Gabriel Fauré 1845 - 1924
 Requiem and other choral music 
Composer: Gabriel Faure
Conductor: John Rutter
Performer: Stephen Varcoe, John Scott, et al.
Orchestra: London Sinfonia [members of] 
Label: Collegium 
Audio CD (February 29, 2000) 
Rip 320KBS
Cover and complet leaflets included

John Rutter's groundbreaking research and subsequent performing edition of Fauré's beloved Requiem has enabled us to hear the work as the composer originally intended. His first version of the piece included only a chamber orchestra with lower strings, harp, timpani, and organ. Four years later, Fauré added two movements and slightly expanded the orchestration. This is the version that Rutter and his inimitable Cambridge Singers perform here-- and it's a glorious revelation, especially if the only Fauré Requiem you've heard is that for full orchestra, which the composer himself neither created nor approved. Rutter and his singers give us a wonderfully sumptuous yet detailed performance that benefits tremendously from the newly realized clarity of inner lines and from the richly colored orchestral textures

On this Cd:
1.Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48 
Composed by Gabriel Faure 
Performed by London Sinfonia [members of] 
with Caroline Ashton, Stephen Varcoe, Simon Standage, John Scott, Cambridge Singers 
Conducted by John Rutter 


2. Offertoires (2) for vocal soloists, chorus & organ, Op. 65 
Composed by Gabriel Faure 
Performed by London Sinfonia [members of] 
with Nicola-Jane Kemp, Caroline Ashton, Stephen Varcoe, John Scott, Simon Standage, Cambridge Singers, Ruth Holton 
Conducted by John Rutter 


3. Ave Maria, sacred song for mezzo-soprano (or baritone) & organ in A flat major, Op. 67/2 
Composed by Gabriel Faure 
Performed by London Sinfonia [members of] 
with Caroline Ashton, Stephen Varcoe, Simon Standage, John Scott, Cambridge Singers 
Conducted by John Rutter 


4. Maria Mater gratiae, offertory for tenor, baritone & organ, Op. 47/2 
Composed by Gabriel Faure 
Performed by London Sinfonia [members of] 
with Caroline Ashton, Stephen Varcoe, Simon Standage, John Scott, Cambridge Singers 
Conducted by John Rutter 


5. Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 11 
Composed by Gabriel Faure 
Performed by London Sinfonia [members of] 
with Caroline Ashton, Stephen Varcoe, Simon Standage, John Scott, Cambridge Singers 
Conducted by John Rutter 


6. Messe basse, for solo voices, chorus & organ 
Composed by Gabriel Faure 
Performed by London Sinfonia [members of] 
with Caroline Ashton, Stephen Varcoe, John Scott, Simon Standage, Cambridge Singers, Ruth Holton 
Conducted by John Rutter 


Tracklist:
1.  Requiem: Introit et Kyrie    
2.  Requiem: Offertoire   
3.  Requiem: Sanctus   
4.  Requiem: Pie Jesu    
5.  Requiem: Agnus Dei    
6.  Requiem: Libera me    
7.  Requiem: In paradisum    
8.  Ave verum Corpus    
9.  Tantum ergo    
10. Ave Maria    
11. Maria, Mater gratiae    
12. Cantique de Jean Racine   
13. Messe basse: Kyrie eleison    
14. Messe basse: Messe Basse - Sanctus    
15. Messe basse: Messe Basse - Benedictus    
16. Messe basse: Messe Basse - Agnus Dei  

Enjoy It!
Ulysses56