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2021-05-08 09:34:37
Messe da Pacem: conductor Rupert Gough and the choir of Royal Holloway rediscover a mass by Pierre Villette, unperformed since the 1970s
Rupert Gough and the Choir of Royal Holloway in the chapel at Royal Holloway (Photo Christopher Willoughby) Rupert Gough and the Choir of Royal Holloway's latest album, on Buckfast Abbey's Ad Fontes label, focuses on French sacred music with works by Pierre Villette from the 20th century, and more recent music by Yves Castagnet alongside the remarkable reinvention of a familiar piece by Maurice Ravel. Whilst the music of Pierre Villette is becoming better known, particularly in the UK, the centrepiece of the album is his Messe da Pacem which has not been performed since the 1970s and is here performed for the first time in Rupert Gough's new version for choir and organ. The album was recorded on the recently restored Cavaillé-Coll organ at the church of Notre-Dame d'Auteuil in Paris. I recently met up with Rupert via Zoom to chat more about Villette, Castagnet and making the album, […]
2019-12-04 11:30:36
[…] and in The Secret Life of Carols they delve back centuries for answers. With two harpists sharing the accompaniments the aesthetic is sparse, suggesting an intimate domestic setting. The overall effect is aurally cleansing, and the recorded sound is outstanding. Nuit de NoëlSofi Jennin, Maîtrise de Radio France, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, Le Poème Harmonique (early music ensemble), Isabelle Druet, Claire Lefilliâtre, Bruno Bonhoure, La Camera della Lacrime, Ensemble Clément Janequin (early music ensemble), Yves Castagnet, Henri Chalet, Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris, Amandine Beyer (violin), Céline Frisch (early keyboard instruments), Pablo Valetti, Café Zimmermann (early music ensemble), Bruno Cocset (cello), Ensemble Pygmalion (early music ensemble), Gli Incogniti (early music ensemble), Sophie Watillon, Thomas Dunford (lute), Lucile Boulanger, Jean Rondeau (early keyboard instruments), Ensemble 415 (chamber ensemble), Le Concert Spirituel (early music ensemble), Zefira Valova, Alexis Kossenko, Les Ambassadeurs (early music ensemble), Vox Luminis, François Lazarevitch, Vincent Dumestre, Dominique Visse, Lionel Meunier, […]
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