Joseph Guy Ropartz - En l'honneur de sainte Anne (2005) [FLAC], Choeur Britten, Jean Bizot - organ
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Choeur Britten, Jean Bizot - organ - Joseph Guy Ropartz - En l'honneur de sainte Anne
Артист: Choeur Britten, Jean Bizot - organ
Альбом: Joseph Guy Ropartz - En l'honneur de sainte Anne, 2005
Издатель: Hortus / 042
Жанр: Classical
Формат файла: EAC / FLAC / CUE / LOG
Ссылка: CD
Нахождение: Torrent

Joseph Guy Ropartz (1864 - 1955)

En l'honneur de sainte Anne


Label: Hortus, 042
Year: 2005



Performers:

Marina Venant - soprano
Caroline Gesret - mezzo-soprano

Jean Bizot - organ

Choeur Britten
Nicole Corti - conductor


Joseph Guy-Ropartz was a student of Dubois, Massenet and most importantly Cesar Franck, with whom he had composition and a few organ lessons, late in the master's life. Originally from Brittany, he was the directeur of the conservatoire in Nancy, before eventually settling in Strasbourg. During this last phase of his life he composed the Messe de Sainte-Anne for female voices, a simple work, almost entirely in C major and typical of the post-First World War commemorative movement, which manifested itself also in liturgical music. Here cleverly interspersed with earlier short organ works, its elegant melancholy will remind listeners of Faure.
The 'Salut au Saint-Sacrement' is actually made up of a group of motets for the Benediction of the Holy Sacrament; an exposition motet, a motet for the Virgin, the Pope, the Tantum Ergo and an offering of thanks, together creating a sort of concert spirituel typical before the reforms of Vatican II. Here, further organ pieces are interspersed; these miniatures were written for organ or harmonium essentially for organists unable to improvise. The recording concludes with two more substantial organ works and a live recording of the congregation and pilgrims to St Anne-d'Auray in Ropartz's native Brittany singing the Tantum ergo, a nice touch.
The singing of Nicole Corti's female 12-voice Choeur Britten is exceptional for a French choir, as is the organ playing of both Vincent Genvrin who performs the accompaniments on the Debierre orgue de choeur and Jean Bizot playing the 1874 Cavaille-Coll grand-orgue. This instrument started out as a large two manual (with Barker machines) and later received an unenclosed Positif from Beuchet-Debierre which I don't think is used on the recording.
The elegant but very conservative music of Ropartz doesn't quite set my world on fire if I'm honest. Typically however Hortus have presented it in outstandingly artistic manner, with a very interesting booklet complementing the first-rate performances. Altogether a profoundly beautiful production, featuring an all-but forgotten musical figure.



Tracklist:


Messe de Sainte Anne
01. Entree - Piece for Organ (2-11) 1:01
02. Kyrie 3:24
03. Gloria 4:01
04. Offertory - Invocation a Cesar Franck 4:24
05. Sanctus, Benedictus 3:16
06. Elevation - Piece for Organ (C. Franck) 1:14
07. Agnus Dei 2:33
08. Communion - Piece for Organ 2:50
09. Sortie - Piece for Organ 2:01

Salut au Saint-Sacrement pour la fete de Saint Louis de Gonzague
10. Hic vir despiciens mundum, 2 voix egales 1:39
11. Prelude - Piece for Organ 0:50
12. Ave verum, Soprano solo 2:34
13. Coelesti convivio, 2 voix egales 2:22
14. Memorare, Soprano solo 3:30
15. Meditation - Piece for Organ 1:22
16. Tantum ergo, Gregorian chant 1:32
17. Priere de Saint Ignace, 3 voix egales 2:52
18. Sortie - Piece for Organ 2:05
19. Priere en mi majeur, Organ 4:35
20. Symbole des Apotres, extraite de Trois Prieres 2:52
21. Priere pour les Trepasses, Organ 8:11
22. Tantum ergo - Chant par les pelerins de Sainte-Anne-d' Auray 1:36


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