Gossec: Messe des morts

1. Grande Messe des Morts
Composed by Francois-Joseph Gossec
Performed by Cologne Radio Choir with Capella Coloniensis , Alessandro Corbelli , Eva Csapo , Hildegard Laurich
Conducted by Herbert Schernus

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Average customer rating: An Ear-Opener

Gossec: Grande Messe des Morts / Symphonie à 17 parties Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cherubini: Requiem & Marche funèbre Johann Baptist Vanhal: Symphonies Vol. 1 ASIN: B000058UU0 Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

1. Messe De Morts: I. Intro: Grave
2. Introitus: II. Requiem Aeternam: Grave
3. Introitus: III. Te Decet Hymnus: Allegro Moderato
4. Introitus: IV. Exaudi Orationem Meam: Largo
5. Graduale: V. Requiem Aeternam: Grave
6. Graduale: VI. Fuga: Et Lux Perpetua
7. Sequentia: VII. Dies Irae: Grave Maestoso
8. Sequentia: VIII. Tuba Mirum: Grave - Allegretto
9. Sequentia: IX. Mors Stupebit: Allegro
10. Sequentia: X. Quid Sum Miser: Lento
11. Sequentia: XI. Recordare: Largo
12. Sequentia: XII. Inter Oves: Allegretto
13. Sequentia: XIII. Confutatis: Allegro Molto
14. Sequentia: XIV. Oro Supplex: Grave
15. Sequentia: XV. Lacrymosa: (Grave)
16. Sequentia: XVI. Judicandus: Grave
17. Sequentia: XVII. Pie Jesu - Amen: Andante

Tracks:

1. Offertorium: XVIII. Vado Et Non Revetar: Largo
2. Offertorium: XIX. Spera In Deo: Largo
3. Offertorium: XX. Cedant Hostes: Allegro
4. Sanctus: XXI. Sanctus Maestoso
5. Pie Jesu: XXII. Pie Jesu: Largo
6. Agnus Dei: XXIII. Agnus Dei: Moderato
7. Post Communionem: XXIV. Requiem Aeternam: Allegretto
8. Sym A 17 Parties: Maestoso - Allegro Molto
9. Sym A 17 Parties: Larghetto
10. Sym A 17 Parties: Minuetto
11. Sym A 17 Parties: Allegro Assai

Customer Reviews:

An Ear-Opener.......2002-05-15

This disc is remarkable by any standards. First of all, the music. Francois-Joseph Gossec is hardly a household name, even among lovers of the Classical Era in music, and yet his symphonies established the French symphonic tradition. Along with Mehul, he was the leading composer of Revolutionary France, and his incredible Requiem, written in 1760 and published 20 years later, was aptly chosen to commemorate French citizens killed in the storming of the Bastille in 1789.

Keith Anderson, Naxos' astute note writer, is unusually circumspect is saying that this great work "probably influenced" Mozart and Berlioz. I would say instead "almost certainly" did, and Cherubini in the bargain. Like the celebrated requiems of those composers, Gossec's Requiem is a Janus-like work, recalling in its grand fugues and in the French overture that introduces the Dies Irae the traditions of Baroque music. But the high drama of the Tuba Mirum, with its brass choirs that must have served as a model for Berlioz's spectacular movement, and of the Mors Stupebit are "romantic" and literary in the manner of the Sturm and Drang movement and lift us clearly out of the Baroque. So does the operatic treatment of the solo numbers in the Sequentia and Offertorium. Mozart must have had these in mind as he penned his Requiem. But even more remarkable is the spooky orchestral opening of the Offertorium. I'm convinced that Berlioz heard this in his head as he wrote what Schumann considered the most effective section of his Requiem. And listen closely to the stately Introduzione of Gossec's Requiem. In its plangent, open-air writing for the woodwinds and strings, it's not only a model for sections of Berlioz's Requiem, it is an entirely new sound, different from any that a German or Italian composer of the day would coax from an orchestra, and can be seen as establishing a uniquely French orchestral pallet.

