Cum Jubilo

On this CD:

1. Mass "Sus le Pont D'Avignon" for 4 voices
Composed by Pierre Certon

Conducted by Harold Chaney

2. Audivi vocem, motet for 4 voices, P. 90
Composed by Thomas Tallis

Conducted by Harold Chaney

3. Sancta Maria, non est tibi similis, respond & antiphon for 3 voices (probably by Binchois), MB 48
Composed by John Dunstable

Conducted by Harold Chaney

4. Missa Brevis
Composed by Charles Wuorinen
Performed by Harold Chaney
Conducted by Harold Chaney

5. Cum beatus Ignatius, motet
Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria

Conducted by Harold Chaney

6. Mass ("Cum Jubilo"), Op. 11
Composed by Maurice Durufle
Performed by Harold Chaney
Conducted by Harold Chaney

Tracks:

Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: I Introit
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: II Kyrie
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: III Domine Jesus Christe
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: Hostias
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: IV Sanctus
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: V Pie Jesu
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: VI Agnus Dei
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: VII Lux aeterna
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: VIII Libera me
Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: IX In Paradisum
Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: I Kyrie
Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: II Gloria
Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: III Sanctus
Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: IV Benedictus
Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: V Agnus Dei
4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: I Ubi caritas (4 voix mixtes)
4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: II Tota pulchra es (3 voix de femmes)
4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: III Tu es Petrus (4 voix mixtes)
4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: IV Tantum ergo (4 voix mixtes)
Notre Pere pour choeur a cappella (4 voix mixtes), Op.14

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This is the 1947, full-orchestra version of Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, one of the 20th century's most beloved choral works. It's the first of three versions the composer made of the piece. Despite the enhanced intimacy of the smaller-scale versions, the original offers a rich orchestral tapestry, especially compelling in the performance by Michel Plasson's forces, without diminishing the work's radiant beauties or its spiritual depths. Those virtues are enhanced by the singing of Anne Sofie von Otter and Thomas Hampson. The chorus, a weak element in the Requiem, shines brighter on the rest of the disc, which gathers all of Duruflé's choral music. The Mass is more assertive than the Requiem and should be heard more often. It gets a powerful performance here, as do the miniature Motets, intense in their restrained beauties. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Such a Beautiful Requiem.......2006-04-20

If you're a fan of requiems (especially the ones made by Brahms, Faure, and Berlioz) then you'll love this one by Maurice Durufle. It sounds so angelic and passionate. Michel Plasson's superb handling of the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse and the Orfeon Donostiarra gives makes this piece of work shine with full fervor and magnificence. The vocal soloists, von Otter and Hampson, never miss a step. This is a beautiful, but sometimes neglected, requiem, and it should be more recognized from outside of France.

Great French Music.......2006-02-27

I love this composition and its rendition by Michael Plasson. However, the inept sound recording used on this CD greatly reduces its value. Wish it were issued on SACD.

All things bright and beautiful..........2005-09-01

I've listened to 4 different recordings of Durufle's Requiem closely: Santa Cecilia National Academy Orchestra Rome with Cecilia Bartoli and Conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, Voices of Ascension Chorus & Orchestra with Patricia Spence and Conducted by Dennis Keene, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus with Judith Blegen and Conducted by Robert Shaw, and this one. And I have to say that this is my favorite. The textures are richer and the performances by the orchestra and choir are better than the others. I will admit though that Cecilia Bartoli gets my vote for most beautiful performance of the Pie Jesu, but Anne Sofie von Otter's rendition is also very nice.
However, if you're looking for just one recording of Durufle's Requiem, this should be the one.

PERFECTION!!.......2001-08-13

This is one of the most beautiful CDs on the face of the planet. Durufle, a composer of the French Organ School, was a composer who possessed much reserve and this shows through in the restrained beauty of his music. Of particular interest is Track 16, UBI CARITAS--Durufle as well as the chorus are at their best here. The chorus sings the beautiful motet gently and with much feeling. The sublime beauty of this work of art instantly brings Durufle as an equal to that of Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Beethoven. This music is not for those who like humungous bangs but rather those who can appreiate the quiet dignity of this man's work.

