Gabriel Fauré - Requiem
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane for orchestra and choir in F-sharp minor, Op. 50 Elégie for cello and orchestra in C minor, Op. 24 · Super flumina Babylonis (Psalm), for choir and orchestra · Cantique de Jean Racine, for choir and orchestra in D flat major, Op. 11 · Requiem for soprano and baritone, choir, organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. 48

Chen Reiss, soprano · Matthias Goerne, baritone
Éric Picard, cello · Philippe Aïche, violin solo
Choir of the Orchestre de Paris (Stephen Betteridge, chorus master)
Orchestre de Paris
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Recorded live at the Salle Pleyel, Paris in February, 2011

• EuroArts sucessfull DVD Release now on Blu-ray!

• Baritone Matthias Goerne, soprano Chen Reiss and cellist Eric Picard come together at Paris’s renowned Salle Pleyel for a concert of Fauré’s works for chorus and orchestra.

• They are joined by the Orchestre de Paris under the baton of its new musical director, the GRAMMY Award-winning conductor Paavo Järvi. Central to the programme is Fauré’s profound and graceful Requiem, which is complemented by the Cantique de Jean Racine and the rarely performed psalm-setting Super flumina Babylonis, all beautifully sung by the Choeur de l’Orchestre de Paris, and imbued with a delicate intensity by Järvi.

• With the expressive Élégie for cello and orchestra, this is a luxurious all-Fauré event.

• Including a 15 mins Interview with Paavo Järvi as a bonus.