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Gossec- Requiem / la Nativite (CD)

Francois-Joseph Gossec was doubtless one of the most prominent French composers of the eighteenth century and wrote works representing almost all the musical forms and genres. Our recording of his symphonic music has just been awarded an Opus Klassik 2020, and now we would like to share some of his magnificent vocal works with you - since his oratorios and truly amazing Messe des Morts also made him a trailblazing figure. La Nativite to a text by Gossec's contemporary Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon is his most famous oratorio. It was premiered on Christmas Eve in 1774 and went on to be performed no fewer than nine times in the Concert Spirituel. The impact was immediate, and critics vied with each other to formulate poetic descriptions of the orchestral effects and the impressive parts sung by the Shepherdess, the Shepherd, and the Choirs of the Angels and the Shepherds. This is moving music!

Tracklist:

  1. La Nativité: No. 1, Berger Cessons Nos Travaux
  2. La Nativité: No. 2, Chères Brebis Dans Cette Enceinte
  3. La Nativité: No. 3, De Ces Paisibles Champs
  4. La Nativité: No. 4, Quel Sort Funeste Nous Menace?
  5. La Nativité: No. 5, Bergers Rassurez-Vous, Un Dieu Sauveur
  6. La Nativité: No. 6, Nous Que Pour Ses Enfants
  7. La Nativité: No. 7, Habitans Des Hameaux
  8. La Nativité: No. 8, Gloire Au Dieu Tout-Puissant
  9. Christe Redemptor, Rh 507: No. 1, Christe, Redemptor
  10. Christe Redemptor, Rh 507: No. 2, Sic Praesens
  11. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): I. Introitus
  12. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): II. Te Decet
  13. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): III. Requiem
  14. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): IV. Et Lux Perpetua
  15. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): V. Dies Irae [After Haydn's Hob. Xxa:1]
  16. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): VI. Recordare [After Haydn's Hob. Xxa:1]
  17. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): VII. Confutatis [After Haydn's Hob. Xxa:1]
  18. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): VIII. Ora Supplex [After Haydn's Hob. Xxa:1]
  19. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): IX. Lacrimosa
  20. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): X. Domine Jesu
  21. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XI. Sed Signifer
  22. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XII. Quam Olim
  23. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XIII. Sanctus
  24. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XIV. Agnus Dei
  25. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XV. Lux Aeterna
  26. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XVI. Requiem
  27. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XVII. Et Lux Perpetua

UPC > 761203786923

Format > New CD

Label > Cpo Records

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Francois-Joseph Gossec was doubtless one of the most prominent French composers of the eighteenth century and wrote works representing almost all the musical forms and genres. Our recording of his symphonic music has just been awarded an Opus Klassik 2020, and now we would like to share some of his magnificent vocal works with you - since his oratorios and truly amazing Messe des Morts also made him a trailblazing figure. La Nativite to a text by Gossec's contemporary Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon is his most famous oratorio. It was premiered on Christmas Eve in 1774 and went on to be performed no fewer than nine times in the Concert Spirituel. The impact was immediate, and critics vied with each other to formulate poetic descriptions of the orchestral effects and the impressive parts sung by the Shepherdess, the Shepherd, and the Choirs of the Angels and the Shepherds. This is moving music!

Tracklist:

  1. La Nativité: No. 1, Berger Cessons Nos Travaux
  2. La Nativité: No. 2, Chères Brebis Dans Cette Enceinte
  3. La Nativité: No. 3, De Ces Paisibles Champs
  4. La Nativité: No. 4, Quel Sort Funeste Nous Menace?
  5. La Nativité: No. 5, Bergers Rassurez-Vous, Un Dieu Sauveur
  6. La Nativité: No. 6, Nous Que Pour Ses Enfants
  7. La Nativité: No. 7, Habitans Des Hameaux
  8. La Nativité: No. 8, Gloire Au Dieu Tout-Puissant
  9. Christe Redemptor, Rh 507: No. 1, Christe, Redemptor
  10. Christe Redemptor, Rh 507: No. 2, Sic Praesens
  11. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): I. Introitus
  12. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): II. Te Decet
  13. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): III. Requiem
  14. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): IV. Et Lux Perpetua
  15. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): V. Dies Irae [After Haydn's Hob. Xxa:1]
  16. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): VI. Recordare [After Haydn's Hob. Xxa:1]
  17. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): VII. Confutatis [After Haydn's Hob. Xxa:1]
  18. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): VIII. Ora Supplex [After Haydn's Hob. Xxa:1]
  19. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): IX. Lacrimosa
  20. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): X. Domine Jesu
  21. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XI. Sed Signifer
  22. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XII. Quam Olim
  23. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XIII. Sanctus
  24. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XIV. Agnus Dei
  25. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XV. Lux Aeterna
  26. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XVI. Requiem
  27. Messe Des Morts, Rh 501 (Régibo Version): XVII. Et Lux Perpetua

UPC > 761203786923

Format > New CD

Label > Cpo Records

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