Emőke Baráth, Philippe Estèphe, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet - Faure: Requiem, Gounod: Messe de Clovis

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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 its 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.

BBC Music Magazine * * * */ * * * * *
Like his earlier recording, Niquet favours a brisk lack of sentimentality. It is musically effective, even if it is odd to find a Requiem invigorating.

Gramophone Magazine
With an ensemble of 27 singers and 17 instrumentalists, Niquet’s Le Concert Spirituel lack the weight of modern instruments but there’s no lack of gravitas in the opening musical gestures.

muzycy:
Emőke Baráth (soprano), Philippe Estèphe, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet: direction

utwory:
Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48
Gounod: Messe de Clovis
Aubert, L: O salutaris
Caplet: Adagio pour violon et orgue

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