Voices Of Ascension: From Chant To Renaissance

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The best early choral music recording I've heard!

Voices Of Ascension: From Chant To Renaissance
Peter Stewart , English Anonymous , William Byrd , Gregorian Chant , Guillaume Dufay , Richard Farrant , Hildegard of Bingen , Marc' Antonio Ingegneri , Heinrich Isaac , Josquin Desprez , Antonio Lotti , Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina , Thomas Tallis , Thomas Weelkes , Dennis Keene , Kathy Theil , Susanne Peck , Alexandra Montano , Jeffrey Johnson , Neil Farrell , Thom Baker , and Voices Of Ascension
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ASIN: B0000006ZX
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

Hildegard of Bingen: O virga ac diadema
Palestrina: Sitivit anima mea
Byrd: Justorum animae
Isaac: Sanctus
Josquin: Ave Christe
Dufay: Alma Redmptoris Mater
Byrd: Rejoice, rejoice
(chant): Kyrie eleison
Palestrina: Surge illuminare
(chant): Sanctus
Tallis: In ieiunio et fletu
Palestrina: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Byrd: Sing joyfully
Farrant: Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake
Hildegard of Bingen: Ave generosa
Byrd: Miserere mei, Deus
(anonymous): Rejoice in the Lord alway - Anonymous
(chant): Ave Verum Corpus
(chant): Agnus Dei
Lotti: Crucifixus
Ingegneri: Tenebrae factae sunt
Palestrina: Ascendo ad Patrem
Weelkes: Hosanna to the Son of David
Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice

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The best early choral music recording I've heard!.......1999-07-25

This is a stunning recording, including well-known and not-so-well-known works.

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Soul of Chant CD
A powerful spirit
One of the best gregorian chant records

The Soul Of Chant

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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000015J8
Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

Mass I: Lux et Origo: Kyrie I Mode VIII - Gloria I Mode IV - Credo I Mode IV - Sanctus I Mode IV - Agnus I Mode IV
Mass II: Fons Bonitatis: Kyrie II Mode III - Gloria II Mode I - Credo IV Mode I - Sanctus II Mode I - Agnus II Mode I
Mass VIII: De Angelis: Kyrie VIII Mode V - Glaroia VIII Mode V - Credo III Mode V - Sanctus VIII Mode VI - Agnus VIII Mode VI
Mass IX: Cum Jublio: Kyrie IX Mode I - Gloria IX Mode VII - Sanctus et Benedictus IX Mode V - Agnus IX Mode V
Mass XI: Orbis Factor: Kyrie XI Mode I - Gloria XI Mode II - Sanctus et benedictus XI Mode II - Agnus XI Mode I

Customer Reviews:

Soul of Chant CD.......2007-01-13

Great CD. My wife and I listen to it almost daily. We even use it for prayer sessions. Also the product was in perfect condition and and was as advertised. We're totaly satified.

A powerful spirit.......2005-10-14

One of the remarkable things about this CD of chant is that it was done by the monks of the Benedictine community of Santo Domingo de Silos decades before their CD simply entitled 'Chant' would take the world by storm. These chants were recorded in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and preserved (not in the best of conditions) by the abbey; the recordings had deteriorated and had to be restored. This makes this recording all the more remarkable, for one can hear the resonance and small details, the subtle accompaniment of the organ (not always a feature for chant, but here as a drone of sorts in the back establishing a base tone, or occasionally going up and down with the monks), and even background noise from around the abbey.

According to scholar Patrick Kavanaugh, 'there are no parallels to chant in the history of music in terms of its longevity, importance or influence.' Chant is generally without regular beats or meters, so different communities will develop their own sense of the chant. Chant can be designated as syllabic or melismatic, meaning that each note will be a different syllable for the former, or extended melodies on the same syllable for the later. Most of what is commonly understood as chant is melismatic, and that is what is represented here on this disc.

