Francis Poulenc wrote his a cappella pieces, including those on this album, following his return to the Catholic faith, which began in 1936 with "Litanies à la Vierge Noire."
Performer Biography
Léo Warynski, the musical director of Les Métaboles and Multilatérale, was named Musical Personality of the Year by the Syndicat de la Critique in 2020.
Recording & Production
This recording features a new version of Bernard Cavanna's "Messe, un jour ordinaire," which includes an introductory toccata and re-written choral parts, utilizing a professional vocal ensemble.
Performer Biography
Les Métaboles, a vocal ensemble founded in 2010 by Léo Warynski, won the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for choral singing in 2018.
Composition History
Bernard Cavanna's "Messe, un jour ordinaire" was created in 1994, inspired by an eight-minute extract from Jean-Michel Carré's documentary film "Galères de femmes."
Compositional Technique
Bernard Cavanna's "Messe, un jour ordinaire" uses an unusual instrumentation, favoring resonant percussion, winds (trombone, horn, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, organ), three accordions, a harp, and a double bass.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bernard Cavanna's music, particularly in "Messe, un jour ordinaire," confronts poetry and violence, nihilism and religion, and the individual and authority, without offering definitive answers.
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