Bizet entered his Te Deum (Thou, Lord) for the Rodrigues Prize while still a young man but, when it got nowhere, he decided to write no more religious music. I first heard it in the early 70s when it had only just been 'rediscovered'. The soprano solo at 9:22 is well worth hearing in this precocious work. Tragically, Georges died in his late 30s, but left a wonderful legacy. Like many artists, he only came to be properly appreciated after his death.
This, along with bruckner’s and Albrechtsberger are some if not the only Te Deum settings I can find in Latin though it sounds very romantic (correct with the era Bizet was in).
It has a glorious solo that demands a lot of the tenor, who again has to emote in sung Latin, not a language designed to place stress on a particular word or even syllable, as in a modern tongue, to emphasize meaning. Berlioz and Bizet, though, like Saint-Saëns, could wrap an amazing melody and texture around even the driest text and summon our feelings.
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Bizet entered his Te Deum (Thou, Lord) for the Rodrigues Prize while still a young man but, when it got nowhere, he decided to write no more religious music. I first heard it in the early 70s when it had only just been 'rediscovered'. The soprano solo at 9:22 is well worth hearing in this precocious work. Tragically, Georges died in his late 30s, but left a wonderful legacy. Like many artists, he only came to be properly appreciated after his death.
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This, along with bruckner’s and Albrechtsberger are some if not the only Te Deum settings I can find in Latin though it sounds very romantic (correct with the era Bizet was in).
Haydn and Handel are two further and much better examples.
Sam Loeffler... did you listen to Berlioz's lovely Te Deum? The _Te ergo quaesumus_ (To Thee) is a musical highlight.
It has a glorious solo that demands a lot of the tenor, who again has to emote in sung Latin, not a language designed to place stress on a particular word or even syllable, as in a modern tongue, to emphasize meaning. Berlioz and Bizet, though, like Saint-Saëns, could wrap an amazing melody and texture around even the driest text and summon our feelings.
Berlioz Te Deum is incredible ( Abbado version ! )
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