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It might be hard to believe that there could still exist a "discographic world first" when it came to the works of Gounod, and harder still to imagine that it could be such a substantial piece as this. And yet… Saint François d’Assise, a little oratorio in two parts first performed in 1891, has remained obscure up until now, to the point that its very existence has proved something of a surprise. And then all of a sudden, in 1996, the manuscript came back to light quite by accident: and here is its first recording, although several recordings had been made since its rediscovery. Gounod's last oratorio, of rather more modest proportions than Rédemption or Mors et Vita, with its great unity and flavoursome, carefully-tailored archaisms, conjures up both Franciscan austerity and that fullness of sound for which Gounod had such a knack. According to the composer himself: "I wanted the first of the two tableaux to be a musical translation of that beautiful tableau by Murillo showing Christ on the cross leaning over to St. Francis and putting his arm around his neck. The second tableau would be a translation of that fine work by Giotto, The Death of St Francis, surrounded by his brothers. " Let the listener be guided by his own lights. The album is rounded off with Hymne à Sainte Cécile, also by Gounod, and then Légende de Sainte Cécile by Liszt, written in 1874; and it should come of no surprise that the work is sung in French: it is, after all, the work's original language. © SM/Qobuz
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Saint François d'Assise, CG. 34 (World Premiere Recording) (Charles Gounod)
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Tenor (Saint François) - Florian Sempey, Baritone (Le Crucifix) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Laurence Equilbey, Conductor - Charles Gounod, Composer
Naïve, a Label of Believe Group Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française under exclusive license to naïve
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Tenor (Saint François) - Accentus - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Laurence Equilbey, Conductor - Charles Gounod, Composer
Naïve, a Label of Believe Group Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française under exclusive license to naïve
Hymne à Sainte Cécile, méditation religieuse, CG. 557 (Charles Gounod)
Deborah Nemtanu, Solo Violin - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Laurence Equilbey, Conductor - Charles Gounod, Composer
Naïve, a Label of Believe Group Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française under exclusive license to naïve
Saint Cecilia Legend, for mezzo-soprano, choir & orchestra, S. 5 (Franz Liszt)
Karine Deshayes, Mezzo-Soprano - Accentus - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Laurence Equilbey, Conductor - Franz Liszt, Composer - Delphine de Girardin, Author
Naïve, a Label of Believe Group Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française under exclusive license to naïve
Album review
It might be hard to believe that there could still exist a "discographic world first" when it came to the works of Gounod, and harder still to imagine that it could be such a substantial piece as this. And yet… Saint François d’Assise, a little oratorio in two parts first performed in 1891, has remained obscure up until now, to the point that its very existence has proved something of a surprise. And then all of a sudden, in 1996, the manuscript came back to light quite by accident: and here is its first recording, although several recordings had been made since its rediscovery. Gounod's last oratorio, of rather more modest proportions than Rédemption or Mors et Vita, with its great unity and flavoursome, carefully-tailored archaisms, conjures up both Franciscan austerity and that fullness of sound for which Gounod had such a knack. According to the composer himself: "I wanted the first of the two tableaux to be a musical translation of that beautiful tableau by Murillo showing Christ on the cross leaning over to St. Francis and putting his arm around his neck. The second tableau would be a translation of that fine work by Giotto, The Death of St Francis, surrounded by his brothers. " Let the listener be guided by his own lights. The album is rounded off with Hymne à Sainte Cécile, also by Gounod, and then Légende de Sainte Cécile by Liszt, written in 1874; and it should come of no surprise that the work is sung in French: it is, after all, the work's original language. © SM/Qobuz
Details of original recording : Co-production Palazzetto Bru Zane, Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise. Recorded live on 21-22 June 2016 at the Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris (France)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:16
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Accentus, Laurence Equilbey, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Florian Sempey, Karine Deshayes, Deborah Nemtanu, Orchestre de chambre de Paris
- Composer: Charles Gounod
- Label: naïve classique
- Area: France
- Genre: Classical Sacred Vocal Music
- Period: Romantic Music
Naïve, a Label of Believe Group Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française under exclusive license to naïve
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