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Charles Gounod Sacred Choral Music

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Even though Charles Gounod is now mostly remembered as a composer of the opera Faust, his main creative focus was church music. His sacred oeuvre eclipses that of his French contemporaries, but cannot conceal Gounod’s affinity for opera. On the occasion of the composer’s 200th birthday, Carus is re-releasing an outstanding recording by the chamber choir I Vocalisti under the direction of Hans-Joachim Lustig of the oratorio Die letzten Worte des Erlösers am Kreuze and other sacred compositions: works to which the composer was particularly inspired by his stay in Rome and the Gregorian chant which is very frequently heard there.

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  • Noël (Weihnachtslied / Steigt auf zu Gott)
  • Messe brève no. 7. Kyrie
  • Gloria in excelsis Deo
  • Domine Fili unigenite
  • Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
  • Sanctus
  • O salutaris hostia
  • Agnus Dei
  • Béthléem (Bethlehem / Kommt, laßt uns sehen)
  • Les sept paroles. Prolog
  • 1. Praeter euntes
  • 2. Unus autem
  • 3. Cum vidisset
  • 4. Tenebrae factae sunt
  • 5. Postea sciens Jesus
  • 6. Vas ergo erat
  • 7. Pater, in manus tuas
  • Kyrie
  • Gloria
  • Sanctus
  • Benedictus
  • Agnus Dei
  • An evening service. Magnificat
  • Nunc dimittis
  • Pater noster
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    • Bethléem (Bethlehem)
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  • 1 Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.

    2 Gloria in excelsis Deo.
    Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
    Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te.
    Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
    Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.

    3 Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe.
    Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.
    Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
    Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.
    Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.

    4 Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus,
    tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe.
    Cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

    5 Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

    ...

  • 1

    Lord, have mercy on us.
    Christ, have mercy on us.
    Lord, have mercy on us.

    2

    Glory be to God on high
    and on earth peace to men of good will.
    We praise thee; we bless thee;
    we adore thee; we glorify thee.
    We give thee thanks for thy great glory.

    3

    Lord God, heavenly King, God the almighty Father.
    O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ,
    O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
    Thou who takest away the sins of the world,
    have mercy upon us.
    Thou who takest away the sins of the world,
    receive our prayer.
    Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father,
    have mercy upon us.

    4

    For thou alone art the Holy One,
    thou alone art the Lord,

    ...

  • 1

    Herr, erbarme dich unser.
    Christus, erbarme dich unser.
    Herr, erbarme dich unser.

    2

    Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe und Friede auf Erden
    den Menschen, die guten Willens sind.
    Wir loben dich, wir preisen dich,
    wir beten dich an, wir rühmen dich.
    Wir danken dir, denn groß ist deine Herrlichkeit.
    Herr und Gott, König des Himmels,
    Gott, allmächtiger Vater.

    3

    Herr Jesus Christus, eingeborener Sohn,
    Herr und Gott, Lamm Gottes, Sohn des Vaters.
    Du nimmst hinweg die Sünden der Welt,
    erbarme dich unser. Du nimmst hinweg die Sünden der Welt,
    nimm an unser Gebet.
    Du sitzest zur Rechten des Vaters:
    erbarme dich unser.

    ...

  • Unbenanntes Dokument Magnificat

    My soul doth magnify the Lord,
    and my spirit hath rejoiced
    in God my Saviour,
    for he hath regarded the lowliness
    of his handmaiden.
    For behold from henceforth
    all generations shall call me blessed,
    for he that is mighty hath magnified me,
    and holy is his name,
    and his mercy is on them
    that fear him throughout all generations.
    He hath shewed strength with his arm,

    ...

  • Unbenanntes Dokument Magnificat

    Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn,
    und mein Geist freuet sich Gottes,
    meines Heilandes.
    Denn er hat die Niedrigkeit
    seiner Magd angesehen.
    Siehe, von nun an
    werden mich selig preisen alle Geschlechter,
    denn er hat Großes an mir getan,
    der da mächtig ist, und heilig ist sein Name,
    und seine Barmherzigkeit währet von Geschlecht
    zu Geschlecht bei denen, die ihn fürchten.
    Er übet Gewalt mit seinem Arm;

    ...

  • Unbenanntes Dokument Magnificat

    Mon âme exalte le Seigneur,
    et mon esprit se réjouit en Dieu, mon Sauveur,
    parce qu’il a jeté les yeux
    sur la bassesse de sa ­servante.
    Car voici, désormais
    toutes les généra­tions me diront bienheureuse,
    parce que le Tout Puissant
    a fait pour moi de grandes choses.
    Son nom est saint,
    et sa ­miséricorde s’étend d’âge en âge
    sur ceux qui le craignent.
    Il a déployé la force de son bras,

    ...

