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Charles Gounod, photograph by Nadar (1890) Charles-François Gounod ( / ɡ uː ˈ n oʊ / ; French:  [ʃaʁl fʁɑ̃swa ɡuno] ; 17 June 1818 – 17 or 18 October 1893) [1] [2] [3] [4] was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria, based on a work by Bach, as well as his opera Faust . Another opera by Gounod still performed is Roméo et Juliette . Gounod died at Saint-Cloud in 1893, after a final revision of his twelve operas. His funeral took place ten days later at the Church of the Madeleine, with Camille Saint-Saëns playing the organ and Gabriel Fauré conducting. He was buried at the Cimetière d'Auteuil in Paris. Contents 1 Biography 2 Gounod's guitar 3 Compositions 4 Media 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Biography Charles Gounod in 1859, the year of the premiere of Faust . Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and an artist father. His mother was his first piano teacher. Gounod first showed his musi...

Georges Mathias Georges Mathias Born ( 1826-10-14 ) 14 October 1826 Paris, France Died 14 October 1910 (1910-10-14) (aged 84) Paris, France Georges Amédée Saint-Clair Mathias ( French:  [matjas] ; 14 October 1826 – 14 October 1910) was a French composer, pianist and teacher. Alongside his teaching work, Georges Mathias was a very active concert pianist. Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 External links Biography Mathias was born in Paris. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with François Bazin, Auguste Barbereau, Augustin Savard and Fromental Halévy. Privately, he studied composition with Friedrich Kalkbrenner and piano with Frédéric Chopin. [1] [2] After finishing his studies, he taught piano at the Conservatoire from 1862 to 1893. [3] Among his notable students were Teresa Carreño, Camille Chevillard, Paul Dukas, Camille Erlanger, James Huneker, Henri O'Kelly, Isidor Philipp, Raoul Pugno, Alfonso Rendano, Erik...

Sigismund Thalberg, Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1841. Sigismond Thalberg [1] (8 January 1812 – 27 April 1871) was a composer and one of the most famous virtuoso pianists of the 19th century. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Descent and family background 1.2 Early life 1.3 Early virtuoso career 1.4 European tours 1.4.1 First steps 1.4.2 First extended tour 1.4.3 Interlude 1.4.4 1840–1848 1.5 Concerts in America 1.6 Later years 2 Thalberg as composer 3 References 4 Sources 5 External links Biography Descent and family background Sigismond Thalberg was born in Pâquis near Geneva, Switzerland, on 8 January 1812. According to legend, he was the illegitimate son of Prince Moritz Dietrichstein and Baroness Maria Julia Wetzlar von Plankenstern. However, according to his birth certificate, he was the son of Joseph Thalberg and Fortunée Stein who were both from Frankfurt-am-Main. [2] Early life Little is know...