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Charpentier – Te Deum / Cavalli - Laetatus Sum, Magnificat / Veszprem City Chorus, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, István Zámbó / Bartok Bela Chorus and Orchestra of the Eotvos Lorand University / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 1995 Stereo / HCD12920
UPC 5991811292027
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Description:
Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed six Te Deums, although only four of them have survived. Largely because of the great popularity of its prelude, the best known is the Te Deum in D major, H. 146, written as a grand motet for soloists, choir, and instrumental accompaniment probably between 1688 and 1698, during Charpentier's stay at the Jesuit Church of Saint-Louis in Paris, where he held the position of musical director.
It is thought that the composition was performed to mark the victory celebrations and the Battle of Steinkirk in August, 1692.
Tracklist:
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
1. TE DEUM
for double choir and double orchestra
Francesco Cavalli
2. LAETATUS SUM (Psalm 121)
(Musiche sacre, 1656)
3. MAGNIFICAT
(Musiche sacre, 1656)
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- Sopranos - Magda Kalmar (1), Ilona Tokody (1), Veronika Kincses (3), Eva Andor (3)
- Contraltos - Klara Takacs (1), Livia Budai (1), Eva Jablonkay (2, 3), Katakin Seregelly (3)
- Tenors - Attila Fil6p (1-3), Boldizsar Ke6énch (1), Janos B. Nagy (3)
- Basses - Kolos Kovacs (1), Ferenc Beganyi (1), Laszlé Polgar (2, 3) Endre Uto (3)
- Choir - Veszprém City Chorus (1)
- Orchestra - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (1), Bartok Béla Chorus and Orchestra of the Edtvés Lorand University (2, 3)
- Conducted by -nISTVAN ZAMBO (1), GABOR BAROSS (2, 3)
About Gabor Baross:
17 July 1930 Budapest - 23 January 2009
He commenced his music studies at the Budapest Conservatoire, he learnt conducting at Zoltán Vásárhelyi, and composing at Rezső Sugár and György Geszler. Although he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, he never gave up music, he studied privately to enter a musical carreer.
In the beginning he conducted the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble. In 1964 he was appointed Artistic Director at the University. In addition to his duties with the Béla Bartók Choir, he is also a conductor of the University Concert Orchestra. Both ensembles were founded by him (1948, 1957), and he has conducted them ever since.
Gábor Baross has a special interest in the music of the 20th century and has conducted the first performance of many Hungarian works. He also devotes time to composing. His folksong arrangements for the Hungarian Radio and Television are especially outstanding.
From December 1990 Gábor Baross was the President of the Association of Hungarian Choirs and Orchestras. He was a member of Europa Cantat (EFYC-European Federation of Young Choirs) Presidency, the Europa Cantat Music Commission, a vice-president of AGEC (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Europäischer Chorverbande/Federation of European Choral Associations).
