself are materialised in the form of Mephistopheles, a proceeding which is both meaningless and inartistic, though perhaps dramatically unavoidable. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. According to him, the greatness of Gounod's talent is derived through the study of the works of all the masters, and especially of those of Bach, Handel, Schumann, and Berlioz. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Liszt and Gounod differed entirely in their musical temperaments, yet in their oratorios they met on common ground. Musical Memories It is hollow, like Gounod's form, but, unlike that, it is open at the bottom. Thought-Forms This opera, based on the fine poem of Emile Augier, was well received, and cheered Gounod's heart to make fresh efforts. Great Italian and French Composers If not the actual founder of modern French opera, Gounod is at least the source of its most pronounced characteristics. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Every one knows, or ought to know, the beautiful Prelude with the lovely violin solo, the commencement of which is suggestive of Bach, whilst the end is reminiscent of Gounod. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Liszt finished his life in a cassock, while Gounod began his in one. Musical Memories The distant music, gentle, penetrating and languishing, some soothing air from Gounod, reached them like a gentle breeze wafted into the room. His Excellency the Minister After the immense success of "Faust," the doors of the Academy were opened wide to Gounod. Great Italian and French Composers Gounod may be forgiven even for the soldiers' chorus, in consideration of the masculine vigour of the duel terzetto—a purified reminiscence of Meyerbeer—and the impressive church scene. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. This time he sought inspiration from Corneille, undeterred by the failure of Gounod over "Polyeucte." Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Like Gounod, Liszt was sometimes deceived and attributed to ordinary and simple sequences of chords a profound significance which escaped the great majority of his hearers. Musical Memories Gounod possessed neither Mozart's tact nor his fiery energy. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Gounod's genius fills too large a space in contemporary music to be passed over without a brief special study. Great Italian and French Composers With all his admiration of Mozart, Gounod possessed little of his idol's genius for characterisation. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. During his sojourn in England Gounod composed a large number of songs, the best known of which are: "Maid of Athens," "The Fountain mingles with the River," "Oh, that we two were Maying!" Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Gounod’s oratorios are impregnated with this, while it is found in Christus very, very feebly, if at all. Musical Memories The Mozartean method did not permit Gounod to depict these metamorphoses and blendings of feeling. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Gounod's treatment of the poem is by far the most intelligible, poetic, and dramatic ever attempted, and there is no opera since the days of Gluck with so little weak music, except Beethoven's "Fidelio." Great Italian and French Composers Gounod has written of it: 'The score of "Don Giovanni" has influenced my life like a revelation. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Amy was tired, she declared, and indeed, the rose-white face did look paler than its wont, but she went to the piano and sang Gounod's "Ave Maria," and two or three airs from Mozart. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories They could not replace Ingres, Delacroix, Berlioz, or Gounod, and they can never replace Massenet. Musical Memories The last scene of all, the scene where a more sincere composer would have made his most stupendous effect, demanded at least sympathy with emotions for which Gounod at no time showed the slightest sympathy. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Had Gounod written only "Faust," it should stamp him as one of the most highly gifted composers of his age. Great Italian and French Composers The year 1859 saw the production of 'Faust,' the opera with which Gounod's name is principally associated. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. In common with Gounod he now shares the honor of being one of the few French writers who hold a high rank among modern composers. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers I can still see myself at a rehearsal listening to a conversation between Berlioz and Gounod. Musical Memories But it was not the subject which led to Gounod's failure in "Romeo and Juliet." Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Gounod remained several years in England, and lived a retired life, seemingly as if he shrank from public notice and disdained public applause. Great Italian and French Composers Nevertheless it is a charming trifle, and has survived many of Gounod's more pretentious works. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The action is very similar to that of the last act of Gounod's "Faust." The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers "Posterity is an accumulation of minorities," said Gounod. Tragic Sense Of Life Of these last Gounod must be reckoned the chief; and he began, not where Mozart left off, but with the Mozartean method of the "Don Giovanni" period. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians Gounod, now at the age of sixty, if we judge him by the prolonged fertility of so many of the great composers, may be regarded as not having largely passed the prime of his powers. Great Italian and French Composers Much of the music is tuneful and attractive, though cast in a stiff and old-fashioned form, and the masque music in the second act is as fresh and melodious as anything Gounod ever wrote. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The compact is made, as in the first act of Gounod's "Faust;" and the curtain falls as Faust is about to be whisked away in Mephistopheles's cloak. