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by: Gabriel Fauré, Camille Saint-Saëns, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, John Eliot Gardiner, Catherine Bott, Gilles Cachemaille, Gerard Causse, Salisbury Cathedral Choristers, Monteverdi Choir, Sabine Vatin
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: Philips
EAN: 0028943814928
Item Dimensions: 22
Label: Philips
Manufacturer: Philips
MPN: 438149
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Philips
Release Date: June 14, 1994
Studio: Philips
Disc 1:- Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: No. 1, Introitus et Kyrie
- Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: No. 2, Offertorium
- Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: No. 3, Sanctus
- Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: No. 4, Pie Jesu
- Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: No. 5, Agnus Dei
- Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: No. 6, Libera me
- Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: No. 7, In Paradisum
- Choruses (2) for chorus with piano ad lib, Op. 68: Calme des nuits Op 68 No.1
- Choruses (2) for chorus with piano ad lib, Op. 68: Les fleurs et les arbres Op 68 No.2
- Madrigal, for 4-voice chorus & orchestra or 4 solo voices & piano, Op. 35
- Choruses (2), Op. 141: Des pas dans l'allee Op 141 No.1
- Chansons de Charles d'Orléans (3), song cycle for chorus, L. 92: Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder!
- Chansons de Charles d'Orléans (3), song cycle for chorus, L. 92: Quant j'ai ouy le tabourin
- Chansons de Charles d'Orléans (3), song cycle for chorus, L. 92: Yver vous n'estes qu'un villain
- Trois chansons, for chorus (or voice & piano): Nicolette
- Trois chansons, for chorus (or voice & piano): Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis
- Trois chansons, for chorus (or voice & piano): Ronde
- Les Djinns, for chorus & orchestra or piano, Op. 12
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This generously programmed disc provides excellent value and outstanding performances of both major and lesser-known masterpieces of French choral music. The Fauré Requiem has been recorded many times, and several excellent versions of the original orchestration are available on disc. This one is among them, owing to John Eliot Gardiner's experience and perfectionist mastery of details overlooked by less-successful choral conductors. The real bonus here is the inclusion of the popular but very difficult Debussy and Ravel chansons, and the rarely heard but eminently worthy little part songs by Saint-Saëns. These pieces are a lesson in how to achieve maximum effect with the simplest materials. -- David Vernier
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'GARDINER'S REQUIEM: TRES UNIQUE, BUT 'HIS' FRENCH ART SONGS: C'EST MAGNIFIQUE!!
How ingenious of John Eliot Gardiner to choose this so-called second setting of Faure's Requiem with its lighter instrumentation, for it creates, even more than usual, an ethereal effect, and in fact, is somewhat eerie. I loved it, but then I loved many of the other renditions of this magnificent work (one being the 1967 David Willcocks King's College Choir). They all have their merits and are worthy of note, ...
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Faure's Requiem is one of my favorite pieces of all time. This is an excellent version.
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I bought this recording because it uses Fauré's original orchestration for the Requiem; for example, the solo violin in movement 3: Sanctus, instead of the entire first violin section.
I enjoy the orchestra's performance. The choir's and vocal soloists' style aren't to my personal liking, but still provide a satisfying and well executed performance. The sopranos sound more like a boys choir at times rather than a womens choir--a nice touch. The choir is fine if you enjoy British-style ...
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Faure's Grecian, pastel-shaded Requiem works well with the Gardiner steamlined treatment, and Faure's unconventional original scoring - with violins omitted except for a solo violin - is different and refreshing. It makes one wonder if perhaps Faure was beginning to see a way out of the obligatory gray, massed orchestral sound of the 19th century, just as he found modal chord progressions as a way out of the exhaustion of the functional tonal system.
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This is an exquisite performance of Fauré's great Requiem and it is one of my favourite recordings by Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - even though their numbers are low in this recording. Gardiner uses the original chamber version of the work by the composer. The Monteverdi Choir is very good, as always, and it is nice to hear countertenors in the choir in this work. Childrens voices augment the Monteverdi Choir.
Catherine Bott sings with great feeling and purity. Listen to her ...
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