Ensemble la Sportelle, Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Le Grand Mystère (2024) [FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

Ensemble la Sportelle, Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Le Grand Mystère (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 53:56 minutes | 913 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Label Rocamadour

For 2,000 years, Christmas has filled both young and old with wonder. A time for celebration, a time for reunions, moments of simplicity and sharing. At its heart, Christmas is about a birth—the birth of a newborn in a manger. During the winter solstice, light spreads everywhere, bringing perfect joy.

Even before the birth, joy is already present, as we eagerly await the child’s arrival. Between Gregorian chants and readings from English composers, we oscillate between splendor and awe, culminating in the exhilaration of Steven Sametz’s “Rejoice!”—a joy that becomes radiant with the newborn’s arrival!

Benjamin Britten’s A Boy Was Born introduces the colorful vision of Francis Poulenc. Like a painter, he describes the scene with simplicity, revealing the great mystery in a pure and vivid way. The silence of the night invites the gentleness of soothing English lullabies. Finally, at dawn, let our joy burst forth to announce the great news to the world. Sing now and be joyful!

Tracklist:

01. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Traditional: Leto leta concio (01:06)
02. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Traditional: O Oriens antienne grégorienne (00:52)
03. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – MacMillan: O Radiant Dawn (03:56)
04. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Allain: Coventry Carol (04:04)
05. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Sametz: Gaudete (02:21)
06. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Britten: A Boy was Born (02:22)
07. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Traditional: O Magnum Mysterium répons grégorien (02:50)
08. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Poulenc: O Magnum Mysterium (03:17)
09. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Villette: O Magnum Mysterium (04:36)
10. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Traditional: Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite répons grégorien (02:22)
11. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Poulenc: Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite (02:23)
12. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Traditional: Videntes Stellam Antienne grégorienne (00:29)
13. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Poulenc: Videntes Stellam (02:52)
14. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Traditional: Hodie Christus natus est Antienne grégorienne (01:15)
15. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Poulenc: Hodie Christus natus est (02:08)
16. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Tavener: The Lamb (03:59)
17. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Stephenson: The Infant King (04:03)
18. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Sixten: Mary’s Lullaby (03:28)
19. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Britten: Hymn to the Virgin (03:36)
20. Ensemble la Sportelle & Alix Dumon-Debaecker – Tavener: A Christmas Round (01:48)

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