Chant could be used to sing the Daily Offices, the biblical texts, and parts of the Mass. That is what is on this disc - there are five difference masses offered here, with the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei for each (the first three also have the addition of the Credo). Each Mass has different features. The first mass, 'Lux et origo', is one for the Easter season. 'Fons bonitatis' is a much more solemn chant setting. 'De angelis' is a very well-known setting, being used frequently. 'Cum jubilo' is a setting for the Blessed Virgin Mary, and 'Orbis factor' can be used for any Sunday in Ordinary time during the liturgical year.

The booklet included gives a brief description of how some of the chant has been studied, maintained or revived in different places, including the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, which is a recognised centre of scholarship and practice for chant.

This is a very powerful recording.

One of the best gregorian chant records.......2003-05-23

This is an excellent gregorian chant record, despite the fact that it was originally registered in the late 1950's, early 1960's; I would even dare to say, it is one of the best gregorian chant records I have ever listened. The quietness, the peacefulness and the clearness (every word sung is totally perceptible by the listener) that the monks of Santo Domingos de Silos Monastery put on their performance (if is possible to call perfomance to an act of pure prayer...) is simply a superb joy for the soul. I would point out the "Credo" played in the thirteenth track: absolutely fantastic!

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Heavenly
The Holy Grail of Choral Recordings
One Small Correction
Gorgeous music, gorgeous performances
Stunning collection suitable for music nuts or newbies alike

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ASIN: B00000DFKO
Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

Miserere Mei, Deus
Deutsche Messe D.872: Sanctus
Hear My Prayer, Oh Lord
Timor Et Tremor
Videntes Stellam
Psalm 13, OP.27
O Salutaris Hostia
Salvette Flores
Evening Hymn
L'enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
Ave Maria
Advent Responsory
Ave Maria OP.93
Edi Beo Thu, Hevene Quene
Missa Cum Iubilo (Gregorian Chant): Kyrie
Missa Cum Iubilo (Gregorian Chant): Gloria
Missa Cum Iubilo (Gregorian Chant): Sanctus & Benedictus
Missa Cum Iubilo (Gregorian Chant): Agnus Dei
Requiem: In Paradisum
Agnus Dei

Tracks:

Nunc Dimittis
Mass In G: Agnus Dei
Ave Verum Corpus Op. 65 No. 1
O Ignis Spiritus Paracliti
Hear My Prayer
Ave Maria
Panis Angelicus
Eternal Father
Vom Himmel Hoch
Ave Maria
Messe basse: Kyrie
Messe basse: Sanctus
Messe basse: Benedictus
Messe basse: Agnus Dei
Rejoice, Rejoice
Salve Regina, Op. 67 No. 1
Ave, Verum Corpus
Laudi Alla Vergine Maria
Tenebrae Facta Sunt
O Sacrum Convivium

Customer Reviews:

Heavenly.......2007-03-29

This is the most uplifting music I have encountered. The angelic sounds of this choral group help me stay sane on California highways!

The Holy Grail of Choral Recordings.......2006-07-03

This was the first choral CD I've ever purchased when I started becomming involved with choir during my senior year of high school five years ago. My director was telling the choir that he had finally found his copy at a music store and referred to it as the "Holy Grail" of choral recordings. So, I went out to find my own copy and I'm still blown away by it today. I've even given copies as gifts. The music is certainly relaxing and such, but what I most value from it is the spiritual magic. The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (then and now my favorite choir in the world) brings every composition to life in such a way that's pure, elegant, and deep. Listening to this music and enjoying this choir has allowed me to set my own standard of singing and compositional excellence.

