Gounod: Mors et Vita
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CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Mors et Vita
Barbara Hendricks (sop) Nadine Denize (mezzo) John Aler (ten) José van Dam (bass-bar) / Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson
[ Erato / Warner Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 September 2017
"I have placed death before life," wrote Charles Gounod, "… because in the order of eternal things, death precedes life." Mors et vita is an epic oratorio filled with operatic drama and its spirit and appeal are exemplified in the celebrated 'Judex', a soaring, sweeping chorus. Michel Plasson, as ever a master of French Romantic music, is joined by a splendid quartet of soloists, with Barbara Hendricks illuminating the soprano line and José van Dam taking command of the baritone's pronouncements.
"Plasson's remains a serviceable rendition of Gounod's grandiose conspectus of human spiritual experience." BBC Music
