Kerll & Fux: Requiems / Meunier, Vox Luminis

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Label
Ricercar
Release Date
September 30, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      KERLL FUX
    • PERFORMER
      Vox Luminis, Meunier
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 30, 2016
    • UPC
      5400439003682
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      RIC368
    • LABEL
      Ricercar
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Introitus

      Composer: Johann Caspar Kerll

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    2. Kyrie

      Composer: Johann Caspar Kerll

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    3. Sequenza

      Composer: Johann Caspar Kerll

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    4. Offertorium

      Composer: Johann Caspar Kerll

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    5. Sanctus - Beneditus - Hosanna

      Composer: Johann Caspar Kerll

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    6. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Johann Caspar Kerll

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    7. Communio: Lux aeterna

      Composer: Johann Caspar Kerll

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    8. Introitus: Requiem aeternam - Te decet hymnus - Requiem aeternam

      Composer: Johann Joseph Fux

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    9. Kyrie

      Composer: Johann Joseph Fux

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    10. Sequenza

      Composer: Johann Joseph Fux

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    11. Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe - Sed signifer - Quam olim Abrahae

      Composer: Johann Joseph Fux

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    12. Sanctus - Beneditus - Hosanna

      Composer: Johann Joseph Fux

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    13. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Johann Joseph Fux

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier

    14. Communio: Lux aeterna

      Composer: Johann Joseph Fux

      Ensemble: L'Achéron, Scorpio Collectief, Vox Luminis

      Conductor: Lionel Meunier




This recording presents two Austrian requiems of totally different character. Johann Joseph Fux wrote his Requiem in 1720 for the funeral of Eleonora von Neuburg, widow of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II. Composed by a musician reputed for his theoretical skill, it impresses with the quality of the polyphonic writing combined with a very rich instrumental fabric comprising cornetts, trombones and bassoon in addition to violins, instruments also benefiting from concertante interventions. This requiem was played on numerous occasions for official ceremonies, including again for the funeral of Karl VI in 1740. On the other hand, Johann Caspar Kerll's version is presented in a much more intimist way. As he himself stated in the preface to the edition, this requiem was written "for my soul's peace". It is scored for an ensemble of five voices backed up by a quartet of viols. In a more archaic style, its intense emotion is doubtless influenced by the music of his Roman master, Giacomo Carissimi.