One Small Correction.......2004-03-06

I keep finding new things to love on this CD, including the fact that it has the first recording I found of Gabriel Faure's beautiful Soprano (or Soprano/Alto) duet Ave Maria., Opus 93. The same recording appears on another CD where the singers are named. The above description of this selection unaccountably adds a baritone. Incidentally, Faure also composed a shorter SATB Ave Maria, which John Rutter has recorded.

I only wish the recording included the complete text of Psalm 50/51 from Gregorio Allegri's Miserere Mei Deus. This might come from John Rutter's recently edited score, published by Oxford Press, if I'm not mistaken. I, for one, do not find this selection (or indeed the entire recording) too long and I believe that the embellishments at the end (mentioned in another review) are probably correct when considering performance conventions of the time of its composition.

Gorgeous music, gorgeous performances.......2003-06-19

I am a semi-professional singer with a BA in Music, and I bought this CD with some trepidation because it looked like one of those dreadful "pop classical" compilations that are everywhere lately. But it had lots of great repertoire all in on place, so I decided to risk it, and I was not disappointed! In fact, this is now one of my favorite choral CDs.

As usual, the Choir of Trinity College delivers stunning performances, and the music itself is just gorgeous. Lots of "church" favorites from a wide range of musical periods. The mood of the CD is definitely on the mellow side, but it's perfect for those quiet moods. I love this CD -- highly recommended!

Stunning collection suitable for music nuts or newbies alike.......2002-03-18

Even as an avid fan of classical music with very picky tastes, there was just so much good music packed on these two (cheap!) discs for me to take in at once!
The perfectly balanced and locked chords can really give you chills.

Tracks:

Dixit Dominus A 8 - David Thomas
Confitebor Tibi A 3 - David Thomas
Beatus Vir A 6 - David Thomas
Laudate Pueri A 5 - David Thomas
Laudate Dominum A 5 - David Thomas
Deus Tuorum Militum A 5 - David Thomas
Magnificat A 8 (Completed Par Andrew Parrott) - David Thomas
Jubilet, Motet Solo (In Dialogo) - David Thomas
Salve Regina A 5 - David Thomas

Tracks:

Intonation Del Nono Tono (Intonationi D'Organo, 1593) - John Toll
In Ecclesiis A 14 (Symphoniae Sacrae 11, 1615) - John Toll
Adoramus Te, Christe A 6 (Motetti In Lode D'Iddio Nostro Signore, 1623) - John Toll
O Quam Pulchra Es (Ghirlanda Sacra, 1625) - John Toll
Sonata Seconda (Sonate Concertante, Libro Secondo, 1629) - John Toll
Exulta, Filia Sion (Arie De Diversi, 1624) - John Toll
Sonata Da Chiesa A 3, Op.8 No8 'La Bevilaqua' (Sonata, Libro III, Opera 8, 1663) - (Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Presto Allegro) - John Toll
Crucifixus A 10 - John Toll
Aria: 'Clarae Stellae, Scintillate' - John Toll
Recitativo: 'Coeli Repleti Iam Novo Splendore' - John Toll
Aria: 'Nunc Jubilare' - John Toll
Alleluia - John Toll
Crucifixus A 6 - John Toll
Currite Populi (Ghirlanda Sacra, 1625) - John Toll
Christe, Adoramus Te (Mottetti In Lode D'Iddio Nostro Signore, 1620) - John Toll
Canzon VIII A 8 (Canzoni E Sonate, 1615) - John Toll
Fuga Del Nono Tono - John Toll
Magnificat A 14 (Symphoniae Sacrae II, 1615) - John Toll

Tracks:

Altri Canti Di Marte E Di Sua Schiera - John Toll
Ninfa Che Scalza Il Piede E Sciolto Il Crine - John Toll
Chi Voi Haver Felice E Lieto Il Core - John Toll
Hor Ch'El Ciel E La Terra E'L Vento Tace - John Toll
Lamento Della Ninfa: Non Havea Febo Ancora - John Toll
Altri Canti D'Amor, Tenero Arcierio - John Toll
Su, Pastorelli Vezzosi - John Toll
Vago Augelletto Che Cantando Vai - John Toll
Ballo: Volgendo Il Ciel Per I'Immortal Sentiero - John Toll

