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Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria, CG 89a (After Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 No. 1) by Cheryl Studer album cover

Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria, CG 89a (After Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 No. 1)

by Cheryl Studer

About This Song

About "Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria, CG 89a (After Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 No. 1)" by Cheryl Studer

Gounod's 'Ave Maria' floats over Bach's Prelude in C Major like a prayer breathed onto glass—Studer's soprano is pure, almost weightless. Yet the familiar melody carries a faint melancholy, as if the comfort it offers is only a temporary shelter from the quiet that waits outside.