The different versions of Cinq-Mars
A number of contemporary source documents are available from which the score of Cinq-Mars can be recreated. Those that have been identified and located comprise: three manuscript versions of the orchestral score (one in Gounod’s own hand); a complete set of printed instrumental parts; and two published vocal scores in French, one in Italian and one in German. Which of the three manuscript orchestral scores should be considered the most trustworthy? What is their chronological order? Which corresponds most closely to the instrumental parts? And, in turn, to what extent do all these sources correspond to any of the vocal scores? The ultimate goal, it goes without saying, is to arrive at the composer’s original intent; the question is: how?
CD-Book Charles Gounod. Cinq-Mars (2016). Translation: Charles Johnston.
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publication date : 08/01/24