Houston Chamber Choir, Ken Cowan & Robert Simpson - Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (2019) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Messe “Cum Jubilo” pour choeur de barytons et orgue, Op. 11: I. Kyrie
02. Messe “Cum Jubilo” pour choeur de barytons et orgue, Op. 11: II. Gloria
03. Messe “Cum Jubilo” pour choeur de barytons et orgue, Op. 11: III. Sanctus
04. Messe “Cum Jubilo” pour choeur de barytons et orgue, Op. 11: IV. Benedictus
05. Messe “Cum Jubilo” pour choeur de barytons et orgue, Op. 11: V. Agnus dei
06. Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: I. Ubi caritas
07. Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op. 10: II. Tota pulchra es
08. Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op. 10: III. Tu es petrus
09. Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op. 10: IV. Tantum ergo
10. Notre Père pour choeur a cappella
11. Requiem pour soli, choeurs et orgue, Op. 9: I. Introit
12. Requiem pour soli, choeurs et orgue, Op. 9: II. Kyrie
13. Requiem pour soli, choeurs et orgue, Op. 9: III. Domine Jesu Christe
14. Requiem pour soli, choeurs et orgue, Op. 9: IV. Sanctus & Benedictus
15. Requiem pour soli, choeurs et orgue, Op. 9: V. Pie Jesu
16. Requiem pour soli, choeurs et orgue, Op. 9: VI. Agnus Dei
17. Requiem pour soli, choeurs et orgue, Op. 9: VII. Lux aeterna
18. Requiem Pour Soli, Choeurs Et Orgue, Op. 9: VIII. Libera Me
19. Requiem pour soli, choeurs et orgue, Op. 9: IX. In Paradisum

The choral works of Duruflé, like his organ works, are small in number but beautifully crafted. Frequently written and rewritten until he was completely satisfied, he was a composer who rethought and re-configured his music right up to the moment he had to let go of it. Often described as a man out of step with his times, his pieces look back to Gregorian chant and plainsong at a time when the musical life of his home city of Paris was steeped in radical new compositional ideas – a testament perhaps to Duruflé’s enduring love of France’s choral heritage.

In a new recording produced by Grammy® winning producer Blanton Alspaugh, the Houston Chamber Choir are led by artistic director Robert Simpson on their first release with Signum Records.

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