Composer: Henri Hardouin
Performer: St. Martin’s Chamber Choir
Conductor: Timothy J. Krueger
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata Classics
Catalogue: TOCC0191
Release: 2013
Size: 241 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Mass No. 1 – Incipite Domino in tympanis
01. Kyrie
02. Gloria
03. Credo
04. Sanctus
05. O salutaris hostia
06. Benedictus
07. Agnus Dei
08. Domine salvum fac regem
Mass No. 3 – Jucundum sit eloquium meum
09. Kyrie
10. Gloria
11. Credo
12. Sanctus
13 .O salutaris hostia
14. Benedictus
15. Agnus Dei
16. Domine salvum fac regem
Mass No. 4 – Exaltate et invocate nomen ejus
17. Kyrie
18. Gloria
19. Credo
20. Sanctus
21. O salutaris hostia
22. Benedictus
23 .Agnus Dei
24. Domine salvum fac regem
Henri Hardouin (1727–1808) was a chorister in Rheims Cathedral, rising swiftly through the ranks to become maître de chapelle – until the French Revolution disbanded religious establishments.
As a priest he was in potential danger and seems to have gone into hiding until, in 1794, the death of Robespierre allowed him to resume his duties.
Hardouin’s six four-part masses, published in 1772, are unusual for their time in being a cappella and enjoyed wide circulation in pre-Revolutionary France.
Since then they have been roundly neglected – an omission this two-CD survey intends to rectify.
St Martin’s Chamber Choir – the only professional choir in the Denver area – previously appeared on the Toccata Classics CD of Joaquín Nin-Culmell’s Symphonie des Mystères (TOCC0011).