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Track(s) taken from CDH55477

Marche funèbre d'une marionnette

composer
1872; orchestral arrangement dates from 1878

New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)
Recording details: July 1997
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Oliver Rivers
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: January 1998
Total duration: 4 minutes 24 seconds

Cover artwork: The Ball Supper (detail) (1878). Adolph von Menzel (1815-1905)
 

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Charles Gounod (1818–1893) can justifiably be regarded as the central figure in French music of the third quarter of the nineteenth century. His compositions included symphonies, songs and religious works, though he is best known for operas such as Faust. The charming Marche funèbre d’une marionnette (‘Funeral march of a marionette’) was first published as a piano piece in 1872, and its popularity was such that Gounod provided an orchestral version six years later.

from notes by Andrew Lamb © 1998

Charles Gounod (1818–1893) est considéré comme la figure centrale de la musique française du troisième quart du XIXe siècle. Bien qu’il soit surtout connu pour ses opéras, tel Faust, ses compositions regroupèrent des symphonies, des chants et des œuvres religieuses. Sa charmante Marche funèbre d’une marionnette, d’abord publiée comme une pièce pour piano (1872), connut une popularité telle qu’il en réalisa une version orchestrale six ans plus tard.

extrait des notes rédigées par Andrew Lamb © 1998
Français: Hypérion

Charles Gounod (1818–1893) wird als zentrale Figur der französischen Musik des dritten Viertels im neunzehnten Jahrhundert angesehen wird. Zu seinen Kompositionen zählen Symphonien, Lieder und religiöse Werke, am besten bekannt ist er allerdings für seine Opern wie Faust. Der reizende Marche funèbre d’une marionnette („Trauer­marsch einer Marionette“) wurde zunächst 1872 als Klavierstück veröffentlicht und der Erfolg war so enorm, daß Gounod sechs Jahre später eine Orchesterversion schuf.

aus dem Begleittext von Andrew Lamb © 1998
Deutsch: Michael Stoffl

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