Charles Gounod - Symphony No. 1 in D major (1854)
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- Charles-François Gounod (17 June 1818 - 18 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertory. He composed a large amount of church music, many songs, and popular short pieces including his Ave Maria (an elaboration of a Bach piece), and Funeral March of a Marionette.
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Symphony No. 1 in D major (1853-54)
I. Allegro molto (0:00)
II. Allegretto moderato (6:06)
III. Scherzo. Non troppo presto (11:07)
IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro vivace (18:01)
Gounod found it liberating to write absolute music with no staging or dramatic requierments. He added a pair of outer movements to make the work a symphony (speeding up the tempo marking of the slow movement a little bit to "Allegretto moderato"). The result is a nice symphony of classical proportions (about twenty-eight minutes), restrained emotions, good humor, and bright, clear orchestration.
*First complete performance. Movements II, III were premiered at the Salle Hertz by Paseldoup on February 4, 1855. This work was probably the model for the Bizet: Symphony in C major. Bizet arranged this work for piano duet shortly before starting work on his own first symphony. - เพลง
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This symphony is truly a gem. So lovely, fresh and full of humour, the melodies come effortlessy and the orchestration is brilliant. A wonderful display of simplicity and classical forms.
Very good. I found myself listening to the whole work.
Fantastic symphony.
Che bella questa Sinfonia. Mi ricorda, quanto a freschezza e gioia, la prima Sinfonia di Schubert.
So much humor in this work! I've always found the basson quite a funny instrument, and I have to admit that the line at 4:08 made me chuckle :)
I also loved the fugal passage in the second movement!
The young Bizet borrowed more than a few bars for his own Symphony in C!
I may be in the minority, but I prefer this Gounod symphony to the Bizet symphony in C.
@@timothythorne9464 It's actually a far better composition than Bizet's. Then it would be, Gounod was 36 when he wrote this, Bizet was only 17 when he completed the Symphony in C. But Bizet's is probably the easier listen.
@@DavidA-ps1qrboth this and the first Bizet symphony are very classical in style, and whatever "romanticism" exists here is closer to Mendelssohn than anyone else
@@timothythorne9464 Completely agree. Many thanks for replying.
What a lovely light hearted piece! I loved the two avoided cadences in a row in the theme of the final Allegro. A witty surprise worthy of Haydn
The little spot from 20:49 to 21:00 is positively splendid
Fresh and lively. Original. I've often wondered where Bizet learned his unpretentious and brilliant style. Now it's clear.
To those of us of a certain age, I'd say that Gounod is probably best known for his "Funeral March of a Marionette", which was used as the theme for the TV series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents".
Thank you, thank you Grant so much for sharing that knowledge. I've been trying to work out for years who wrote that "Hitchcock Presents" music. I don't think Gounod's name ever appeared on any credit.
For me ... Music suited for listening while eating an elaborate breakfast on New Years Day ... after a long night of celebrating "Silvester".
The fourth measure from the end of the first movement contains what is probably my favorite fermata in all of classical music.
Gorgeous! Who needs Mahlerian self-flagellation all the time! This is so uplifting.
I was not expecting such a Haydnesque third movement
The whole symphony is delightful, and bristling with melodic innovation. It's like Haydn or Mozart, pure Classicism but completely Gallic and Parisian, rather than Viennese.
I'm particularly fond of the "slow" 2nd movement, which seems to foreshadow both the second mvt of the Bizet symphony, as well as Gounod's own famous Funeral March For A Marionette.
The third movement, which Gounod calls "scherzo", is fantastic. It's sort of a rustic French waltz.
Nice!
Wow! Haven't heard this in a while
Richard Wunderlich -- Wow! I never even heard it AT ALL! (Still, there was no need for you to rub it in......)
Haydn + French flute = super!!!!!
For a French symphony it sounds awfully German - but then again Gounod's most popular opera was based on a German dramatic poem. If I'd heard this "blind" and been asked to guess the composer, I would probably have said, "Mendelssohn."
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My Lord! This sounds so . . .so . . .so FRENCH!
Jolie bluette!
Lebhafte und wunderschöne Interpretation dieser romantischen und perfekt komponierten Sinfonie mit gut phrasierten doch perfekt vereinigten Tönen aller Instrumente. Der letzte Satz klingt besonders schön und echt elegant. Der geniale Dirigent leitet das perfekt trainierte Orchester im inspirierenden Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!
Who was the thief? Gounod or Bizet? They sound the same in melody.
You can find the answer easily in the chronology of both composers, no? Of course was Bizet, who wrote his symphony with only 17 years old, in the same year of the first symphony of Gounod (but after that one, of course) as an school exercice. Bizet even thanks Gounod for inspiration in a letter to him... Bizet saw this work as a student exercice (which was in fact!), and all the thematic material and orchestration shows that Bizet molded his work on the symphony of his teacher, even if he achieves much better results :) Understanding that his was an exercice work, Bizet never published the symphony neither let it be played, and only after his death, much later indeed, was the symphony in C discovered. It is now very popular, but is a pitty that this delightful work of Gounod, the true model, is not!!
Who was the thief? Gounod or Bizet? This Symphony sounds like Bizet symphony.
You can find the answer easily in the chronology of both composers, no? Of course was Bizet, who wrote his symphony with only 17 years old, in the same year of the first symphony of Gounod (but after that one, of course) as an school exercice. Bizet even thanks Gounod for inspiration in a letter to him... Bizet saw this work as a student exercice (which was in fact!), and all the thematic material and orchestration shows that Bizet molded his work on the symphony of his teacher, even if he achieves much better results :) Understanding that his was an exercice work, Bizet never published the symphony neither let it be played, and only after his death, much later indeed, was the symphony in C discovered. It is now very popular, but is a pitty that this delightful work of Gounod, the true model, is not!!
Thief... bahaha oh dear, just write one measure of good music.
his musical style was very "classical" which was popular 50+ years earlier
whatttt?
Very funny this symphony
Che noia! Una rimasticatura di brani preromantici.
Ne vous déplaise...Cela me plait.