Charles Gounod (arr. A. Bruneau) - Elevation

This elevation was composed by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893) and arranged for organ by Alexandre Bruneau (1823 - 1899). Gounod is best known for his operas, in particular "Faust". But, though prolific, Gounod's religious music, from which I believe this piece comes, became unfashionable in the 20th century and little of it is regularly heard. Bruneau was born in Berry, France and served as organist of Bourges Cathedral and was a professor of music at l'École Normale de Bourges for several decades. Among his works are arrangements for organ of several of Gounod's works, which can be downloaded for free from IMSLP.org. Bruneau was a recipient of the Croix d'officier d'Acadamie for his contributions to music.

Played on the sample set for the Cavaillé-Coll/Mutin organ situated in the Chapel du Bon Sauveur in Bégard in the Bretagne, France. The organ was built in 1899 by Charles Mutin, who was the successor of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. It consists of three divisions: Pédale, Grand Orgue, and Récit expressif. Sample set by Piotr Grabowski.