Douce France
The sound of the language, the taste for harmony, the pleasure of enjoying every detail – in music as in life – brought about the creation, in France, of some of the most enthralling choral music of the period that marked the turn of the 20th century.
Within MITO Settembre Musica
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Requiem op. 9
for mixed chorus, children's voices, mezzo-soprano, organ, strings, arp, trumpets and kettledrum
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11
for mixed chorus, children's voices, organ, arp and strings
Maria, Mater gratiae op. 47 n. 2
for children's voices and organ
Ave Maria op. 67 n. 2
for children's voices and organ
Ecce fidelis servus op. 54
for mixed chorus in three voices (S, T, B) and organ
Pavane op. 50
(choral version) for mixed chorus, children's voices, strings and trumpets
Transcription by Enrico Maria Ferrando
World Premiere