Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Charpentier: Histoires sacrées (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Charpentier: Histoires sacrées (2016)
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Sébastien Daucé and the Ensemble Correspondances have carefully extracted from this outstanding corpus a number of gems that reflect both his experience in Rome (probably studying with Carissimi, the master of the oratorio) and the humanist concerns of an entire period. Like a miniature opera, each piece relates an exemplary destiny, including several strong-willed women (Judith, Cecilia, Mary Magdalene) and a deep friendship put to the test (Mors Saülis and Jonathæ).

The “Histoires Sacrées” of Marc-Antoine Charpentier are sometimes called little sacred operas, but they are really more like oratorios: they contain numbers sung by characters, but they have a great deal of narration, and they are in Latin. Sample here the scene in Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, where Judith slices off the head of Holofernes: the emotional mood is just slightly heightened. These works have not often been recorded and take a bit of effort to absorb; one has to familiarize oneself with the Latin texts and with the mood of the whole, which is didactic rather than dramatic. The program here is strong, with three female biblical heroines exemplifying strength and virtue, and this helps you get into the expressive modes of the music. The “Histoires Sacrées” have not been recorded often. Until now the field has been ruled by a 2001 release from Gérard Lesne and his Baroque ensemble Il Seminario Musicale, and this release by the durable French group Ensemble Correspondances offers evidence of how much approaches vary in this still little-explored repertory. You can take your choice. Lesne has his engineers bring the microphone up to the soloists, whereas here, leader Sébastien Daucé chooses a more ambient approach that brings out instrumental detail. Lesne and his other soloists are stronger than the ones here, but Daucé may come closer to an authentic performance. Both choirs are small, probably in line with the private chamber circumstances for which these works were written; Daucé’s group of 14 singers, mostly taking solos as well as singing in ensembles, is highly expressive even as it is woven into the more general texture. The album is accompanied by a DVD recorded at the Chapelle Royale at Versailles, but the main CDs were not: they come from small auditoriums in Grenoble and Amiens (apparently there were two sessions) that, as it happens, are entirely appropriate to the music. Recommended for Baroque buffs.

