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Reviewer: Julie
Anne Sadie
This disc has the feel of an
Advent concert because it includes both liturgical music and Noëls, brings
together three separate ensembles, and relies on a characterful organ (after Le
Picard) played by the talented Freddy Eichelberger, the attractions of a serpent
played by Patrick Wibart and the luxuriant acoustics of the Abbaye aux Dames at
Saintes. The evocation of the procession of the Holy Sacrament to the Altar of
Repose is quite realistic, with the two verses of plainchant interleaved with
the instrumental music (a rare treat to hear). The serpent quite rightly and
very effectively supports the baritones from the Namur Chamber Choir but
slightly weighs down the delicate chamber music textures. Of the Noëls, some are
performed in both simple vocal and imaginatively orchestrated instrumental
versions, and it is here that Eichelberger puts the organ through its paces (the
birdsong effects in tr 19 are especially intriguing). Malgloire takes a
well-deserved bow in ‘O nous dite Marie’ (tr 15). Definitely to be revisited
next Christmas, if not before. |
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