Gossec: La nativité, Messe des morts & Christe Redemptor Classical CPO

Gossec: La nativité, Messe des morts & Christe Redemptor

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CX 7869

Gossec: La nativité, Messe des morts & Christe Redemptor

Label Catalogue Number:
777869-2

Running Time: 01:08:46

Release Date: February 2021
Originally recorded in 2020

Genre:
Classical

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Francois-Joseph Gossec was doubtless one of the most prominent French composers of the eighteenth century and wrote works representing almost all the musical forms and genres. Our recording of his symphonic music has just been awarded an Opus Klassik 2020, and now we would like to share some of his magnificent vocal works with you – since his oratorios and truly amazing Messe des Morts also made him a trailblazing figure. La Nativite to a text by Gossec’s contemporary Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon is his most famous oratorio. It was premiered on Christmas Eve in 1774 and went on to be performed no fewer than nine times in the Concert Spirituel. The impact was immediate, and critics vied with each other to formulate poetic descriptions of the orchestral effects and the impressive parts sung by the Shepherdess, the Shepherd, and the Choirs of the Angels and the Shepherds. This is moving music!

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“…his [Gossec] is a lively Requiem that co-exists pleasantly enough with the Christmas agenda. The performers are period folks who work well with the music; and CPO captures them in grand, juicy sound… In sum, pretty much a blast!”

Philip Greenfield – American Record Guide – January/February 2022

*** Good Album

Marc Vignal - Classica magazine (France) - June 2021

“Baroque charm with a magnificent blend of harmonised voices.”

Raymond J Walker – MusicWeb-International.com – 23 March 2021

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