The Kyrie theme in Ledroit's Mass is a cyclical motif, drawn from a larger project to set the text of the Apocalypse to music, and reappears throughout the Mass.
Composition History
Frédéric Ledroit's "Messe pour un Siècle Nouveau" (Mass for a New Century), Op. 43, was premiered in April 2000 at the International Organ Festival in Charente, France.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Frédéric Ledroit divided his Mass into two types of prayer: intimate prayer (Kyrie, Agnus Dei) for direct exchange with the Absolute, and collective prayer (Gloria, Credo, Sanctus) for glorifying the Lord.
Instruments
The Grand Organ of Angoulême Cathedral, featured on this recording, was restored in 1965 by Beuchet-Debierre with advice from Maurice Duruflé, a famous French organist and composer.
Performer Biography
Eliane Lavail, who conducts the Vocal Ensemble of Aquitaine on this album, is a renowned choral director who has worked with prestigious conductors like Claudio Abbado and Michel Corboz.
Compositional Technique
Marcel Dupré's "Evocation," Op. 37, written in 1941, is a virtuoso, piano-like organ piece dedicated to his father, Albert Dupré, who was an organist at Saint Ouen in Rouen.
Composer Biography
Frédéric Ledroit, the composer and organist on this album, is the artistic director of the International Organ Festival in Charente, which he founded in 1993.
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