Cailo / Fiorenza / Ensemble Aurora / Gatti - Fiery Genius - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

?When the Messe à l'usage des Paroisses pour les Fêtes Solennelles [Solemn Mass for the Parishes] was published in 1690, François Couperin was just 21 years old, yet he had created a masterpiece of French organ music. Enhancing the tradition of alternating organ music with liturgical singing during the service, he created opulent pieces, each more inventive than the next, and on a truly royal scale. Accompanied by the Chant sur le Livre [Singing upon the Book] technique, magnificently improvised as was customary, and recreated here in all it's splendour, this legendary mass is performed by the charismatic Olivier Latry on the Great Organ of the Royal Chapel of Versailles, which was inaugurated by Couperin the elder in 1710. Album Tracks 1. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Kyrie 2. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Kyrie 3. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Kyrie 4. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Christe 5. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Christe 6. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Christe 7. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Kyrie 8. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Kyrie 9. Messe pour les paroisses~Kyrie. Kyrie 10. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Gloria 11. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Et in terra pax 12. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Laudamus te 13. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Benedicimus te 14. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Adoramus te 15. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Glorificamus te 16. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi 17. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Domine Deus 18. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Domine fili 19. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Domine Deus 20. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Qui tollis 21. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Qui tollis 22. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Qui sedes 23. Messe pour les paroisses~Gloria. Quoniam 24. Messe pour les paroisses~Glori

The PROSPERO tag, known for it's beautifully equipped productions, presents here an exceptional recital of well-known and lesser-known songs by Richard Strauss, outstandingly interpreted by Daniel Behle, Opus-Klassik prize winner and 'Singer of the Year 2020', and Swiss pianist Oliver Schnyder. The program includes Gesänge des Orients Op. 77 and Krämerspiegel Op. 66, two rarely heard song cycles by the composer. The latter has a fascinating history the Bote & Bock had wanted to secure the rights to the next songs for the publication of Op. 56 by a clause, which Strauss resented so much that it almost came to trial. The composer took his revenge with the bizarre Krämerspiegel, a subtle musical attack on the institution of music publishing. The many allusions and numerous musical subtleties are vividly explained in the detailed booklet text by Richard Stokes, a noted Strauss expert. It is also interesting to note that the piano part in Krämerspiegel is one of the most demanding the composer ever created. Oliver Schnyder masters these hurdles with remarkable musical depth and stirring bravura. The production also contains a rarity in the form of the song InchDer SchmetterlingInch (InchThe ButterflyInch) on a text by Hermann Hesse, since it does not appear in any of the composer's catalogs of works. Even proven Strauss connoisseurs and specialists were unaware of it until now. Find out for yourself what this enchanting musical miniature is all about! Album Tracks 1. Winterweihe Op. 48/4 InchIn Diesen WintertagenInch 2. Winterliebe Op, 48/5 InchDer Sonne EntgegenInch 3. Waldseligkeit 49/1 InchDer Wald Beginnt Zu RauschenInch 4. Traum Durch Die Dämmerung Op. 29/1 InchWeite Wiesen Im DämmergrauInch 5. Der Schmetterling InchÜber Den Silbernen HügelnInch 6. Morgenrot Op. 46/4 InchDort, Wo Der Morgenstern HergehtInch 7. Gesänge Des Orients Op. 77 8. Kräme

Album Tracks 1. The First Chapter 2. The Second Chapter 3. The Third Chapter 4. The Final Chapter