André Campra: Messe de Requiem

by Ensemble Correspondances

Overview

The occasion for which André Campra's Requiem mass was composed is unknown. Various recordings of the work exist, most of them with a more or less splendid atmosphere in keeping with the fact that Campra was for many years music director at Notre-Dame Cathedral and also worked at the only slightly less imposing Chapelle Royale at Versailles. However, the notes here sketch out an alternative hypothesis, namely that the work was written for a funeral at a small Jesuit church in Paris. It is not clear whether Ensemble Correspondances and its director, Sébastien Daucé, were following this hypothesis. The smaller forces here are similar to what they have used on other recordings, but the fact is that the smaller size works. The work's tone takes on an intimate quality, with the small vocal forces (about a dozen singers) seeming to have a consoling flavor. In fact, the smaller group is a bit underpowered when combined with the 20-member orchestra, and even more so in the other work on the album, the Missa sex vocum of François Cosset, which seems clearly to have been written with larger dimensions in mind. Yet this work is almost unknown, as is much of the Parisian sacred tradition of the 17th century, and it is good to have a recording. Daucé and Ensemble Correspondances have a uniquely warm sound that is flawlessly executed here, and lovers of this repertory or this group will doubtless enjoy the album greatly. Listeners should note that the track ordering is different on the physical album and in at least some streaming versions, where the Campra mass comes first; the online versions may be preferable. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	09/27/2024
Label:	HARMONIA MUNDI
UPC:	3149020951422

Tracks

1. Missa sex vocum "Domine salvum fac regem"~I. Kyrie
2. Missa sex vocum "Domine salvum fac regem"~II. Gloria
3. Ave verum corpus
4. Plain-chant: Procul maligni cædite Spiritus
5. Missa sex vocum "Domine salvum fac regem"~III. Sanctus
6. Missa sex vocum "Domine salvum fac regem"~IV. Agnus Dei
7. Domine salvum fac regem
8. Christe redemptor omnium
9. Plain-chat: Templi sacratas
10. Messe de Requiem~I. Introitus: Requiem æternam
11. Messe de Requiem~I. Introitus: Te decet hymnus Deus
12. Messe de Requiem~II. Kyrie: Kyrie eleison
13. Messe de Requiem~III. Graduale: Requiem æternam
14. Messe de Requiem~IV. Offertorium: Domine, Jesu Christe
15. Messe de Requiem~IV. Offertorium: Sed signifer sanctus Michael
16. Messe de Requiem~IV. Offertorium: Hostias et preces tibi
17. Messe de Requiem~V. Sanctus: Sanctus
18. Messe de Requiem~VI. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei
19. Messe de Requiem~VII. Communio: Lux æterna
20. Messe de Requiem~VII. Communio: Requiem æternam
21. Messe de Requiem~VII. Communio: Et lux perpetua
22. Tristis est anima mea

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sebastien Dauce   Primary Artist,Conductor
Ensemble Correspondances   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Caroline Weynants   Soprano (Vocal)
Caroline Bardot   Soprano (Vocal)
Randol Rodriguez   Tenor (Vocal)
Lucile Richardot   Soprano (Vocal)
Etienne Bazola   Baritone (Vocal)
Perrine Devillers   Soprano (Vocal)
Renaud Bres   Bass (Vocal)
Francois Joron   Tenor (Vocal)
Lysandre Chalon   Bass (Vocal)
Rodrigo Carreto   Counter Tenor (Vocal)
Thibault Givaja   Tenor (Vocal)
Thierry Cartier   Baritone (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Alban Moraud   Artistic Director,Mixing,Editing,Engineer,Realization
Alexandra Evrard   Mastering,Assistant Engineer
Aude Besnard   Editing
Celine Portes   Executive Producer
Irene Weber-Froboese   Liner Note Translation
Ronny Behnert   Photography
Pawel Stelmach   Photography
Francois Cosset   Composer
Victoria Gaboune   Executive Producer
Jean Veillot   Composer
Lea Desbiens   Executive Producer
Constance Pittet   Executive Producer
Timothe Juton   Executive Producer
Victoire Andrieux   Photography,Executive Producer
Auguste Nicolas   Text Translation
Emilia Vergara Echeverri   Executive Producer
Jean Mignon   Composer
Laure Menegoz   Executive Producer
Margaux Albarel   Executive Producer
Pierre Robert   Composer
Andre Campra   Composer
Charles Johnston   Text Translation,Liner Note Translation
Thomas Leconte   Liner Notes