Jolivet, André/Messiaen, Olivier/Daniel-Lesur, Jean-Yves: La Jeune France: Épithalame/Cantique Des Cantiques/Cinq Rechants (Coro Audio CD)

La Jeune France
Jolivet, Messiaen And Daniel-Lesur
Three composers from the group which styled itself ‘La Jeune France’ test vocal technique as never before, in music that can be rapturous and visceral, perfumed and mystical, fresh, sensuous, erotic; music that was wholly new and yet recognizably French, a subtle mix of primitive emotion and sophistication overlaid with the élan and self-confidence of a re-born Paris, striding into the second half of the twentieth century.

“This disc is something not far from a revelation ... elaborately sonorous, radiantly glowing ... as usual from this fine group, the performances are immaculately detailed, and, especially in the Messiaen, they have a very un-English sense of the sumptuousness that binds it in to a compelling whole.” THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers