The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-29

qusntly to win him worldwide fame
20 lay the foundation OF hls &c. ana
Like Gounod's preceding oooro1
ever. Faust" failed 10 please H. NV ''yN'
ians and It was condemned bv r. . ..i''-
Nine. Mlolan-Carvalho was the M,,,.,
ana Barbot the Faust OF the orlgir'f ',s
Inc work was given only n few Tim, ~.
80 disheartened was Goun0d by ble t,,,'.i
ana 50 straitened were his circurnst.,ls
mat ne disposed OF his publiebl,o .l.s
Tor 1.NO francs TO the music rnttt9ts
chondens, who subsequently nettof l.
a million francs by the Transact,
though q failure In France "Faus,,, az
Immediately successful everywbe-o '
and, after having been sung in ,u -
great cities OF Europe and Anarlr. '''
was revived in Paris at the Ono. u
success was not only complete 81, 'S
proved lasting. Il has remained a -... .A'
piece Of the repertoire OF the Paris 0,--f
where IL is given frequently eya-y .''
SON where IL has been sung bv sp 80
great artists who have adora.d ne A..
lyric stage OF France. "'at
La Refine De Saba" O,,o-.
Irene in English also failed 10 Ms
Parlsians, out better fote awaited ~.
philemon et Baucis" O0m .,,,,--..' i
which are still retained I'm the r.-. -.l -
Of the Paris Opera and Oro-, ore
and are frequently given at tbo,. I'VE
tres. During the Franco prYesl.. 'i'
GounOd went 20 England wb-ra b.. "f
several years composing a series gs l.t
rios, which were produced On thar 800
with great success. RETURNING d, ~
he composed "Deux Reines DO r-.'s
Jeanne a. Arc" "Ciud Mars" aD.
eucte." and the "Trbut Do 1,-..
and two great oratories. "Tte 49,.
ton" and "Mors ct Vita" vti'
was IN the habit OF termug ",ss ~.
Of my iife." ""-
Few public men have had a r,,-,
markable experience than Charles c...,
mad with Mrs. Ge0rgIna Wsrf.-
lives OF come great poets and r.r-..-s
contain episodes with women t..
OF them 50 peculiar an og's.la d. .t- '...'
the life Of the French composer ,,,.- 'l
met Mrs. Georgna Weldon Tt.
put into print many years az, t.s s-..
correspondence she had bad With g..-.,
II was never published. ana aub.tg.
copies were destroyed. A hsrft.,l,
man with no nOuersa and DID t....,. b..
his composition would regard tha f.,t.-.
on both sides as u1Gse0us. A Jv...,
court lawyer would say that the ,ar...
were those Of a designing and IIsh.--.,
bic woman on the one hand and aa If.,
on the other. AS "a matter or faa
Gounod was several times confined n
an asylum for the insane.
Liberated from the spell 0' the woms,
GounOd resumed the life ne had lal ta,.-,
he left France and fen into her power
His old friends thronged around him ana
"a % @.
greater vim than ever. It was n rs
period that he composed bis second u.st
oratorio, "Mors ot Vita" This was art.
ten in two parts-the first part ur us
dead a complete requiem mass. Wltd at..
ti5nal pieces borrowed from texts 0t SCRIP.
ture and passages from the fathers ol Che
church; the second part Tor the ay7e
musical description OF the s0I1um NJ BIZ
=. anily I'm n blissful state under the insg.
ration Of the opening verses of the Ar1ca.
lypse Gounods minor compositions.
lyrics, hymn. and cantatas are almost in-
Vulnerable
As has been said, the religious note
seemed 90 dominate the rest This was
seen I'm the manner Of his death. in the
way I'm which he was stricken. It was c1
Sunday when the first intimation NJ de3a
Gtflh ANNliHltIn anu OF nN....N .H
his house for q rehearsal The aged come
poser was singing hts own requiem when
the hand OF the destroyer was laid upon
him. and he fell How Ike the last ml-
ments OF the great master Dee tried %
make his model Mozart died while i's-
tening 10 his own requiem. The pupil who
had become as great as the master was
I'm his final moments Ike unto h.s mode.
But as was the dawn OF lie so was l3
close Gounod, fresh from school wien
all the world before him and the c'n-
sciousness OF genius, elected 60 enter
the church. He had religion deeply im-
planted I'm his soul. but love was stronger
and drew him away from the NE ~ the
monastery and the world has been better
for II. Nevertheless, that exalted benii-
ment was never forgottcn-it grew
stronger with increasing years and as We
have seen. Il was I'm the mantle m ra..fol
that he EMBODIED himself and stole away
10 the land he had often so sweeuy and
plously sung or