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Faure: Requiem; Gounod: Messe de Clovis

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Composer
Gabriel Faure, Charles Gounod
Artist
Emoke Barath, Philippe Estephe, Le Concert Spirituel, Herve Niquet
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Aug 23, 2024
Catalog #
ALPHA1014
UPC
3701624510148

About

While Faure's Requiem is a monument of French sacred music, Gounod's Messe de Clovis is much less well known. It was composed from 1891 onwards as a tribute to Clovis who, like Joan of Arc, had become an iconic figure after the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. The two works share a reflective and intimate character that gives the impression of a return to the purity of Gregorian chant, although this does not detract from the jubilant character of Faure's Requiem: "this warm, luxuriant sound leads to an elevation of the spirit", says Herve Niquet. The work is recorded here in it's 1893 version, in an orchestration that uses neither violins nor woodwind; a later version with full orchestra was published in July 1900. O salutaris by Louis Aubert (1877-1968) for soprano, violin, harp, organ and choir and L'Adagio for violin and organ by Andre Caplet (1878-1925) complete this programme, a co-production with the Palazzetto Bru Zane and performed with fervour by the Concert Spirituel.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Introit et Kyrie (Chorus) 05:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introit et Kyrie (Chorus)
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Ensemble
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  2. 2 Offertoire (Baritone, Chorus) 05:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Offertoire (Baritone, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Philippe Estèphe
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Ensemble
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  3. 3 Sanctus (Chorus) 02:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sanctus (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Ensemble
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  4. 4 Pie Jesu (Soprano) 03:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pie Jesu (Soprano)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Ensemble
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  5. 5 Agnus Dei (Chorus) 05:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Agnus Dei (Chorus)
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Ensemble
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  6. 6 Libera me (Baritone, Chorus) 04:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Libera me (Baritone, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Philippe Estèphe
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Ensemble
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  7. 7 In paradisum (Soprano, Chorus) 03:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    In paradisum (Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Ensemble
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  8. 8 Kyrie 02:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  9. 9 Gloria 04:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Gloria
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  10. 10 Credo 07:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Credo
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  11. 11 Sanctus 01:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  12. 12 Benedictus 02:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    Benedictus
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  13. 13 Agnus Dei 03:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  14. 14 O salutaris 03:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    O salutaris
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Louis Aubert
    Performer
    Emőke Baráth
    Ensemble
    Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  15. 15 Adagio 03:21
    Track
    15
    Title
    Adagio
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    André Caplet
    Performer
    Chouchane Siranossian, Francois Saint-Yves