Composer: Charles François Gounod
Performer: Roberto Prosseda
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Catalogue: 4816956
Release: 2018
Size: 1.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. La Veneziana (Barcarolle) in G Minor CG 593
02. Impromptu in G Major CG 580 WP
03. Souvenance (Nocturne) in E flat Major CG 590 WP
04. Funeral march of a marionette CG 583
Six Romances Sans Paroles
05. No. 1: La pervence in B major CG585
06. No. 2: Le ruisseau in G flat major CG 589
07. No. 3: Le soir in E flat major CG 441a
08. No. 4: Le calme (La nonne sanglante) in D flat major CG2e WP
09. No. 5: Chanson de printemps in A flat major CG 359a
10. No. 6: La lierre in B flat major CG 581
11. Méditation sur le 1er Prélude de piano de J.S. Bach
Six Préludes et Fugues, CG 587
12. Prélude in G major, a1
13. Fugue in G major, a2
14. Choral in E minor, b1
15. Fugue in E minor, b2
16. Prélude in C major, c1
17. Fugue in C major, c2
18. Prélude in D major, d1
19. Fugue in D major, d2
20. Choral in F major, e1
21. Fugue in F major, e2
22. Choral in A minor, f1
23. Fugue in A minor, f2
Sonate in E flat major for Piano Four Hands CG 617
24. 1. Allegro
25. 2. Adagio
26. 3. Presto
This album is a celebration of the 200th birthday of French composer Charles Gounod. He composed about forty piano pieces in all, and this collection of a number of them allows us to appreciate their charm and expressive variety. Performed by Italian pianist Roberto Prosseda, the release contains a number of world premieres, alongside Gounod’s more famous pieces such as Méditation sur le 1er prélude de J. S. Bach (1852), later known as Ave Maria and Marche funèbre d’une marionette, popularised by its use as a television theme tune. The album is supported by the Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de musique romantique française, favouring the rediscovery of the French musical heritage of the long nineteenth century (1780-1920). It is housed in Venice in a palazzo dating from 1695, specially restored for the purpose.