Gossec's "Symphonie a 17 parties" is not in the same league with his great Requiem but is nonetheless an interesting musical document and a thoroughly enjoyable piece. In that some of the string writing in the first movement recalls Mehul, it can be asked who influenced whom, especially since Gossec's work was sketched in the 1790s, only to be completed in 1809, around the time of Mehul's first two symphonies. But clearly Gossec's piece has the grandeur that marks the work of both Revolutionary composers. The first movement and Menuetto are especially memorable, and while the overly chatty last movement lets the piece down somewhat, this is still a very attractive symphony.

The playing by the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana is admirable throughout the Symphonie and the Requiem. The Orchestra is obviously a small, lean body of players, which is all to the good. In their capable hands and that of director Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, the orchestral music has the virtues we ascribe to period-instrument performances: a properly Classical balance between strings and winds, brass and percussion that aren't immersed in an orchestral glue but cut thrillingly through the fabric of the orchestra. The chorus is equally fine, fired by the drama and pathos of Gossec's writing. And the soloists, especially the two men, are superb. Just listen to the thrilling and beautiful singing in the Offertorium. Excellent work as well by the sound engineers.

All in all, this is one of Naxos' best choral recordings. I'd say "landmark" is not too strong a word for it.

Average customer rating: Very classic

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Tracks:

1. Movement II: Andante Cantabile - Kodaly Quartet
2. I. Allegro Assai - Capella Istropolitana
3. I. Allegro Assai - Capella Istropolitana
4. II. Adagio - Capella Istropolitana
5. IV. Presto (Non Troppo) - Uwe Grodd
6. Piano Variations In F Minor - Jeno Jando
7. I. Allegro - Jeno Jando
8. II. Andante Moderato - Kalman Berkes
9. I. Presto - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra
10. Prelude And Fugue In C Major For Organ, Four Hands - Joseph Payne
11. III. Allegro - Alain Trudel
12. II. Allegro - Tim Hugh

Tracks:

1. II. Menuetto-Trio - Capella Istropolitana
2. I. Kyrie - Kurt Azesberger
3. Presto - Hanspeter Gmur
4. Ah, Se Intorno A Quest'urna Funesta - Ann-Christine Biel
5. Che Faro Senza Euridice? - Ann-Christine Biel
6. In Diesen Heil'gen Hallen - Kurt Rydl
7. Der Holle Rache - Helen Kwon
8. Dies Irae (Grave Maestoso) - Radio Svizzera Choir
9. Tuba Mirum (Grave-Allegretto) - Radio Svizzera Choir
10. II. Andante - Capella Istropolitana
11. IV. Finale - Kodaly Quartet
12. III. Scherzo (Allegretto) - Kodaly Quartet
13. IV. Allegro Vivace - Eder Quartet
14. No.3: Se Vuol Ballre, Signor Contino - Michael Halasz
15. Finale - Michael Halasz
16. Finale - Michael Halasz
17. Finale - Michael Halasz
18. Finale - Michael Halasz
19. IV. Allegro Assai - Capella Istropolitana
20. I. Allegro - Jeno Jando
21. IV. Allegro Molto - Bela Drahos

Customer Reviews:

Very classic.......2007-07-24

This is a wonderful and very comprehensive survey of the music of this turbulent but creative period.

Average customer rating: It delivers! this item IS your money's worth of masterworks Great for the office Excellent Music A beautiful variety

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Tracks:

