Charles-François Gounod only wrote two symphonies, both of which are often overshadowed by the composer’s more famous operas and his well-known Ave Maria. But the beautiful symphonies both hearken to earlier masters, the first to Haydn and the second to Beethoven, while still embodying Gounod’s signature style. On tonight’s Sunday Symphony, hear Gounod’s 2nd and final symphony in a performance by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, led by Neville Marriner.
KUAF Sunday Symphony for Nov. 15, 2015: Gounod's Overshadowed Symphonies
