
Sacred music, during the Romantic period, spanned the extremes of religious fervour: from spontaneous outpourings of joy to deeply meditative introspection. Melancholy Requiems were matched by exuberant solemn masses. The style of writing too covers a wide spectrum, ranging from the “historical style” referring back to music composed during the Renaissance by Palestrina, a master of the genre, to eminently Romantic music based on ultra-modern harmonies and instrumentation. The programme put on by the Palazzetto Bru Zane in conjunction with Le Concert Spirituel explores these opposing approaches with two virtually contemporary composers: Gounod, a man with a long memory, and Fauré, a transitional figure bridging two centuries. Other composers add colour to this concert with typical late 19th-century motets, using the habitual instruments of the leading Parisian forums of the 1880s: violin, cello, double bass, harp and organ. This is a chance to discover some gems of sacred music by André Caplet, Théodore Dubois, Alexandre Guilmant and Louis Aubert.
Dates
Performers
LE CONCERT SPIRITUEL
Hervé Niquet conductor
Chouchane Siranossian solo violin
François Saint-Yves organ
Emőke Baráth soprano
Alexandre Duhamel baritone
Hervé Niquet conductor
Chouchane Siranossian solo violin
François Saint-Yves organ
Emőke Baráth soprano
Alexandre Duhamel baritone
Programme
Charles Gounod
Messe de Clovis
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem
Messe de Clovis
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem
Co-production Palazzetto Bru Zane / Le Concert Spirituel