1. Requiem, KV626: Dies Irae - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
2. Mass in C, Op.86: Kyrie - Michael/Bizimeche-Eisinger/Schaffer/Brodard/Gulbenkian Chor
3. Missa Salisburgensis: Gloria In Excelsis Deo (Extract) - Amsterdam Baroque Chor
4. Mass in G: Agnus Dei - Mellnas/Sunnegardh
5. Creation Mass: Gloria - Oelze/Von Magnus/Lippert/Finley/Arnold Schoenberg Chor
6. Great Mass in c, K427: Et Incarnatus Est - Petibon/Dawson/Cornwell/Ewing/Les Arts Florissants
7. Requiem, Op.48: Sanctus - Bonney/Larmore/Hampson/Ambrosian Singers
8. Requiem, Op.48: Pie Jesu - Bonney/Larmore/Hampson/Ambrosian Singers
9. German Requiem, Op.45: How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings - Aruhn/Holl/Danish Radio Chor
10. Mass in b, BWV232: Sanctus - Schlick/Wessel/De May/Mertens/Amsterdam Baroque Chor
11. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie - Chor Of New College, Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
12. Requiem, Op.48: In Paradisum - Chor Of New College, Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
13. Requiem: Tuba Mirum - Widmer/Maastricht Conservatory Chm Chor
14. Requiem: Mars Stupebit - Widmer/Maastricht Conservatory Chm Chor
15. Missa Septimi Toni: Kyrie - Chm Chor Of The Gulbenkian Foundation Of Lisbon
16. Requiem For My Friend: Lacrimosa - Towarnicka/Varsov Chm Chor

Tracks:

1. Messa Da Requiem: Dies Irae - Marc/Meier/Domingo/Furlanetto/Chicago Sym Chor
2. Messa Da Requiem: Tuba Mirum - Marc/Meier/Domingo/Furlanetto/Chicago Sym Chor
3. Messa Da Requiem: Lacrimosa - Marc/Meier/Domingo/Furlanetto/Chicago Sym Chor
4. Requiem, Op.9: In Paradisum - Berganza/Van Dam/Chor Colonne/Ens Vocal Audite Nova
5. Mass In Time Of War: Agnus Dei - Roschmann/Von Magnus/Lippert/Widmer/Arnold Schoenberg Chor
6. Mass: Agnus Dei - Chor De Chm Du Midi/Denis Martin
7. Requiem, Op.9: Introit - Berganza/Van Dam/Chor Colonne/Ens Vocal Audite Nova
8. Missa Solemnis, Op.123: Benedictus - Mei/Lipovsek/Rolfe-Johnson/Holl/Blankestijn/Arnold Schoenberg Chor
9. Mass in b, BWV232: Credo In Unum Dominum - Schlick/Wessel/De Mey/Mertens/Amsterdam Baroque Chor
10. Mass in b, BWV232: Et Incarnatus Est - Schlick/Wessel/De Mey/Mertens/Amsterdam Baroque Chor
11. Requiem, KV626: Lacrimosa - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
12. Polychoral Mass in D: Et Resurrexit Tertia Die - Chanticleer
13. Mass in C, Op.86: Gloria - Michael/Bizimeche-Eisinger/Schaeffer/Brodard/Gulbenkian Chor
14. Requiem, Op.5: Dies Irae - University Of Utah Civic Chorale And A Capella Chor

Customer Reviews:

It delivers!.......2007-01-10

Naturally, one must posess a predisposition for this music appreciation. That said, when played to restore your inner-energy...it works. The specific selection and sequence provide that balance best meant to reenergize. Normally, I'm not 'that' into this music-presentation. For some reason at the time of perusing, it seemed logical to give it a try. Ultimately, I am very glad that I did...powerful stuff, indeed.

this item IS your money's worth of masterworks.......2006-03-17

this recording is worth the money to buy, especially since it has two c.d.s inside. the songs are indeed fine music, many of the masterworks which you "need" to have. but it is neither the finest recording, nor is it a collection of the finest performances. i am in a near-spectacular choral group which performs these works, and i tend to get overly emotionally involved with grand art. so it is especially helpful, that like the other reviewer said, you can consider playing this through an audio player at your workplace.

Great for the office.......2005-09-24

This stays in my stereo at work, and is perfect for "those days."
These CD's are excellent resources for those who don't realize some of the musical heritage has been lost by the Church and needs to be reclaimed.

Excellent Music.......2005-08-14

This is a very good CD and for those that love the music of the old cathedrals this is the CD you want to have in your collection.

