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Julia Fuchs- François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Bart Cypers (French Horn)
Notes & Reviews:
Saint-Saëns and the Prix de Rome... surely a strange bringing together of ideas, given that the composer never gained that coveted award and consequently never took up residence in the famous Villa Medici? All the same, Camille Saint-Saëns entered the competition on two separate occasions and, peculiarly in the history of the competition, twelve years apart: firstly in 1852 and then in 1864. On the first occasion he was still an adolescent, devoted to worshipping the memory of the great Mendelssohn; behind him, by the time of the second occasion, were already a number of his masterpieces later to be confirmed by posterity - and he had become acquainted with Verdi and had also discovered Wagner. If the music he composed for the competition in 1864 was not deemed worthy of being awarded a prize, perhaps that was due to it being full of a troubling and disquieting sense of modernity: there is clearly nothing that the cantata Ivanhoé need fear in a comparison with Il Trovatore.
In the period between the two competitions Saint- Saëns concurrently secured for himself a reputation in church music based on a plentiful collection of magnificent motets; proof that it is possible to be successful in religious academicism and unsuccessful in its lyric counterpart (provided we set aside Samson et Dalila!). Hervé Niquet, the Brussels Philharmonic and Glossa are now presenting the second volume in their survey of music composed for the Prix de Rome with the majority of such pieces being previously unrecorded and definitely demanding to become much better-known.
"[Le retour de Virginie is] a silly enough story but it allows for romantic solos, sea-music, storm-music and quasi-religious prayers; Saint-Saëns's score has little individuality, but all this is deftly handled, with a sure flair for vocal and instrumental writing...the performances seem uniformly excellent and the sound quality is first-rate. As with the Debussy set, the artistic result has proved to be so much more than a musicological exercise." -International Record Review
"[Ivanhoé is] a confident, accomplished creation with up-to-the-minute Italian influences...Hervé Niquet usefully fills out the picture of the young Saint-Saëns's output with an 1852 Choeur de Sylphes, an 1864 Ode, as well as motets and excerpts of a Mass from 1857." -Irish Times***
The Guardian, 5th January 2012
[Ode] is reminiscent of Berlioz, while the corresponding cantata, IvanhoT, has strong overtones of both Verdi and Meyerbeer. Niquet conducts his Belgian forces with infectious enthusiasm, and the choral singing is consistently lovely. The real treat, though, is IvanhoT...It's gung-ho, thrill-a-minute stuff and tremendous fun.
Recording information: Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-).
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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Ivanhoë, cantata for soloists & orchestra - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 1864
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Le retour de Virginie, for chorus - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1852
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Ode à Sainte-Cécille. for solo voice, chorus & orchestra - Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 6 min. 22 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1852
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Chour de Sylphes, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, chorus & orchestra - Performer: Julia Fuchs
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 5 min. sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1852
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Messe solenelle, for voices, chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 4 - Performer: François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 13 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1855
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Inviolata, motet for alto & organ in D major - Performer: François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 5 min. 51 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1865
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Tantum ergo, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, organ & chorus ad lib in E flat major - Performer: François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: circa 1860
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Ave Maria, motet for chorus, Op. 145 - Performer: François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1914
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : O salutaris, motet for alto & organ in E flat major - Performer: François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1884
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Deus Abraham, motet for alto & organ in F major - Performer: François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1885
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : O salutaris, motet for alto & organ in A major - Performer: François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: circa 1860
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Ave Maria, motet for 2 altos & organ in A major - Performer: François Saint-Yves (Organ)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Choral
- Written: circa 1860
Francisco de Peñalosa (1470 - 1528) : Ave verum corpus - Performers: François Saint-Yves (Organ); Bart Cypers (French Horn)
- Conductor: Hervé Niquet
- Notes: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Flagey, Brussels (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-); Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp (2010-02-??&2010-03-??&2010-)
- Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
- Period Time: Renaissance
