Classical Music Composers Datebook: June 17
Charles Gounod (17 June 1818 - 18 October 1893), born in Paris, was a French composer, organist and conductor. His operas - best known is Faust - combine graceful melody and elegant harmonization. Gounod's Meditation on Bach's Prelude became successful and most popular with his "Gounod's Ave Maria" we offer refer to as "Bach/Gounod Ave Maria." I'm familiar with few other "Ave Maria" creations and I have to admit that my two all-time favourites are "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert and the one below by Bach/Gounod. Below, a then 14 year-old girl Elena sang Gounod/Bach's "Ave Maria." Elena sang
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 - 6 April 1971), born in Oranienbaun, was a Russian-born, later of French and U.S. nationality. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the early 20th-century. His father was the leading bass at the St Petersburg Imperial Opera. He met fellow composer Rimsky-Korsakov in 1903, although only became his pupil in 1907. The performance of the Fantastic Scherzo in 1909 attracted attention of impresario Diaghilev, commissioning Stravinsky to write The Firebird for his Ballets Russes. Stravinsky's famous The Rite of Spring, produced in 1913, provoked a riot of protest from fanatical partisanship, however, established Stravinsky, as a leading avant-garde composer of his time.
Video Credit:
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod. YouTube, uploaded by MissElenaHouse. Accessed February 28, 2017.
Charles Gounod and Igor Stravinsky were both born same day.
Charles Gounod (17 June 1818 - 18 October 1893), born in Paris, was a French composer, organist and conductor. His operas - best known is Faust - combine graceful melody and elegant harmonization. Gounod's Meditation on Bach's Prelude became successful and most popular with his "Gounod's Ave Maria" we offer refer to as "Bach/Gounod Ave Maria." I'm familiar with few other "Ave Maria" creations and I have to admit that my two all-time favourites are "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert and the one below by Bach/Gounod. Below, a then 14 year-old girl Elena sang Gounod/Bach's "Ave Maria." Elena sang
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 - 6 April 1971), born in Oranienbaun, was a Russian-born, later of French and U.S. nationality. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the early 20th-century. His father was the leading bass at the St Petersburg Imperial Opera. He met fellow composer Rimsky-Korsakov in 1903, although only became his pupil in 1907. The performance of the Fantastic Scherzo in 1909 attracted attention of impresario Diaghilev, commissioning Stravinsky to write The Firebird for his Ballets Russes. Stravinsky's famous The Rite of Spring, produced in 1913, provoked a riot of protest from fanatical partisanship, however, established Stravinsky, as a leading avant-garde composer of his time.
Video Credit:
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod. YouTube, uploaded by MissElenaHouse. Accessed February 28, 2017.
Igor Stravinsky. The Rite of Spring. Leonard Bernstein. Youtube, uploaded by Jmay6901. Accessed June 17, 2014.
Resources:
The Grove Dictionary of Music, edited by Stanley Sadie. MacMillan Publishers.
Oxford Dictionary of Music, edited by Michael Kennedy. Oxford U. Press.
Note: This post was originally published 17 June 2014, updated and moved forward to remember the composers' birthdays.
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