A beautiful variety.......2003-06-10

This has got 2 be 1 of my fav. cd's of all time. The variety & arrangment seems 2 be very well planned. While all of the songs are very beautiful & breathtaking, my 2 favs are the Requiem for My Friend by Preisner & the Dies Irae immediately following it. If you ever run across the Preisner Requiem I would highly recommend that you buy it b/c it is soooo expressive & emotional.

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Gossec - Missa Pro Defunctis Gossec , Jean-Claude Malgoire , Le Grand Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy , Salomé Haller , and Jean-François Novelli Manufacturer: K617 Records France ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000C8WXH Release Date: 2004-02-10

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Gossec: Messe des Morts Manufacturer: Capriccio ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001WT7 Release Date: 1994-07-12

Tracks:

1. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: Introduzione: Introduzione
2. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: Introduzione: Introitus 'Requiem aeternam'
3. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: Introduzione: Chorus 'Te decet hymnus'
4. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: Introduzione: 'Requiem aeternam' II
5. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': 'Dies irae'
6. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': 'Tuba mirum'
7. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': 'Mors stupebit'
8. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': 'Quid sum miser'
9. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': Trio 'Recordare Jesu pie'
10. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': 'Inter oves'
11. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': Chorus 'Confutatis maledictis'
12. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': 'Oro supplex'
13. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': 'Lacrymosa'
14. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: II. 'Dies irae': 'Judicandus'
15. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: III. Offertorium: 'Vado et non revertar'
16. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: III. Offertorium: Aria 'Spera in Deo'
17. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: III. Offertorium: 'Cedant hostes'
18. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: IV. Sanctus: 'Sanctus, sanctus'
19. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: IV. Sanctus: 'Pie Jesu Domine'
20. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: V. Agnus Dei: 'Agnus Dei'
21. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: VI. Post Communionem: 'Lux aeterna'
22. Messe Des Morts, For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra: VI. Post Communionem: 'Requiem aeternam' III

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F.J. Gossec: Messe Des Morts [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: Capriccio ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BJ7DBO Release Date: 2005-10-18

Average customer rating: A Good but Understated Performance

Gossec: Requiem Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005OBRB Release Date: 2006-06-01

Tracks:

1. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) First Part: Introduzione - Louis Devos
2. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) First Part: Introitus
3. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) First Part: Te Decet Hymnus - Howard Crook
4. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) First Part: Exaudi - Bernadette Degelin
5. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) First Part: Requeim Aeternam
6. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) First Part: Fuga 'Lux Perpetua'
7. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Dies Irae
8. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Tuba Mirum - Kurt Widmer
9. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Mors Stupebit
10. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Quid Sum Miser - Howard Crook
11. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Recordare - Howard Crook
12. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Inter Oves - Bernadette Degelin
13. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Confutatis
14. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Oro Supplex
15. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Lacrimosa - Greta De Reyghere
16. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Judicandus
17. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Second Part: Dies Irae: Pie Jesu
18. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Third Part: Offertorium: Vado Et Non Revertar - Howard Crook
19. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Third Part: Offertorium: Sprea In Deo - Howard Crook
20. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Third Part: Offertorium: Cedant - Howard Crook
21. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Fourth Part: Sanctus
22. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Fourth Part: Pie Jesu - Howard Crook
23. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Fifth Part: Agnus Dei
24. Requiem (Missa Pro Defunctis) Fifth Part: Requiem Aeternam

Customer Reviews:

A Good but Understated Performance.......2003-03-14

Devos' perfomance is the one that introduced me to Gossec's remarkable Requiem. And while this CD still has legs--largely because of Devos' scholarly devotion to and the score and obvious affection for the music--it emerges as a bit undercharacterized compared to the more recent performance by Diego Fasolis on Naxos 8554750-51.

Part of the difference is that Naxos' recording is far more impactive, with telling presence in the brass and percussion utterances, compared to Devos' more reticent, genteel recording. But Fasolis and company also imbue the work with far more drama, and this is the most significant difference between the two CDs. Devos' performance suggests the grandeur of the Requiem; Fasolis' convinces that the Requiem is a great piece of music.

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