Clovis et Clotilde, Te Deum : J-C.Casadesus / Lille National Orchestra, Regional Nord Choir

GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875)

Clovis et Clotilde - Cantate a trois voix
Te Deum

Katarina Jovanovic (soprano)
Philippe Do (tenor)
Mark Schnaible (bass)
Choeur Regional Nord - Pas-de-Calais
Orchestre National de Lille / Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor

Recorded at the Auditorium du Nouveau Siecle, Lille, France, from 6th to 9th July, 2009

This fascinating disc presents the young Georges Bizet’s first composition after having won the prestigious Prix de Rome, the grandiose Te Deum, which remained unpublished until 1971, and his Prix de Rome cantata Clovis et Clotilde, which recounts the tale of the Frankish King Clovis’s conversion to Christianity by his wife Clotilde. Both scores are abundantly theatrical, as one would expect from the future composer of Carmen (8.660005-07), and are performed by three outstanding young singers and two internationally renowned French ensembles directed by the distinguished conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus. ( NAXOS )