Duruflé: Requiem / Four Motets

On this CD:

1. Requiem for soprano, baritone, chorus, organ, & orchestra, Op. 9
Composed by Maurice Durufle
Performed by English Chamber Orchestra with Ann Murray, Thomas Trotter, Sir Thomas [baritone] Allen
Conducted by Matthew Best

2. Motets (4) on Gregorian Themes for chorus, Op 10
Composed by Maurice Durufle
Performed by English Chamber Orchestra with Ann Murray, Mary Seers, Thomas Trotter, Sir Thomas [baritone] Allen
Conducted by Matthew Best

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The output of fastidious French organist-composer Maurice Duruflé (1902-86) was small--fewer than a dozen works--and centers on his Requiem of 1947, of which he produced three versions: one for large orchestra, one with organ accompaniment, and the last (1961, recorded here) for organ and small ensemble. All are wonderfully crafted, and, in any of them, the piece emerges as a masterpiece in which Duruflé's admiration for Fauré's earlier example--whose layout he borrowed--is combined with an oblique and subtle conservative style that is founded on plainsong. The Corydon Singers' delicately veiled tone matches the restrained fervor of the music perfectly, and Best's direction is sensitive and replete with musicianship. Fine soloists in Thomas Allen--as ever alert to the meaning of the text--and the full-bodied Ann Murray. The later unaccompanied Four Motets (1960) also are included, but the luminous mysticism of the Requiem itself--which comes over well in the spacious acoustic of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, in this 1985 recording--is the main attraction. --George Hall

Duruflé: Requiem / Four Motets, Music, Sir Thomas Allen [baritone], Maurice Durufle, Matthew Best, Ann Murray, English Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Trotter, Mary Seers, Chamber Music & Recitals, Choral, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Motet, Requiem/Requiem Section
Durufle: Requiem / Four Motets on Gregorian Themes
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A delightful requiem
 Durufle: Requiem / Four Motets on Gregorian Themes

Manufacturer: Erato
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000005E61
Release Date: 1992-02-03

Tracks:

  1. Requiem, Op. 9: Introit
  2. Requiem, Op. 9: Kyrie
  3. Requiem, Op. 9: Domine Jesu
  4. Requiem, Op. 9: Sanctus
  5. Requiem, Op. 9: Pie Jesu
  6. Requiem, Op. 9: Agnus Dei
  7. Requiem, Op. 9: Lux aeterna
  8. Requiem, Op. 9: Libera me
  9. Requiem, Op. 9: In Paradisum
  10. Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens Pour Choer A Capella: Ubi caritas et amor
  11. Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens Pour Choer A Capella: Tota pulchra es
  12. Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens Pour Choer A Capella: Tu es Petrus
  13. Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens Pour Choer A Capella: Tantum ergo

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A delightful requiem.......2000-10-30

October's gone, November's here - requiem time again and so many to choose between: Mozart, Verdi, Hasse, Perosi, Biber, Schumann ... and for one of the best contemporary requiems, Durufle. This is a hopeful not vengeful requiem based upon Gregorian chant themes with modern harmonies. It is a concert piece rather than a liturgical piece which gives Durufle more freedom - the result is an astounding orchestra, choir and soloist work with emotional subtlities unusual in the requiem mass format.
Durufle: Requiem Op. 9, Four Motets Op. 10
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    		Durufle: Requiem Op. 9, Four Motets Op. 10

    Manufacturer: Summit Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
    ASIN: B000RNLPGI
    Duruflé: Requiem / Four Motets
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Duruflé: Requiem / Four Motets

      Manufacturer: Hyperion
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Duruflé, Maurice | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      RequiemsRequiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Allen, ThomasAllen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      MotetsMotets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      RequiemsRequiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00004WMW8
      Release Date: 2000-10-10

      Tracks:

      1. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): Introitus
      2. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): Kyrie - Thomas Allen/Thomas Trotter
      3. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): Domine Jesu Christe
      4. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): Sanctus
      5. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): Pie Jesu - Ann Murray/Thomas Trotter
      6. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): Agnus Dei
      7. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): Lux Aeterna
      8. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): Libera Me - Thomas Allen/Thomas Trotter
      9. Requiem, Op.9 (Third Version): In Paradisum
      10. Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens, Op.10: Ubi Caritas Et Amor
      11. Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens, Op.10: Tota Pulchra Es
      12. Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens, Op.10: Tu Es Petrus
      13. Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens, Op.10: Tantum Ergo

      Amazon.com

      The output of fastidious French organist-composer Maurice Duruflé (1902-86) was small--fewer than a dozen works--and centers on his Requiem of 1947, of which he produced three versions: one for large orchestra, one with organ accompaniment, and the last (1961, recorded here) for organ and small ensemble. All are wonderfully crafted, and, in any of them, the piece emerges as a masterpiece in which Duruflé's admiration for Fauré's earlier example--whose layout he borrowed--is combined with an oblique and subtle conservative style that is founded on plainsong. The Corydon Singers' delicately veiled tone matches the restrained fervor of the music perfectly, and Best's direction is sensitive and replete with musicianship. Fine soloists in Thomas Allen--as ever alert to the meaning of the text--and the full-bodied Ann Murray. The later unaccompanied Four Motets (1960) also are included, but the luminous mysticism of the Requiem itself--which comes over well in the spacious acoustic of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, in this 1985 recording--is the main attraction. --George Hall

      Music Track:

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      2. El Siglo de Oro en el Nuevo Mundo - Villancicos e Oraciones del '600 Latinoamericano
      3. Ensemble 8
      4. French & American Saxophone Music
      5. Great Symphony 9 in C D944 Great
      6. Guitar Classics From Spain
      7. Guitar Concerto 1 / Concerto for Guitar
      8. Highlights From the Nutcracker
      9. I Volti della Melanconia: Ayres Both Grave and Light, for Viols or Other Musicall Instruments - Isabella d'Este Ensemble
      10. Ibert: Songs of Don Quixote & the Knight Errant

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