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  • Charles Gounod is known today especially as the composer of the operas Faust (1859) and Roméo et Juliette (1867), and of the very popular Méditation sur le 1er prélude de piano de J. S. Bach (1852), arranged in 1859 as an Ave Maria. The fact that Gounod is regarded primarily as an important opera composer does not do justice to his extensive œuvre, which encompasses all genres. His creative output is dominated by his church music, which overshadows that of all other 19th-century composers. Personal details
  • Hans-Joachim Lustig is the founder and director of I Vocalisti. After completing his degree in Music Education, he has spent his career working as a freelance director and conductor in Lübeck, Germany. In 1994/95 he was the recipient of a fellowship awarded by the Deutsche Musikrat (German Music Council). He conducts seminars for choirs and choral directors both nationally and internationally. Lustig is also artistic director of the successful German boys’ choir, the Chorknaben Uetersen, whose male voices won 1st Prize at the 6th German Choir Competition in 2002. In addition, he is a sought-after adjudicator at choral competitions and frequently serves as a guest conductor for various choirs, including the Belgrade Radio Television Choir, the Philharmonia Chorus in London and the Ankara State Choir. Personal details
  • Depending on the project, the chamber choir I Vocalisti consists of 20 to 60 vocally and musically trained singers from Northern Germany, who come together to perform challenging sacred and secular choral music at a professional level. Since its founding in 1991, the ensemble has performed in numerous concert series and has received prizes at national and international choral competitions, including 1st Prize at the 6th German Choir Competition in 2002 and 1st Prizes at the international choral contests in Tolosa, Spain in 2004, and in Cork, Ireland in 2009. In addition, I Vocalisti has recorded numerous works for radio, television and CD productions. The ensemble performs at major festivals, including the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and the Festival des Choeurs lauréats. Furthermore, the choir regularly expands its musical spectrum by working in crossover projects with such groups as the Klazz Brothers and the Danish world music band Afenginn. As a guest choir for master classes, I Vocalisti has worked with directors such as Volker Hempfling, Frieder Bernius and Malcolm Goldring. The ensemble is also distinguished by its work with various composers and conductors such as U?is Prauli?š, Eric Whitacre, Ola Gjeilo and Christoph Eschenbach. Personal details
  • Hans-Joachim Lustig is the founder and director of I Vocalisti. After completing his degree in Music Education, he has spent his career working as a freelance director and conductor in Lübeck, Germany. In 1994/95 he was the recipient of a fellowship awarded by the Deutsche Musikrat (German Music Council). He conducts seminars for choirs and choral directors both nationally and internationally. Lustig is also artistic director of the successful German boys’ choir, the Chorknaben Uetersen, whose male voices won 1st Prize at the 6th German Choir Competition in 2002. In addition, he is a sought-after adjudicator at choral competitions and frequently serves as a guest conductor for various choirs, including the Belgrade Radio Television Choir, the Philharmonia Chorus in London and the Ankara State Choir. Personal details
  • Hans-Joachim Lustig is the founder and director of I Vocalisti. After completing his degree in Music Education, he has spent his career working as a freelance director and conductor in Lübeck, Germany. In 1994/95 he was the recipient of a fellowship awarded by the Deutsche Musikrat (German Music Council). He conducts seminars for choirs and choral directors both nationally and internationally. Lustig is also artistic director of the successful German boys’ choir, the Chorknaben Uetersen, whose male voices won 1st Prize at the 6th German Choir Competition in 2002. In addition, he is a sought-after adjudicator at choral competitions and frequently serves as a guest conductor for various choirs, including the Belgrade Radio Television Choir, the Philharmonia Chorus in London and the Ankara State Choir. Personal details

Reviews

Boulanger: Hymne au Soleil. Chorwerke

... in der Interpretation durch einen der besten deutschen Kammerchöre gewinnt sie [Gounods geistliche Musik] zusätzlich an Intensität und auch Intimität. Nicht populär - aber sehr gut!
Chorzeit, 02/2019

... Eine unbestechlich reine Intonation in allen Lagen, ein gut ausbalancierter Ensembleklang, große dynamische Möglichkeiten, eine bewegliche Stimmführung - für einen solchen Chor hätte Gounod sicher gerne mehr komponiert!
Antje Wissemann, Musik & Kirche, 2018

 ... Bei aller Schlichtheit verflachen sie die stets dem Wort dienliche Satzkunst nie ins Simple, und die Stimmen tönen so jung wie ausgereift.
Michael Thumser, Frankenpost, Oktober 2018

... Die ausgezeichnet interpretierten Aufnahmen ... wurden nun anlässlich der 200. Wiederkehr des Geburtstags von Gounod neu aufgelegt - sie sei allen Chorleitern warm empfohlen!
Gustav Danzinger, CHOR aktuell, 3/2018

... Eine lohnende Wiedervorlage mit geistlicher Musik von Gounod, gesungen vom Kammerchor I Vocalisti – lohnend vor allem wegen 'Le sept paroles du Christ sur la croix' und manch köstlicher Kleinigkeit.
Dr. Matthias Lange, klassik.com, 06.07.2018

... In allen Registern ausgewogen besetzt überzeugen die Stimmen durch schöne Transparenz und grandiose Szenen...
...schlichtweg Musik für die Seele.
Jan-Geert Wolff, Pizzicato, 30.05.2018

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