Composer(s): Bizet, Georges
Lyricist(s): Burion, Amedee
Label: Naxos
Genre: Choral - Sacred; Vocal
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.572270
Barcode: 747313227075
Release Date: 11/2010

BIZET, G.: Clovis et Clotilde / Te Deum (Jovanovic, Do, Schnaible, Pas-de-Calais North Regional Choir, Lille National Orchestra, J.-C. Casadesus)

This fascinating disc presents the young Georges Bizet’s first composition after having won the prestigious Prix de Rome, the grandiose Te Deum, which remained unpublished until 1971, and his Prix de Rome cantata Clovis et Clotilde, which recounts the tale of the Frankish King Clovis’s conversion to Christianity by his wife Clotilde. Both scores are abundantly theatrical, as one would expect from the future composer of Carmen (8.660005–07), and are performed by three outstanding young singers and two internationally renowned French ensembles directed by the distinguished conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus.

Tracklist

Bizet, Georges
Burion, Amedee - Lyricist
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Schnaible, Mark (bass)
Do, Philippe (tenor)
1Introduction03:41
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
2Scene 1: Recit: Noble Clovis (Clotilde)01:57
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
3Scene 1: Romance: Il est si beau (Clotilde)03:13
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
4Scene 2: Duo: Que vois-je! (Clotilde, Remy)05:59
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Schnaible, Mark (bass)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
5Scene 2: Recit: Reine, je vais pour vous (Remy)01:14
Schnaible, Mark (bass)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
6Scene 3: Priere! Priere! (Clotilde)02:15
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
7Scene 4: Duo: Ma Clotilde cherie! (Clovis, Clotilde)01:40
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Do, Philippe (tenor)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
8Scene 4: Duo (suite): Paix, triomphe, esperance! (Clotilde, Clovis)01:10
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Do, Philippe (tenor)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
9Scene 4: Duo (suite): Mais comment laissas-tu (Clotilde, Clovis)03:46
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Do, Philippe (tenor)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
10Scene 4: Duo (suite): Ta douce aurore (Clotilde)02:12
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
11Scene 5: Recit: Mon pere, en ce beau jour (Clotilde, Remy)01:14
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Schnaible, Mark (bass)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
12Scene 5: Strophes: Salut a toi (Remy)04:07
Schnaible, Mark (bass)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
13Ensemble final: C'en est fait (Clovis, Clotilde, Remy)01:58
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Do, Philippe (tenor)
Schnaible, Mark (bass)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
Bizet, Georges
Do, Philippe (tenor)
Pas-de-Calais North Regional Choir (Choir)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
14Te Deum laudamus05:08
Do, Philippe (tenor)
Pas-de-Calais North Regional Choir (Choir)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
15Tu rex gloriae, Christe03:41
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Do, Philippe (tenor)
Pas-de-Calais North Regional Choir (Choir)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
16Te ergo quaesumus04:52
Jovanovic, Katarina (soprano)
Pas-de-Calais North Regional Choir (Choir)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
17Fiat misericordia tua04:31
Pas-de-Calais North Regional Choir (Choir)
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 52:38