Tracks:

I Allegro - Alison Bury
II Largo E Pianissimo Sempre - Alison Bury
III Danza Pastorale: Allegro - Alison Bury
I Allegro Non Molto - Alison Bury
II Adagio - Alison Bury
III Presto: Tempo Impetuoso D'Estate - Alison Bury
I Allegro - Alison Bury
II Adagio Molto: Ubriachi Dormienti - Alison Bury
III Allegro: La Caccia - Alison Bury
I Allegro Non Molto - Alison Bury
II Largo - Alison Bury
III Allegro - Alison Bury
I Allegro - Alison Bury
II Largo - Alison Bury
III Allegro - Alison Bury
I Allegro - Alison Bury
II Andante - Alison Bury
III Presto - Alison Bury
I Presto - Alison Bury
II Adagio - Alison Bury
III Allegro - Alison Bury

Tracks:

Kyrie (Canto Gregoriano: Missa Cum Jubilis) - Nancy Argenta
I Gloria In Excelsis - Nancy Argenta
II Et In Terra Pax - Nancy Argenta
III Laudamus Te - Nancy Argenta
IV Gratias Agimus Tibi - Nancy Argenta
V Propter Magnam Gloriam Tuam - Nancy Argenta
VI Domine Deus - Nancy Argenta
VII Domine Fili Unigenite - Nancy Argenta
VIII Domine Deus, Agnus Dei - Nancy Argenta
IX Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi - Nancy Argenta
X Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris - Nancy Argenta
XI Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus - Nancy Argenta
XII Cum Sancto Spiritu - Nancy Argenta
Sinfonia In B Minor 'Al Santo Sepoicro' RV 169 - Nancy Argenta
Laetatus Sum (Salmo 21) RV 607 - Nancy Argenta
Ave Maris Stella, Hymnus (Canto Gregoriano) - Nancy Argenta
I Magnificat Anima Mea - Nancy Argenta
II Et Exsultavit - Nancy Argenta
III Et Misericordia - Nancy Argenta
IV Fecit Potentiam - Nancy Argenta
V Esurientes Implevit - Nancy Argenta
VI Suscepit Israel - Nancy Argenta
VII Sicut Locutus Est - Nancy Argenta
VIII Gloria Patri - Nancy Argenta
IX Salve Regina (Antiphona, Canto Gregoriano) - Nancy Argenta
Laudate Dominum Omnes Gentes (Salmo 116) RV 606 - Nancy Argenta
Sonata In E Flat Major 'Al Santo Sepoicro' RV 130 - Nancy Argenta
In Exitu Israel (Salmo 113) RV 604 - Nancy Argenta

Customer Reviews:

GLORIOUS!.......2006-03-28

Wow- is the first word that comes to mind in regards to this boxed set. This set is what made me fall in love with the Taverner Consort under the direction of Andrew Parrott. His interpretations of such hits as Gabrielli's "In eclesiis" and Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" have breathed new life into this genre. I've not heard the solo of "The Four Seasons" played with as much zeal, as much independent, stylized freedom. Oh! I almost forgot- Andrew's rendition of Vivaldi's "Gloria" is not to be missed. While not as robust as a choral setting, this version lands ever so sweetly on the ear. This is a must-have boxed set and a great introduction to Andrew Parrot and the Taverner Consort.

