MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER Messe de Monsieur de Mauroy
Le Concert SpirituelHervé Niquet
GCD C81602
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Performing artists
Michel Chapuis, grand orgue Marie-Louise Duthoit, soprano Claire Gouton, soprano Serge Goubioud, countertenor Pierre Evreux, tenor Christophe Sam, bass
Le Concert Spiritueldirected by Hervé Niquet
Production details
Playing time: 65:51 Recorded in Aisne (Abbaye de Saint-Michel en Thièrache), France, in June 1999 Engineered by Manuel Mohino Produced by Dominique Daigremont Executive producer: Carlos Céster Design: Valentín Iglesias Booklet in English - Français - Deutsch - Español
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER (1643-1704)
Messe de Monsieur de Mauroy
1 Introït2 Kyrie3 Christe4 Kyrie5 Gloria6 Credo7 Offertoire8 1er Sanctus9 2ème Sanctus10 3ème Sanctus11 Élévation12 Benedictus13 1er Agnus Dei14 2ème Agnus Dei15 3ème Agnus Dei16 Domine Salvum Fac Regem17 Envoi
Hervé Niquet is far less interested in being known as a Baroque music specialist than for his passionate interest in all of French music, especially its vocal and lyrical compositions and nowadays he is as liable to be found directing a symphony orchestra as his own period instrument ensemble Le Concert Spirituel. It may come, for some, as a surprise to find Niquet teaming up with the Brussels Philharmonic to record Debussy but this future release will mark the inauguration of a new adventure for Niquet and Glossa focusing on the music associated with the Prix de Rome competition which drew in scores of leading French composers all the way from 1803 through 1968. [read more...]
Taking a leading role in the revival of tragédies lyriques (or tragédies en musique), the best of the French Baroque opera tradition, is a long, daunting (and expensive) challenge but one which Hervé Niquet has been keen to accept. Present as a singer in the chorus of Les Arts Florissants in 1987 when William Christie put on Lully’s Atys, Niquet formed his own ensemble, Le Concert Spirituel that same year. Since that time he has balanced his own endeavours to stage (and record) key French tragédies with his other musical interests, which extend from Monteverdi to Purcell and Handel (soon to be reissued – now on SACD – is Niquet’s recording of the Fireworks and Water Music suites) right the way through to later composers such as Schumann, Gounod and d’Indy.[read more...]