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Gounod: Cantates et musique sacree / Niquet, Brussels Philharmonic
Ediciones Singulares

Gounod: Cantates et musique sacree / Niquet, Brussels Philharmonic

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Composer
GOUNOD, CHARLES
Artist
Niquet
Format
CD with Book
Label
Ediciones Singulares
Released
Feb 02, 2018
Catalog #
ES1030
UPC
9788469758069

About

An icon of French Romanticism thanks to the enduring popularity of his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette, Charles Gounod competed three times for the prestigious Prix de Rome between 1837 and 1839. Thus he composed three unpublished cantatas for soloists and orchestra, including Marie Stuart et Rizzio and La Vendetta, which he never had the opportunity to hear in performance. Revealed for the first time, these three cantatas, fine examples of French Romanticism, show a young composer with a remarkable flair for opera. In the end Fernand won him the coveted prize, carrying with it the privilege of a three-year stay (from 1840) at the Villa Medici in Rome. While there he produced several sacred compositions, which have also remained unknown until now. His splendid Messe vocale for unaccompanied choir, written in a neo-Palestrinian style, deserves a place on the programme of every vocal ensemble.

REVIEWS:

Although all the cantatas on Disc One tug with tension, the most poignant display of Gounod’s might falls inside Fernand. Akin to Karine Deshayes, Judith Van Wanroij’s Zelmire reveals remarkable, flexible dramatic delivery, and a buoyantly light timbre. Her lover, Alamir (sung by tenor Yu Shao), shines inside the lyrically French passages with excellent enunciation while Nicolas Courjal sings with such sensitivity to draw out the selfless tendencies of the Spaniard, Fernand. The music’s orchestral interludes anticipate Faust, yet there is a marked feel of Félicien David and his Herculanum. Brilliant from beginning to end.

The four selections on the second CD give variety through mixed voices and soothing organ accompaniment by François Saint-Yves. Hervé Niquet’s direction is pristine and well-reflected through the Flemish Radio Choir with well-balanced and attentive diction upon every turn of the page. Each composition suffuses platonic rapture: undemanding on the ear, lyrically light, sweet in melody.

Anyone who cherishes the magnificence of Charles Gounod would be well to collect this little treasure.

– ConcertoNet.com (Christie Grimstad)

Music-making, at least here, is first-rate with orchestra, choir, and soloists all of the highest quality. Packaging is plush, with bound booklets in French and English containing much biographical and detailed musical information on the artists, their early musical careers, and the music included on the discs. At least with Gounod, one can hear the young composer’s increasing aptitude and increasing confidence as his skills are honed, first in the parochial French competitions and then in the real world of paid artistic commissions. I would guess we are all generally pleased that Gounod eventually abandoned the relatively modestly remunerative life of ecclesiastical music to turn to operatic blockbusters such as Faust and Roméo et Juliet, but these pleasant and melodious apprentice works also deserve to be heard, to be heard in quality productions, and to take their rightful place in the pantheon of recorded music. Highly recommended.

