GOUNOD (Charles). - Lot 111

GOUNOD (Charles). Born in Paris. 1818-1893. French composer. L.A.S. "Ch. Gounod" to "Mon cher Hartmann" (music publisher Georges Hartmann). S.l. (Paris), March 27, 1888. 2 pp. 1/3 in-8. Charles Gounod assures you that he welcomes ...with joy the thought of being the witness of my dear little Marianne and of giving you this further proof of the happiness I find in seeing her happy... However, he specifies that he will be absent from Paris until at least October 21. He therefore awaits clarification of the wedding date. As far as Louise is concerned, the composer ...is counting on a genuine, good-natured success... The overture will be ...in a slightly Rossinian style, which is closer to Haydn than one might think: the subject, moreover, verges on the Barber... And finally he adds ...kiss the dear children for me: Pauline Viardot, 18211910, French singer and composer, was a great friend of Charles Gounod.