Tracklist:
1. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Prima pars: Præludium – Est secretum, valeriane (Cæcilia) (01:27)
2. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Prima pars: Nullus audit, nullus videt (Valerianus, Cæcilia) – Et aquis lustratibus (Chorus fidelium) (03:47)
3. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Prima pars: Acceptis autem ab Angelo flosculis (Historicus, Cæcilia, Valerianus, Tiburtius) (04:37)
4. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Prima pars: O Christi fidem profitentium (Tutti) (01:47)
5. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Secunda pars: Præludium (01:08)
6. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Secunda pars: Cum autem Valeriani et Tiburtii (Historicus, Almachius, Cæcilia) (05:02)
7. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Secunda pars: Ecce, ecce mihi Jesu (Cæcilia) (01:40)
8. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Secunda pars: Heu, heu, nos dolentes (Chorus fidelium, Angeli) (01:55)
9. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Secunda pars: Cur ploratis fideles (Angeli, Chorus fidelium) (01:45)
10. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Cæcilia, virgo et martyr octo vocibus, H. 397, Secunda pars: Guay – Nolite flere fideles (Angeli, Chorus fidelium, tutti) (06:46)
11. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Motet pour les trépassés à 8, H. 311: Prélude – Miseremini mei (02:33)
12. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Motet pour les trépassés à 8, H. 311: Heu, mihi Domine (02:32)
13. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Motet pour les trépassés à 8, H. 311: Ritournelle – Ah, ah pœnis crucior (03:46)
14. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Dialogus inter Magdalenam et Jesum, H. 423: Hei, hei mihi infelix Magdalena (04:11)
15. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Stabat Holofernes super montes (Chorus Assyriorum) (00:28)
16. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Filii Israel (Tres duces Assyrii) (00:59)
17. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Et placuerunt (Historicus ex Assyriis, Historicus ex filiis Israel, Tres viri Israelitæ, Historicus ex Israel) (02:52)
18. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Peccavimus, Domine (Filii Israel) (02:23)
19. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Et, cum his clamoribus (Historicus ex filiis Israel, Ozias) (01:51)
20. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Quod cum audisset (Historici ex filiis Israel) (00:27)
21. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Quod est hoc verbum (Judith) (02:14)
22. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Vera sunt omnia (Ozias, Judith, Chorus ex Israel, trois voix seules) (03:06)
23. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Nocte autem sequetem (Historicus ex Israel, Judith) (03:46)
24. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: Post hæc Judith deposuit (Historicus ex Israel) (00:51)
25. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Première partie: La nuict (02:56)
26. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Seconde partie: Cum autem Judith descenderat montem (Ancilla, Duo exploratores ex Assyriis, Judith, Chorus Assyriorum) (02:35)
27. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Seconde partie: Æquo animo esto (Holofernes, Judith) (06:03)
28. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Seconde partie: Et ingressa Judith (Historici ex Assyriis) (00:48)
29. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Seconde partie: Ut autem sero factum est (Ancilla) (01:40)
30. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Seconde partie: Aperite portas, custodes fideles (Judith) (00:43)
31. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Seconde partie: Et cum audissent filii Israel (Chorus filiorum Israel) (01:39)
32. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Judith, sive Bethulia liberata, H. 391, Seconde partie: Laudate Dominum Deum nostrum (Judith, Chœur) (04:21)
33. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403: Rumor bellicus (00:29)
34. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Première partie: Cum essent congregata (Chorus) (01:28)
35. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Première partie: O mulier, suscita mihi (Saül, Maga) (02:26)
36. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Première partie: Première symphonie [de l’enchantement] – Æther umbrosus nigro velamine (Maga) Per hanc virgam in terram trahentem (Maga) – [Seconde] symphonie de l’enchantement – Ecquid ad surdos (Maga) (05:37)
37. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Première partie: Cumque Samuel volente Deo (Duo ex choro) (00:39)
38. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Première partie: Surge Saül et responde mihi ! (Samuel, Saül) (03:14)
39. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: Cecidit repente Saül (Chorus) (01:48)
40. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: Tolle, quæso, tolle (Saül, Miles) (01:41)
41. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: Age cito (Saül, chorus) (01:56)
42. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: Cumque miles invitus (Tres ex choro) (00:58)
43. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: Quisnam es tu ? (David, Miles) (02:04)
44. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: O sors ! (Chorus sans violons) (02:04)
45. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: Sed tu, unde scis quod Saül (David, Miles) (03:01)
46. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: Doleo super te (David) (04:34)
47. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: David autem conversus (Duo ex choro, David) (00:51)
48. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Mors Saülis et Jonathæ, H. 403, Seconde partie: Montes Gelboe (Chorus ultimus) (03:23)
49. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Prelude pour Mementote peccatores, H. 425a (01:18)
50. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Dialogus inter Christum et peccatores, H. 425: Mementote peccatores (Christus) (01:17)
51. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Dialogus inter Christum et peccatores, H. 425: Vos autem (Christus, à 3) (02:20)
52. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Dialogus inter Christum et peccatores, H. 425: Quis capiti meo dabit aquam (Premier dessus) (01:32)
53. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Dialogus inter Christum et peccatores, H. 425: Heu, stupiditas cordis mei (Deuxième dessus) (01:35)
54. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Dialogus inter Christum et peccatores, H. 425: Ah, cor durum, ah cor ingratum (à 3) (02:00)
55. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Dialogus inter Christum et homines H. 417: Prélude – Homo Deus fecit cœnam magnam (04:39)
56. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Dialogus inter Christum et homines H. 417: O panis Deus (04:24)
57. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Élévation, H. 408: [Symphonie] (01:46)
58. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Élévation, H. 408: Famem meam quis replebit (Esuriens, Christus, Sitiens) (01:30)
59. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Élévation, H. 408: Panem cœlestem habeo (Christus) (01:52)
60. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Élévation, H. 408: Esurio, sitio (Esuriens, Sitiens, Christus) (02:50)
61. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Élévation, H. 408: O panis angelorum (Esuriens, Sitiens, Christus) (03:00)
62. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Pestis mediolanensis, H. 398: Prélude pour Horrenda pestis – Horrenda pestis Mediolanum vastabit (06:08)
63. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Pestis mediolanensis, H. 398: Afflictionem miseri populi ut audivit (grand chœur) (00:41)
64. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Pestis mediolanensis, H. 398: Cantilena. Infirmos languentes solatur (02:07)
65. Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé – Pestis mediolanensis, H. 398: Hymnum ergo cantemus (grand chœur) (02:26)

Personnel:
Ensemble Correspondances
Sébastien Daucé, direction

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