Durufle: Requiem Op. 9; Quatre Motets; Messe 'Cum Jubilo'; Prelude & Fuge

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Sublime Music
At last, Durufle's own interpretation is again available

Durufle: Requiem Op. 9; Quatre Motets; Messe 'Cum Jubilo'; Prelude & Fuge
Bouvier , Depraz , Soyer , Durufle , and Orchestre De L'association Des Concerts Lamoureux
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ASIN: B0001BRO8Y
Release Date: 2006-06-01

Tracks:

Requiem, Op.9
Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens, Op.10
Messe 'Cum Jubilo'. Op.11
Prelude Et Fugue Sur Le Nom D'alain, Op.7

Customer Reviews:

Sublime Music.......2007-06-23

This is the Durufle requiem to own, despite some limitations. Beautifully directed by the composer in a suitable acoustic that allows all parts to this deeply religious work to be revealed. The music is played with suitable restraint allowing necessary vocal clarity, which is missing in most recorded performances of this work. Of the other items on this disc, the Four Motets are written in a similar vein to the Requiem, while the Mass"Cum Jubilo" and the organ work, Prelude and Fugue, are slightly more dramatic. All in all, this is beautiful music making of a high order, and despite the age of the recordings, from 1959, the sound is pleasant.

At last, Durufle's own interpretation is again available.......2007-01-10

This is the recording I grew up with, but it has been out of print for years. I tried to track down the master recording, which had been sold & sold again, as record companies morphed & coalesced, & pleaded to have it reissued in cd format, but had finally despaired, until I found this reissue on the UK site. This version of Durufle's Requiem still sets the standard. There have been many excellent productions since this was recorded, but this is the only one conducted by the composer, using his own choir and accompanied by his wife on the organ, along with a small orchestra. It still thrills me and breaks my heart. For anyone who loves this requiem, this recording is indispensable. There is a lot of other rereleased material included, all of it excellent. My one complaint is the paucity of liner notes.

Duruflé: Requiem Op.9/Messe Cum Jubilo,Op.11

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A Magnificent Requiem
A Compassionate and Definitive Performance of the Durufle Requiem
Another win for Voices of Ascension
Well worth hearing
Etherial Bliss!

Duruflé: Requiem Op.9/Messe Cum Jubilo,Op.11
Maurice Duruflé , Dennis Keene , and François Le Roux
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ASIN: B0000006ZS
Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

Requiem, Op. 9: Introit
Requiem, Op. 9: Kyrie
Requiem, Op. 9: Domine Jesu Christe
Requiem, Op. 9: Sanctus
Requiem, Op. 9: Pie Jesu
Requiem, Op. 9: Agnus Dei
Requiem, Op. 9: Lux aeterna
Requiem, Op. 9: Libera me
Requiem, Op. 9: In Paradisum
Messe 'Cum Jubilo,' Op. 11: Kyrie
Messe 'Cum Jubilo,' Op. 11: Gloria
Messe 'Cum Jubilo,' Op. 11: Sanctus
Messe 'Cum Jubilo,' Op. 11: Benedictus
Messe 'Cum Jubilo,' Op. 11: Agnus Dei
Notre Pere

Customer Reviews:

A Magnificent Requiem.......2007-03-18

Durufle is a composer who is new to me. I have really been missing something! Because my church choir was preparing a performance of this lovely and complex piece of music, I decided to familiarize myself with it, and I was well rewarded. Written in the 1940s, immediately after the end of World War II, this work harbors no bitterness towards the recent occupation, but speaks to the joy of salvation.

A Compassionate and Definitive Performance of the Durufle Requiem.......2006-04-14

Maurice Durufle's hauntingly beautiful Requiem remains a rara avis in the musical repertoire from the last century. A brilliant organist and fine composer, Durufle (1902 - 1986) left us with relatively few works for organ and voices - the Missa "Cum Jubilo", for baritone, baritone chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 11 and the Notre P?re for male voices & organ, Op. 14 are included on this fine recording - but his Requiem remains one of the jewels of the 20th century composition. Unlike most other requiems the Durufle version is related to Gregorian chant and uses the organ as an important aspect of the fabric of the work. This is a work of compassion and solace and is one of the more mystical settings of the requiem mass ever composed.

