Durufle: Requiem, Mass-Con Jubilo, Motets / Plasson, von Otter

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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

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Durufle: Requiem, Mass-Con Jubilo, Motets / Plasson, von Otter
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Such a Beautiful Requiem
  • Great French Music
  • All things bright and beautiful...
  • PERFECTION!!
 Durufle: Requiem, Mass-Con Jubilo, Motets / Plasson, von Otter
Maurice Duruflé , Michel Plasson , Anne Sofie von Otter , Marie-Claire Alain , Thomas Hampson , Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse , and Orféon Donostiarra
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000031X3K
Release Date: 2000-02-01

Tracks:

  1. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: I Introit
  2. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: II Kyrie
  3. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: III Domine Jesus Christe
  4. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: Hostias
  5. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: IV Sanctus
  6. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: V Pie Jesu
  7. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: VI Agnus Dei
  8. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: VII Lux aeterna
  9. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: VIII Libera me
  10. Requiem pour soli, choeur, orchestre & orgue, Op.9: IX In Paradisum
  11. Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: I Kyrie
  12. Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: II Gloria
  13. Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: III Sanctus
  14. Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: IV Benedictus
  15. Messe (cum jubilo) pour baryton solo, choeur de barytons, orchestre & orgue, Op.11: V Agnus Dei
  16. 4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: I Ubi caritas (4 voix mixtes)
  17. 4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: II Tota pulchra es (3 voix de femmes)
  18. 4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: III Tu es Petrus (4 voix mixtes)
  19. 4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens pour choeur a cappella, Op.10: IV Tantum ergo (4 voix mixtes)
  20. 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:

5 out of 5 stars 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.

4 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars 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.

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