Classical Composer: | Gounod, Charles-François |
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Lyricists: | Barbier, Jules; Carré, Michel |
Work: | Faust* |
Year Composed: | 1859 |
Instrumentation: | 2S, Mez, T, 2Bar, B, SATB, 2222/4230/timp.2perc/hp/org/str |
Publishers: |
G. Schirmer, Inc. Bärenreiter Verlag Sikorski Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Christian Siddell |
Duration: | 02:40:00 |
Period: | Romantic |
Work Category: | Opera |
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Faust, tempted by a vision of the lovely maiden Marguerite, has sold his soul to the devil. In this aria, he stands outside Marguerite's 'chaste and pure abode' and praises the inhabitant as a child of nature.
Although Faust praises Marguerite's purity, the music makes clear what his true intentions are. One early commentator noted that the seductive violin solo which runs through the aria 'pronounces what words could only partially say'.
Writer: Warwick Thompson
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