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Berlioz, H.: Messe solennelle
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Berlioz, H.: Messe solennelle

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Composer
BERLIOZ, HECTOR
Artist
Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel, Behr, Gonzalez, Wolf
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Nov 08, 2019
Catalog #
ALPHA564
UPC
3760014195648

About

Composed in 1824 by Hector Berlioz at the age of twenty-one and premiered at the church of Saint-Roch in Paris in 1825, the Messe solennelle has come down to us following an eventful history. After Berlioz declared that he had destroyed the score, the mass was considered lost until it was rediscovered in Antwerp in 1992. This remarkable work helps us both to appreciate the development of Berlioz's style- already revolutionary in his early years- and to understand what he owed to his contemporaries, notably Cherubini, whose monumental Requiem Herve Niquet has already recorded. Scored for three soloists, chorus, and orchestra, the work consists of thirteen movements, material from which Berlioz was to reuse in several later works, notably in the Scene aux champs of the Symphonie fantastique, which quotes the 'Gratias.' On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Berlioz's death, Herve Niquet, fascinated by this work- "There's nothing he doesn't know about dramaturgy and vocal style. At the age of twenty!"- decided to programme it (the concert at the famous Berlioz Festival of La Cote Saint-Andre was a memorable occasion) and record it in the Chapelle Royale of the Chateau de Versailles.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Introduction 01:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  2. 2 Kyrie 07:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  3. 3 Gloria 04:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    Gloria
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  4. 4 Gratias 04:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    Gratias
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  5. 5 Quoniam 01:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Quoniam
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  6. 6 Credo 03:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    Credo
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Andreas Wolf
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  7. 7 Incarnatus 03:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Incarnatus
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Adriana González, Andreas Wolf
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  8. 8 Crucifixus 01:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Crucifixus
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  9. 9 Resurrexit (original version) 06:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    Resurrexit (original version)
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Andreas Wolf
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  10. 10 Motet pour l'Offertoire 03:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Motet pour l'Offertoire
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Andreas Wolf
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  11. 11 Sanctus 02:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  12. 12 O Salutaris 03:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    O Salutaris
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  13. 13 Agnus Dei 03:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  14. 14 Domine, salvum 03:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    Domine, salvum
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Julien Behr, Andreas Wolf
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet