Muffat - Missa in labore requies

GEORG MUFFAT (1653-1704) 
MISSA IN LABORE REQUIES A 24

Festive Great Mass for Salzburg cathedral

Violaine Le Chenadec · Paul Figuier · David Tricou 
Benoît Arnould · Myriam Arbouz · Mélodie Ruvio 
Nicholas Scott · Renaud Bres

Le Banquet Céleste
La Guilde des Mercenaires
Damien Guillon, conductor

The powerful Catholic Archbishop of Salzburg, renowned for the extraordinary religious ceremonies held at his cathedral, received a splendid festival mass from Muffat. Muffat was a true European: he studied music in Paris with Lully, was an organist in Alsace, and had positions in Vienna, Prague, and Salzburg. He was a man who fused Italian, French and German styles, adding his extravagant verve, especially for this 1690 Pentecost. The music is written for twenty-four different voices and has to be distributed through the space by five choirs, along with impressive effects from the trumpets and percussion. The Royal Chapel allows this “immense” music to be set in space as it deserves. Le Banquet Céleste (Damien Guillon) and La Guilde des Mercenaires (Adrien Mabire) rise to the challenge of performing this work of exceptional proportions!

Recorded from 26th to 29th November 2022 at the Royal Chapel of the Château de Versailles

Booklet French/English/German - Duration: 58'53

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