Poulenc: Mass in G, Four Christmas Motets, Etc / Christophers, The Sixteen

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Label
Coro
Release Date
March 3, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      POULENC, FRANCIS
    • PERFORMER
      Sixteen, Christophers
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 03, 2017
    • UPC
      828021614927
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      COR16149
    • LABEL
      Coro
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Salve regina, FP 110

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    2. No. 1. Timor et tremor

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    3. No. 2. Vinea mea electa

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    4. No. 3. Tenebrae factae sunt

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    5. No. 4. Tristis est anima mea

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    6. Litanies à la vierge noire, FP 82

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    7. No. 1. O magnum mysterium

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    8. No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    9. No. 3. Videntes stellam

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    10. No. 4. Hodie Christus natus est

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    11. No. 1. De grandes cuillers de neige

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    12. No. 2. La bonne neige

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    13. No. 3. Bois meurtri

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    14. No. 4. La nuit le froid la solitude

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    15. Ave verum corpus, FP 154

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    16. Kyrie

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    17. Gloria

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    18. Sanctus

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    19. Benedictus

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    20. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Conductor: Harry Christophers


Francis Poulenc is considered one of the greatest melodists of the 20th century but it is his individual and immediately recognizable harmonic language that makes his music so distinctive. Often overlooked in his lifetime and in the years after his death, his sacred music was an expression of his more serious side and, following the death of his close friend, Pierre-Octave Ferroud, a re-awakening of his religious faith. The Sixteen’s new recording centers around the themes of conflict and atonement, reflecting both Poulenc’s intense internal struggles and the turbulence of life in France during the mid-20th century. “Some choirs of high renown aim for a kind of robotic perfection in sync with the digital age. Christophers’ troupe contains human beings coloring lines with individual hues, yet still acting and breathing as one.” (The Times)

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REVIEW:

The sacred music of Francis Poulenc would seem somewhat off the regular path of the popular British choir The Sixteen, but they show themselves to be sensitive and skillful Poulenc interpreters. The Mass in G is perfectly controlled, but somehow radiant.

– All Music Guide