Les Arts Florissants
Paul Agnew – Conductor
A sophisticated composer, Brossard also left his mark thanks to the extraordinary collection of music manuscripts he amassed over the course of his life. Preserved for posterity when he catalogued and handed it over to the royal library in 1724, the compendium contains an impressive number of musical gems like the Requiem by Bouteiller, which Brossard counted among the best Mass settings in his possession. Focusing on the work of these French masters, Paul Agnew has fashioned a programme exploring the role of cathedral and chapel choirs during the reign of Louis XIV.
André Raison [c. 1640-1719]
1Messe du Premier Ton
Kyrie 1’28
Sébastien de Brossard [1655-1730]
2Miserere mei Deus, SdB. 53 13’15
André Raison [c. 1640-1719]
3Messe du Deuxième Ton
Kyrie 1’31
Sébastien de Brossard [1655-1730]
Stabat Mater, SdB. 008
4Stabat Mater0’57
5Cujus animam gementem 1’11
6O quam tristis et afflicta 1’36
7Quæ morebat et dolebat 1’04
8Quis est homo qui non fleret 1’19
9Pro peccatis suæ gentis 1’18
10Vidit suum dulcem natum 1’14
11Eya Mater, fons amoris 1’08
12Fac ut ardeat cor meum0’45
13Sancta Mater, istud agas 1’01
14Tui nati vulnerati 1’17
15Virgo virginum praeclara 1’34
16Fac ut portem Christi mortem 1’09
17Quando corpus morietur 2’12
Pierre Bouteiller [c. 1655-c. 1717]
Missa pro Defunctis, IPB 1
18Introït: Requiem æternam 1’51
19Introït: Te decet hymnus Deus, in Sion [plain-chant] 2’53
20Kyrie eleyson 1’59
21Christe eleyson 1’30
22Kyrie eleyson 1’52
23Si ambulem [plain-chant], in medio umbrae mortis 1’30
24Virga tua et baculus tuus 2’55
25Offertorium: Domine, Jesu Christe 5’57
26Sanctus 2’11
27Elevatio: Pie Jesu 2’52
28Agnus Dei 1’59
29Postcommunio: Lux æterna luceat eis 2’57
Sébastien de Brossard [1655-1730]
30Ave verum corpus, SdB. 010 2’32