Herve Niquet brings together two posthumous tributes to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette for the first time, with Charles-Henri Plantade's Requiem making its recording debut....

Herve Niquet brings together two posthumous tributes to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette for the first time, with Charles-Henri Plantade's Requiem making its recording debut.

Both this work and the Cherubini Requiem cast fascinating reflections on the music of the past as well as offering intimations of the future. The Cherubini is monumental in conception, symphonic in style, befitting its commissioned purpose.

Niquet brings fresh artistry and specifically French authority honed over decades with Le Concert Spirituel to both works.