Bizet,Georges / Lille National Orch / Jovanovic Clovis Et Clotilde: Te Deum CD

This fascinating disc presents the young Georges Bizet' first composition after having won the prestigious Prix de Rome, the grandiose Te Deum, which remained unpublished until 1971, and his Prix de Rome cantata Clovis et Clotilde.

1. Introduction 2. Scene 1: Recit: Noble Clovis (Clotilde) 3. Scene 1: Romance: Il Est Si Beau (Clotilde) 4. Scene 2: Duo: Que Vois-Je! (Clotilde, Remy) 5. Scene 2: Recit: Reine, Je Vais Pour Vous (Remy) 6. Scene 3: Priere! Priere! (Clotilde) 7. Scene 4: Duo: Ma Clotilde Cherie! (Clovis, Clotilde) 8. Scene 4: Duo (Suite): Paix, Triomphe, Esperance! (Clotilde, Clovis) 9. Scene 4: Duo (Suite): Mais Comment Laissas-Tu (Clotilde, Clovis) 10. Scene 4: Duo (Suite): Ta Douce Aurore (Clotilde) 11. Scene 5: Recit: Mon Pere, en Ce Beau Jour (Clotilde, Remy) 12. Scene 5: Strophes: Salut a Toi (Remy) 13. Ensemble Final: C'en Est Fait (Clovis, Clotilde, Remy) 14. Te Deum Laudamus 15. Tu Rex Gloriae, Christe 16. Te Ergo Quaesumus 17. Fiat Misericordia Tua