Composer: Franz Liszt
Performer: Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Chœur Altitude
Conductor: Dominique Vellard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Evidence Classics
Catalogue: EVCD089
Release: 2022
Size: 1.27 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Tantum ergo, S.42/2
02. Weihnachtslied (O heilige Nacht), S.49
03. Anima Christi sanctifica me, S.46
04. Meine Seel’ erhebt den Herrn!, S.50/III
05. Sancta Caecilia (Fiat cor meum), S.343
06. Libera me, S.45
07. O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden, S.50/VI
08. Le Crucifix, S.342
Septem Sacramenta, S.52
09. Baptisma
10. Confirmatio
11. Eucharistia
12. Poenitentia
13. Extrema unctio
14. Ordo
15. Matrimonium
16. Pater Noster III, S.41/2
Liszt combined the whirlwind life of a virtuoso travelling all over Europe with a deep attachment to the Catholic faith and the Church. While his brilliant technique and fiery interpretations made him an unparalleled virtuoso, his sacred music, for which he was less well known, represented what was dearest in his own eyes. From 1856 onwards, he devoted himself more particularly to this field and set about reforming religious music in order to restore it to its rightful place of honour, capable of meeting the demands of conveying the divine message and mystery. His musical discourse becomes sparer but is also profoundly innovative, with many individual turns of language and harmonic daring.
Dominique Vellard turns his attention here to the lesser-known works of this period, such as Septem sacramenta or Pater noster, which exude the same serenity, the same feeling of peace and light.