Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Vellard,Dominique Liszt: Septem Sacramenta CD

Liszt combined the whirlwind life of a virtuoso traveling all over Europe with a deep attachment to the Catholic faith and the Church. While his brilliant technique and fiery interpretations made him an unparalleled virtuoso, his sacred music, for which he was less well known, represented what was dearest in his own eyes. From 1856 onwards, he devoted himself more particularly to this field and set about reforming religious music in order to restore it to it's rightful place of honor, capable of meeting the demands of conveying the divine message and mystery. His musical discourse becomes sparer but is also profoundly innovative, with many individual turns of language and harmonic daring. Dominique Vellard turns his attention here to the lesser-known works of this period, such as the Septem sacramenta or Pater noster, which exude the same serenity, the same feeling of peace and light.

1. Liszt: Tantum Ergo, S.42/2 2. Liszt: Weihnachtslied (O Heilige Nacht), S.49 3. Liszt: Anima Christi Sanctifica Me, S.46 4. Liszt: Meine Seel' Erhebt Den Herrn!, S.51 5. Liszt: Sancta Caecilia (Fiat Cor Meum), S.343 6. Liszt: Libera Me, S.45 7. Liszt: O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wunden, S.50/Iv 8. Liszt: Le Crucifix, S.342 9. Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Baptisma 10. Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Confirmatio 11. Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Eucharistia 12. Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Poenitentia 13. Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Extrema Unctio 14. Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Ordo 15. Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Matrimonium 16. Liszt: Pater Noster III, S.41/2 17.