Today marks the 200th birthday of Charles Gounod celebrated in Paris last night by Palazzetto Bru Zane. Look HERE at the programme ! and watch it again HERE on arte.tv. Excerpts from many of his operas, and Olivier Latry performing an improvisation for organ. Gounod's reputation has expanded greatly : so much more to him than Faust (which is pretty brilliant). PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT PIECE FROM PALAZETTO BRU ZANE who have done so much to expand knowledge of the composer and his repertoire. Please see also HERE my review of the most recent Gounod rarity, his last oratorio Saint François d'Assise. A new recording of Gounod's mélodies is being released soon, which I'll write about shortly
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