Sacred works occupy a large part of Charles Gounodís oeuvre. It was the Messe solennelle en líhonneur de Sainte CÈcile that established his fame as a church composer. Its melodic invention and effective handling of the orchestra reveal a close proximity to opera.
This Urtext edition is based not only on the original print of 1856 but also on copyistsí manuscripts and autograph sources. Rounding off this well-researched Urtext edition are an informative Introduction and a detailed Critical Commentary. The edition is being published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Gounodís birth.
ï Gounodís well-known mass in a new Urtext edition
ï Bilingual Foreword (Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng)
ï Idiomatic piano reduction
ï In preparation for the Gounod bicentenary year 2018
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