Lamentations Holy Week in Provence

Anne Azema (Artist), William Hite & Christopher Kale (Artist), Paul Guttry (Artist), Jean Gilles (Composer), Guillaume Bouzignac (Composer), Director Joel Cohen (Conductor), Frederick Jodry-Countertenor (Conductor), The Boston Camerata (Performer), The Schola Cantorum of Boston (Performer), Daniel McCabe (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: The Boston Camerata, The Schola Cantorum of Boston, Daniel McCabe
• Conductor: Director Joel Cohen, Frederick Jodry-Countertenor
• Composer: Jean Gilles, Guillaume Bouzignac
• Audio CD (March 7, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000005EDN
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #641,197 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Heu! unux ex vobis me tradet hodie

2. Mais qui vos meut, Seigneur

3. dit Carpentras: Vexilla regis

4. Premiere Lamentation pour le Mercredy Saint au Soir

5. Comme Trois Forgerons

6. Ha! Plange

7. Premiere Lamentation pour le Jeudy Saint au Soir

8. Sur L'Albre de la Crotz

9. Ne avertas facium tuam

10. Permiere Lamentation pour le Vendredy Saint au Soir

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful discovery, June 27, 2005

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scott (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lamentations Holy Week in Provence (Audio CD)

I have known and enjoyed the relatively famous Requiem by Gilles for some years now, but was pleasantly surprised by this disc of Lamentations.

Most other French Baroque lamentations are composed on a small scale, but these by Gilles are quite large, more in the tradition of grands motets. They employ a full complement of soloists plus chorus, with obbligato instruments. The music is sublime; usually quite understated, but occasionally bursting forth with energy and drama.

Gilles proves himself to be a master of wonderfully poignant melodies. The mood us mainly quite sombre, but is broken up somewhat by the contrasting textures (if not mood) of the works by Carpentras and Bouzignac, the latter of which is a truly unique composer and deservse more renown.

The performances are faultless, especially the solo singers who capture the delicate French ornaments exquisately.

This is a very rewarding performance, and a delight in all respects. Highly recommended