New Charles Gounod MP3 Recordings

(Including Marionette Funeral March MP3, on Steel Drums)

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This selection form Gounod's work does not have the sunny disposition of the selections of other composers such as Faure but the steel drum and Moog synthesizer arrangements add drama to all three pieces.

Gounod Instrumental pieces:

These pieces have been sympathetically remixed on steel drums and Moog synthesizer - enhancing their dramatic effect:

Digital Recording in MP3	Length	Price	Listen & Buy
Ave Maria	4:49min	0.99 US($)
The Ave Maria is based on the first prelude from JS Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and the harp has adds an extra sweetness to the tone of this arrangement.
Marionette's Funeral March MP3	3:02min	0.99 US($)
The music of Marionette's Funeral March MP3 recording was composed in London, as part of the incidental music for the musical play Jeanne d' Arc. It has since become famous as the theme music for the Alfred Hitchcock television series.
Gallia	15:57min	2.99 US($)

Gallia, a biblical funeral cantata, was composed in London in 1871, while Gounod was seeking shelter from the Franco Prussian war, for the International Exhibition that marked the opening of the Royal Albert Hall. It is said to express the outrage of the French people against the atrocities of the war and at one stage the steel drums give a strong impression of tolling bells.

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Other composers

Why not compare these Gounod MP3 recordings with some by Chopin, Debussy, Faure, and Mendelssohn - the impact of this approach on music of particular composers can be remarkably distinctive.