The chief reason, then, for recommending this CD so highly is the performance of the Requiem with Dennis Keene conducting the Voices of Ascension Orchestra and Chorus ably assisted by Richard Locker, Patricia Spence, Mark Kruczek, and Kathleen Bride. Keene knows his way in and out and through this work, having studied with the Durufles and having performed the work countless times. His vision is clear and he guides the very beautiful Voices of Ascension Ensemble through a reading that is at once compassionate and mystically detached! That is a rare feat, but Keene's clear conducting and balances achieved with the organ, chorus and soloists is astonishingly fine.

While most classical music collectors doubtless have at least one recording of the Durufle Requiem in collection, this CD surpasses them all (yes, even the Robert Shaw version) and deserves a high position in the ranks of recorded choral works. Hearing it again during Holy Week adds an entirely new dimension to the appreciation of this truly excellent recording. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, April 06

Another win for Voices of Ascension.......2003-10-16

I have long held Voices of Ascension compilations in my collection (and my heart). My personal favorite is "From Chant to Renaissance", but this is a close second. While Durufle is likely considered a "modern" composer, he draws many of his themes in these pieces from traditional chants, then wraps them with modern phrasing that draws the traditional into today's world. It is a very satisfying and appealing melding of the past with curent voicing for those who are open to the intricacies of the strains.

I am not a formally trained choral musician, but love the art form and have worked with groups that have performed works from the traditional masters up through today's emerging composers. Consistently, the performances of the Voices of Ascension satisfy both the heart and the spirit.

Well worth hearing.......2003-05-30

A very good performance with a very good recording. The Requiem had more pace and, - dare I say it, - life about it than many other performances I've heard.

Etherial Bliss!.......2001-10-14

This recording of Durufle's masterpiece is hands down the best currently available. Written in the 20th century, Durufle can be considered the heir to Faure in a succession of French composers, however adds unique harmonies to medival plainchant melodies. The sound quality is supurb and the Voices of Ascention choir led by Dennis Keene sing with such a pure laser like focused sound reminescent of a boys choir.

Maestro Keene's phrasing and shaping of the chant melodies is remarkable.....the Kyrie fugue (2nd mvt) is no easy task to conduct, and Keene extracts brilliance from the thick fabric of polyphony.

Durufle revised three versions of his Requiem and all three versions are widely performed. The version on this disc consists of organ and a small chamber orchestra with limited brass. It is a more intimate setting which I believe showcases the organ (Durufle's instrument) and brings the organ to it's intended role without the extraneous woodwind section heard in the full orchestral version.

The In Paridisum (or final movement) is perhaps the best I've heard performed.....the organ chant melody heard in the final 5 bars is played as if the organist was singing the melody instead of playing it....this critical moment has been ignored and overlooked on other recordings (such as Michele Plasson's EMI 2000 release) in which the organ used is out of tune.

Also on this disc is the Missa Cum Jubilo for mens chorus, organ and small orchestra, which is performed beautifully.

Durulfe's literature consists of precious few compositions...only a handful of organ compositions, a requiem, the missa cum jubilo and 4 motets...his final composition Notre Pere (on this CD) is performed well too. It's a pity Durufle did not compose more.....his performance schedule while he was alive kept him from composing.

One final note, conductor Dennis Keene was a good friend of maestro Durufle and protege of Durufle's wife who herself was also a famous organ virtuoso who no doubt influenced Keene on many artistic decisions, so this recording can be considered to be a first hand interpretation from the composer himself.

