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Gounod. André Adolphe Eugene Disderi

1867 private collection. France. Portrait.

Charles-François Gounod (/ɡuːˈnoʊ/; French: [ʃaʁl fʁɑ̃swa ɡuno]; 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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Gounod. André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri

1867.
Privatsammlung.
Frankreich.
Porträt.

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