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers She was so weary of singing Gounod's "Ave Maria" that she accentuated the vulgarity of the melody, and wondered if the caricature would be noticed. Sister Teresa As Gounod failed in "Romeo," and failed in every other opera, so every modern composer who tries to treat dramatic subjects in the old undramatic form has failed, and will fail. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians A catalogue of Gounod's failures would have no significance except as showing that his industry and energy were not relaxed by public neglect. Great Italian and French Composers Gounod's music struggles nobly with the tawdriness and sentimentality of the libretto. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. The fourth act is known as the Cathedral act, and established Gounod's reputation as a writer of serious music. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers To be more precise, it was rendering the waltz-tune in "Faust," an opera by the late M. Gounod. Hocken and Hunken Brahm's "Triumphed," with a new song and a new march by Gounod. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically But to describe "Mignon" to the public of today, which has heard it almost an innumerable number of times, is, as much as in the case of Gounod's "Faust," "carrying coals to Newcastle." Great Italian and French Composers Gounod's later works, as has already been pointed out, show a distinct falling off from the standard attained in 'Faust,' as regards form as well as in ideas. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Racing liners with twin screws sing "The Turkish Patrol" and the overture to the "Bronze Horse" and "Madame Angot," till something goes wrong, and then they give Gounod's "Funeral March of a Marionette" with variations. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 Do you know any of Gounod's sacred songs? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 Sometimes the soloists sing Gounod's "Ava Maria" and Rossini's "Stabat Mater," and, fortunately, drown the squeaky tones of the old organ. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 An eminent French critic claims that this great work, of which we shall speak further on, contains that which Gounod's "Faust" lacks—insight into the spiritual significance of Goethe's drama. Great Italian and French Composers Without desiring to discredit the beauties of 'Mireille' or 'Roméo et Juliette,' one cannot help thinking that it would have been better for Gounod's reputation if he had written nothing for the stage after 'Faust.' The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. They know little of the masses of Mozart, Gounod, or more modern composers, but they know the Gregorian chants, and the later compositions of the Middle Ages. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines The Margaret of Gounod and his librettist is not a real person, but a sort of keepsake beauty who sings keepsake music. Evelyn Innes The bride and bridegroom should have been in fancy dress, and a new Gounod was needed to compose the wedding-march of a marionette. The Philanderers The circumstances of his London residence seem to have cast a cloud over Gounod's life and to have strangely unsettled his mind. Great Italian and French Composers Very soon after its production Gounod's masterpiece began to exert a potent influence upon his contemporaries. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Gounod introduced her to many of the greatest composers and singers. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 She was sorry for her liking for Gounod's melodies. Evelyn Innes The details of Gounod's picturesque affairs have been denied us. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 However untoward the surroundings of Gounod, his genius did not lie altogether dormant during this period of friction and fretfulness, conditions so repressive to the best imaginative work. Great Italian and French Composers Thomas was an older man than Gounod, and had already written much for the stage without achieving any very decisive success. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. In the appendix to the memoirs are to be found letters addressed at different times to Miss Abbott by Patti, Gounod, Kellogg, Longfellow, Jenny Lind, Nilsson, Wagner, Dumas, Brignoli, Liszt, and other notables. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 "I hear," said Mother Philippa, "that you do not care for Gounod's 'Ave Maria.'" Evelyn Innes When the Franco-Prussian war broke out, Gounod took refuge in London, and there wrote his "Gallia." The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 Gounod's affluence of lovely melody can only be compared with that of Mozart and Rossini, and his skill and ingenuity in treating the orchestra have wrung reluctant praise from his bitterest opponents. Great Italian and French Composers The score is rich in sensuous melody of the type which we associate principally with the name of Gounod, and the subtle beauties of the orchestration bear witness to the hand of a master. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. While she was in Paris she became acquainted with the great Gounod and with the brilliant but erratic Offenbach. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Gounod follows—at a distance, of course—but he follows the tradition of Haydn and Mozart. Evelyn Innes His widow told Gounod that Bizet had been so devoted that there was not a moment of their six years' life she would not gladly live over again. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 An unseen orchestra, stationed in the conservatory, sent forth strains of music, now grave, now gay, as Gounod or Offenbach ruled the tuneful spirit of the hour. Not Pretty, but Precious Gounod's music seems to have borrowed the warm colouring of the Provençal poet's romance. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. "Ah! what wonderful depth there is in Gounod's music!" The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage You might sing Gounod's 'Ave Maria' at Benediction; you know it, of course, what a beautiful piece of music it is. Evelyn Innes When she met Gounod, she was some thirty-three years old, having been born in 1837. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 He wanted her to sing a popular song, a bit from a Verdi opera, Gounod's Ave Maria, so that he could get a line on what she could do. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Gounod's last three operas did not add to his reputation. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. When my wife and I arrived at the top, we found that Gounod, the composer, was there. Edison, His Life and Inventions You know what happens in Gounod's great opera, "Faust," which is based on Goethe's work. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers She took up professional singing for the sake of charity, and Gounod and she became romantically attached. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 Gounod is said to be `a rather modern musician'; he wrote Othello, Three Holy Children, besides Faust and other works. Literary Blunders The contrast between her girlish innocence and the voluptuous sentiment of Gounod's heroine cannot fail to strike the most careless listener. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. We stayed a couple of hours, and Gounod sang and played for us. Edison, His Life and Inventions For the offertory he sang Gounod's "Ave Maria,"—always spoken of in Sainte-Agnes as "the Ave Maria." O Pioneers! Mrs. Weldon was also a composer, and she had edited in 1875 Gounod's autobiography and certain of his essays with a preface by herself. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 He was already well-known and popular, for he had taken the part of Romeo in Gounod's well-known opera based on the Shakespearean play. My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 Without him, Rossini and modern Italian opera, Weber and modern German, Gounod and modern French, would have been impossible. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Day was breaking, and in all the passion and churchiness of Gounod, the student calls for death, the echoes of human happiness rustling through the background like the scything sound of harvesting. Star-Dust I fell asleep, lulled by Mozart, Gounod, &c. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt The Madonna-like purity of her face might have been inspired by the Sanctus in Gounod's Mass. But I was always glad when she changed that mood for what we called her "April Manoeuvres." The King in Yellow As for Mrs. Ronald I sang her songs of Araby including Gounod's 'Ave Maria' with lots of tremolo and convinced her that I'm a saintly personage. The Mountebank Theodore began to play softly and presently he was absorbed in the music of Gounod's _Faust. Married I really believe that in England Gounod's Faust is better known than Goethe's! Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama Then Gounod played and sang, or rather hummed, a new song of his, saying to Jenny Lind, when he took his place at the piano, "I am not worthy to succeed you." In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters It needed a Goethe and a Gounod to produce this masterpiece. Phantom Fortune, a Novel The French composer, Gounod, said that Mozart's Don Giovanni was the greatest musical composition that the world has ever seen…. Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson And now —now Gounod has grown old-fashioned already! Married At another, Matijicek played Gounod's "Ave Maria" on the oboe, and last Sunday he gave us, on the clarinet, "Every valley shall be exalted." Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Gounod is, I think, the gentlest, the most modest, and the kindest-hearted man in the world. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Imagine losing Gounod and Nillson for the sake of struggling through the mob on a stifling staircase, and being elbowed by inane young men, with gardenias in their coats.' Phantom Fortune, a Novel It was a voice tender, melodious, pleading, sighing out the Ave Maria of Gounod to the accompaniment of a piano that prayed with it. The Social Cancer "This is Gounod's most beautiful composition," he said, "and I don't believe that it will be too difficult for us." Married Here he stayed for a considerable time at the Pension Russe in the Rue Gounod. Letters of Anton Chekhov This was a great occasion, seeing and hearing Rossini, Gounod, and Auber at the same time. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Glad to have a companion, Frank took out the violin, and he played all the melodies he knew; and his mind ran chiefly on Schubert and Gounod. Spring Days She had sung two songs by Gounod and Cherubino's Ave Maria. Celibates We had heard 'Faust' some years before and were great admirers of Gounod's genius. Married Calvé's impersonation of Marguerite in Gounod's "Faust" had found restored that perennial work to its old position as one of the principal magnets of the season. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Later I sang "Oh! that We Two were Maying," by Gounod, a much too serious song; but the Empress said she thought it was the most beautiful one she had ever heard. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Carvalho therefore advised a change of subject, which was such a blow to Gounod that he was incapable of applying himself to work for a week. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music With Gounod alone did I still continue on friendly terms, and I heard that he energetically championed my cause in society. My Life — Volume 2 Gaston arose to his feet, and leaned up against the door, for she was singing Gounod's charming valse from 'Mirella', the bird-like melody of which suited her high clear voice to perfection. Madame Midas Never did her voice have the lovely quality which had always characterized it in the music of Donizetti and Gounod. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time I sang the "Ave Maria" of Gounod, accompanied by Madame Norman Neruda, an Austrian violiniste, the best woman violinist in the world. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Of Belanqué, who created the part of Méphistophélès, Gounod says that "he was an intelligent comedian whose play, physique, and voice lent themselves wonderfully to this fantastic and Satanic personage." A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Together with M. Gounod and other Parisian celebrities, I was nominated one of an artistic committee, of which Auber was elected president. My Life — Volume 2 Then, from dissonance and incoherence, the music merged into Gounod's Ave Maria. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story In Gounod's "Reine de Saba" the magnificently storied queen tries to elope with the architect of Solomon's temple like any wilful millionaire's daughter. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time I picked the notes out which were still good, and by singing Gounod's "Biondina" in a loud voice and playing its dashing accompaniment with gusto, I managed to keep myself awake. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Gounod celebrated the centenary of the opera by writing a commentary on it which he dedicated to young composers and artists called upon to take part in performances of the opera. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Another day we met for lunch at Gounod's, when we had a very dull time, which was only enlivened by poor Baudelaire, who indulged in the most outrageous witticisms. My Life — Volume 2 Several times he repeated the celebrated phrase by Gounod: "Laisse-moi contempler ton visage," discovering in it a profoundly tender expression which never before he had felt in the same way. Strong as Death Scaichi to make the one "sensation" of the season—Gounod's "Faust," which had six regular performances, and two extra. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Her taste in music was as yet a little immature—Gounod and even Verdi were its limitations. The Pit He was now far past his prime, and a pensioned teacher at the Conservatoire, but Gounod bears witness that he "showed himself a great musician in the part of Faust." A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music She laughed and pivoted round and, after running over the keys of the piano for a second or two, began to play Gounod's "Death March of a Marionette." The Red Planet Gounod made a somewhat similar effort in his "Romeo et Juliette," where a costumed group of singers presents a prologue, vaguely visible through a gauze curtain. A Second Book of Operas Nordica, who, though not a regular member of the company, effected her American operatic début at the Academy on November 26, 1883, in Gounod's "Faust." Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Here was something better than Gounod and Verdi, something above and beyond the obvious one, two, three, one, two, three of the opera scores as she knew them and played them. The Pit The orchestra sings a slow descending chromatic phrase "as if exhausted by the blood which oozes from the wound," says Gounod. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Gounod has always kept the Catholic religious incentive with a turn towards the sublime. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End Then, after a whispered word to the accompanist she began singing Gounod's memorable song, "There is a Green Hill Far Away." The Judgment House If it would interest you, dear sir, to get to know the score, I will willingly write to Gounod and beg him to give me the work to send to you. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 1 from Paris to Rome: Years of Travel as a Virtuoso At the wave of the statue's hand the great chords roll out again but this time Mozart's music gets grotesquely adulterated with Gounod's. Man and Superman Gounod is wrought up to an ecstasy by Mozart's declamation and harmonies. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music I scarcely found time to hear the two last acts of Gounod's "Faust" at the Grand Opera. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End All that evening, seated on one side of the fire, while Mrs. Ventnor sat on the other, and the younger daughter played Gounod's Serenade on the violin—he cogitated. Five Tales The voluptuous sentimentality of Gounod's Faust and Bizet's Carmen has captured the common playgoer; and there is, flatly, no future now for any drama without music except the drama of thought. Mrs. Warren's Profession Gounod had set his heart upon a handsome young tenor named Guardi for the titular rôle, but he was found to be unequal to its demands. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music I attempted not an answer but an explanation in a preface to Gounod's opera published by Schirmer some years ago, which is serving me a good turn now. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music This caused such embarrassment that, it is said, Gounod, who had a pretty voice and was rather fond of showing it, seriously pondered the feasibility of singing it himself. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music There is no reason to question Gounod's statement that it was he who conceived the idea of writing a Faust opera in collaboration with MM. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music She recalls the scene of their first meeting and of the love-making in Dame Martha's garden, and the earlier music returns, as it does in Gounod's score, and as it was bound to do. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music For the English rights Gounod is said to have received only forty pounds sterling, and this only after the energetic championship of Chorley, who made the English translation. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music For the facts in the story of the composition and production of Gounod's opera, we have the authority of the composer in his autobiography. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Twenty-eight years after its first performance, Gounod was privileged to join his friends in a celebration of its 500th representation. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music He would then have anticipated Gounod and Boito and, possibly, have achieved one of those popular successes for which he hungered. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music The second scene reproduces the corresponding incident in Gounod's opera—Faust in his study, life-weary and despondent. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music "This was agreed upon," says Gounod, "and the future proved the choice to be a veritable inspiration." 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