Tracks:

Te Deum (Verba Domini Cum Verbis Populi: Te Deum Laudamus-Light! Thou Faderes Brightnesse - Los Angeles Master Chor
Te Deum (Verba Domini Cum Verbis Populi: Te Gloriosus Apostolorum-And By A Chapel As I Com - Los Angeles Master Chor
Te Deum (Verba Domini Cum Verbis Populi: Patrem Immensae Majestatis-When Nothing Was But God Alone - Los Angeles Master Chor
Te Deum (Verba Domini Cum Verbis Populi: Tu Rex Gloriae, Christe-Ther Is No Rose Of Swich Vertu - Los Angeles Master Chor
Te Deum (Verba Domini Cum Verbis Populi: Tu Ad Dexteram Dei Sedes-Farewell This World - Los Angeles Master Chor
Te Deum (Verba Domini Cum Verbis Populi: Salvum Fac Populum Tuum-All Other Love Is Like The Moone - Los Angeles Master Chor
Messe 'Cum Jubilo', Op.11: Kyrie - Rodney Gilfry/Frederick Swann/Los Angeles Master Chorale Men's Chor
Messe 'Cum Jubilo', Op.11: Gloria - Rodney Gilfry/Frederick Swann/Los Angeles Master Chorale Men's Chor
Messe 'Cum Jubilo', Op.11: Sanctus - Rodney Gilfry/Frederick Swann/Los Angeles Master Chorale Men's Chor
Messe 'Cum Jubilo', Op.11: Benedictus - Rodney Gilfry/Frederick Swann/Los Angeles Master Chorale Men's Chor
Messe 'Cum Jubilo', Op.11: Agnus Dei - Rodney Gilfry/Frederick Swann/Los Angeles Master Chorale Men's Chor

Customer Reviews:

Salamunovich puts the frosting on the cake!.......2001-09-20

It doesn't get much better than this!
Paul Salamunovich and the Los Angeles Master Chorale
provide a fitting conclusion to a collaboration which represnts some of the finest choral singing of our day.
Paul's thorough understanding of Chant is exemplified in the "Cum Jubilo" performance.
Bravo Maestro!

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Good recording - not great.

Duruflé: Complete Choral Works
Thomas Herford , Catherine Dawson , Maurice Durufle , Richard Marlow , Mark Williams , Clare Wilkinson , and Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Manufacturer: Chandos
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Duruflé: Requiem Op.9/Messe Cum Jubilo,Op.11
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Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna

ASIN: B000AV622Y
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

I Introit. Andante Moderato -
II Kyrie. Andante - Poco Piu Animato
III Dominae Jesu - Moderato - Poco Piu Lento
IV Sanctus. Andantino
Pie Jesu. Andante - Andantino - Animato - Calamando Poco A Poco - Tempo I
VI Agnus Dei. Andantino
VII Lux Aeterna. Moderato - Tempo Poco Piu Animato - Tempo Moderato - Tempo Poco Piu Animato
VII Libera Me. Andantino - Animando Poco A Poco - Molto Animato - Animato - Senza Rigore - Andantino - Animato - Moderato - Piu Lento - Tempo I
IX In Paradisium. Andante Moderato
I Ubi Caritas. Andante Sostenuto - Senza Rigore - Gregorien De Paris
II Tota Pulchra Es. Poco Animato - Senza Rigore - Gregorien De Paris
III Tu Es Petrus. Tempo Giusto - Gregorien De Paris
IV Tantum Ergo. Andante Sostenuto - Gregorien De Paris
Notra Pere - A' Ma Femme
Kyrie. Andantino - Poco Piu Lento - Tempo I
Gloria. Animato - Andante - Animato
Sanctus. Andante
Benedictus. Moderato - Poco Piu Lento - Tempo I - Poco Piu Lento
Agnus Dei. Moderato - Poco Piu Lento - Piu Animato - Tempo Piu Lento - Adagio

Customer Reviews:

Good recording - not great........2007-07-12

The recording of the Requiem on this CD leaves much to be desired. The choir is quite good but the organ accompaniment is overpowering. The poorly balanced bass drones ruin the Requiem's last movement - one of the most serene musical moments of 20th century. I think the orchestral accompaniment is much nicer. As for the other pieces, I would say they are well done. Ubi Caritas is nice but I wish that more of the other vocal parts would come out more with the alto melody. The tenor harmony part is beautiful-if you can hear it. Overall, the CD is a good introductory recording for Maurice Durufle's choral works.

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