Choeur de Chambre de Namur - Lully: Dies irae, De profundis & Te Deum (Collection Chateau de Versailles) (2019) [24/96]

Although Lully never held any post in the Chapelle du Roi, his influence on the development of the grand motet, so emblematic of the Grand Siècle, was of decisive importance. He wrote imposing motets celebrating the glory of God and the King for the great ceremonies at court. His most celebrated motet was undoubtedly his Te Deum, which rang out for the first time in 1677 and became the king’s favourite. In 1687 Lully directed it once again, but struck his foot violently with the heavy walking stick he used to beat time. The wound became infected and the gangrene gradually spread, causing the surintendant’s death on 22 March. Such was the tragic destiny of the man who was capable of conveying the most brilliant glory but also all the anguish of death in the same vein of grandeur. That theatrical grandeur is the characteristic of this version recorded in the Chapelle Royale of the Château de Versailles. Lully is in the limelight again in 2019, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opéra), of which he was director from 1672 until his death.

Tracklist:
1. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Dies irae dies illa
2. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Tuba mirum spargens sonum
3. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Mors stupebit et natura
4. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Liber scriptus proferetur
5. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Quid sum miser tunc dicturus
6. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Rex tremendae majestatis
7. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Quaerens me, sedisti lassus
8. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Juste judex ultionis
9. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Ingemisco tanquam reus
10. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Confutatis maledictis
11. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Oro supplex et acclinis
12. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Lacrymosa dies illa
13. Dies irae, LWV 64/1: Pie Jesu domine
14. De profundis, LWV 62: De profundis
15. De profundis, LWV 62: Quia apud te
16. De profundis, LWV 62: Requiem aeternam
17. Te deum, LWV 55: Te deum laudamus
18. Te deum, LWV 55: Tibi omnes angeli
19. Te deum, LWV 55: Pleni sunt caeli et terra
20. Te deum, LWV 55: Patrem immensae majestatis
21. Te deum, LWV 55: Tu rex gloriae, christe
22. Te deum, LWV 55: Tu ad dexteram dei sedes
23. Te deum, LWV 55: Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni
24. Te deum, LWV 55: Salvum fac populum tuum, domine
25. Te deum, LWV 55: Dignare, domine, die isto
26. Te deum, LWV 55: In te, domine, speravi

Personnel:
Sophie Junker, soprano
Judith van Wanroij, soprano
Mathias Vidal, tenor
Cyril Auvity, tenor
Thibaut Lenaerts, tenor
Alain Buet, bass
Chœur de Chambre de Namur
Millenium Orchestra
Cappella Mediterranea
Leonardo Garcia Alarcón, conductor