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 37 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prélude 00:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prélude
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  3. 2 Recitative: Il ne vient pas! … L'heure s'avance … 01:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Recitative: Il ne vient pas! … L'heure s'avance …
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Gabrielle Philiponet, Sébastien Droy
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  4. 3 Recitative and Duet: C'est moi … c'est Rizzio … 04:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    Recitative and Duet: C'est moi … c'est Rizzio …
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Gabrielle Philiponet, Sébastien Droy
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  5. 4 Recitative: En vain ton amour me rassure! 01:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Recitative: En vain ton amour me rassure!
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Gabrielle Philiponet
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  6. 5 Cantabile: Adieu, douce et belle patrie 03:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Cantabile: Adieu, douce et belle patrie
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Gabrielle Philiponet, Sébastien Droy
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  7. 6 Recitative: Mais le temps fuit … 04:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    Recitative: Mais le temps fuit …
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Gabrielle Philiponet, Sébastien Droy
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  8. 7 Aria: Il n'est plus! … Vengeance! 02:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aria: Il n'est plus! … Vengeance!
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Gabrielle Philiponet, Sébastien Droy
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  9. 8 Prélude 03:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prélude
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  10. 9 Recitative: La nuit a déployé ses voiles 02:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Recitative: La nuit a déployé ses voiles
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Yu Shao
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  11. 10 Recitative: Je n'entends plus de bruit 01:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    Recitative: Je n'entends plus de bruit
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Yu Shao
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  12. 11 Duet: Non, Zelmire, un Abencérage 04:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    Duet: Non, Zelmire, un Abencérage
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Yu Shao, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  13. 12 March and Recitative: Veillez, soldats! 01:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    March and Recitative: Veillez, soldats!
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Yu Shao, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  14. 13 Trio: Sauve Alamir 02:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    Trio: Sauve Alamir
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Yu Shao, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  15. 14 Trio (suite): Zelmire, en de plus doux moments 02:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    Trio (suite): Zelmire, en de plus doux moments
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Yu Shao, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  16. 15 Trio (suite): La route est ouverte 02:15
    Track
    15
    Title
    Trio (suite): La route est ouverte
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Yu Shao, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  17. 16 Trio (suite): Dieu qui lis dans les cœurs 02:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    Trio (suite): Dieu qui lis dans les cœurs
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Yu Shao, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  18. 17 Prélude 01:29
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prélude
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  19. 18 Recitative: Le soleil descend sous les eaux 01:03
    Track
    18
    Title
    Recitative: Le soleil descend sous les eaux
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  20. 19 Aria: S'il savait que sa mère a pleuré son absence! 02:50
    Track
    19
    Title
    Aria: S'il savait que sa mère a pleuré son absence!
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  21. 20 Recitative: Un bruit, au loin, dans les arbres résonne 04:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    Recitative: Un bruit, au loin, dans les arbres résonne
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Yu Shao
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  22. 21 Hymn and Duet: À genoux! 04:02
    Track
    21
    Title
    Hymn and Duet: À genoux!
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Yu Shao
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  23. 22 Recitative: Sais-tu bien ce que c'est 00:56
    Track
    22
    Title
    Recitative: Sais-tu bien ce que c'est
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Yu Shao
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  24. 23 Duet: Là-haut, je le vois! 03:27
    Track
    23
    Title
    Duet: Là-haut, je le vois!
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Yu Shao
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  25. Disc 2
  26. 1 Kyrie 07:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Francois Saint-Yves
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  27. 2 Gloria 04:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Gloria
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Francois Saint-Yves
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  28. 3 Credo 06:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    Credo
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Francois Saint-Yves
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  29. 4 Sanctus 02:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Francois Saint-Yves
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  30. 5 Benedictus 02:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Benedictus
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Francois Saint-Yves
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  31. 6 Agnus Dei 03:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Francois Saint-Yves
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  32. 7 Christus factus est 04:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    Christus factus est
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  33. 8 Hymne sacrée 11:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Hymne sacrée
    Duration
    11:46
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Judith van Wanroij, Caroline Meng, Artavazd Sargsyan, Alexandre Duhamel
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir, Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  34. 9 Kyrie 05:46
    Track
    9
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Caroline Meng, Artavazd Sargsyan
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir, Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  35. 10 Gloria 04:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    Gloria
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Caroline Meng, Artavazd Sargsyan
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir, Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  36. 11 Credo 05:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    Credo
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Caroline Meng, Artavazd Sargsyan
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir, Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  37. 12 Offertoire 02:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    Offertoire
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Caroline Meng, Artavazd Sargsyan
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir, Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  38. 13 Sanctus 03:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Caroline Meng, Artavazd Sargsyan
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir, Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet
  39. 14 Agnus Dei 03:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Caroline Meng, Artavazd Sargsyan
    Ensemble
    Flemish Radio Choir, Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Hervé Niquet