Choral (music for voice)
SKU: HL.48180031
Voice Parts.
Composed by Charles
Francois Gounod. Leduc.
Classical, General
Worship, Sacred.
Softcover. Alphonse Leduc
#AL12197. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48180031).
French
composer, Charles Gounod
(1818-1893) was a
prominent in his day,
best remembered for his
Ave Maria and his opera,
Faust. 1854 saw the
premiere of his Solemn
Mass, also known as the
St. Cecilia Mass. This
work fully established
Gounod as a noteworthy
composer. Despite being a
minor composer to us
today, Gounod was famed
in his day, so much so
that at his funeral,
Camille Saint-Saens
played the organ and
Gabriel Faure conducted.
Gounod's Solemn Mass
proves the composer's
extraordinary talent and
caught the attention of
much of Paris when it was
first performed. Famous
recordings include that
of the Chorus of Radio
France with the New
Philharmonia Orchestra.
For all aspiring choirs,
Gounod's St. Cecilia Mass
is an imperative, sublime
addition to the
repertoire.
