This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Gounod (1818-1893), the most celebrated French composer in his time, known today for his opera Faust (1859) and the prayer in song Ave ...

Near Paris's Opéra Garnier stands a patisserie that offers the culinary equivalent of Charles Gounod's Faust. In a religieuse aux roses, a choux pastry cathedral dome topped with pink icing masks ...

Donald Macleod introduces music from Gounod's early years as he begins to make his mark. In today’s programme, the young composer widens his cultural horizons in Rome and struggles with his vocation.

It’s a sign of just how far out of fashion Gounod has fallen that none of the major British houses is taking the opportunity to stage one of his operas. A revival of David McVicar’s production of ...

Although now known primarily as an opera composer with a gift for dramatic music, the French composer Charles Gounod was prolific in many genres including symphonic works, piano solos, sacred songs ...

One of the many delights that live radio affords is the opportunity for listener interaction. The other week I played an orchestral interlude from an oratorio that prompted an immediate and heartfelt ...

Charles Gounod has written 1 shows including Faust (Composer).

This week, Donald Macleod explores Charles Gounod’s student years in Italy and the sacred and symphonic music these formative years later informed, including his Symphony No.1 in D. Monday - An Artist ...

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Charles Gounod, known today for little other than the song Ave Maria and the hugely popular opera Faust, yet an important French composer ...