Messe Super Flumina Babylonis 

The nuns of the chief Parisian convents of the 17th century cultivated music as a tool of devotion essential to their ceremonies. The Visitandines—the nuns of the congregation founded by François de Sales and Jeanne de Chantal—were no exception. In front of a fervent assembly, and sometimes accompanied by a few instruments, they would be heard on important feast days in works by the finest musicians: choral masses or petits motets for solo voices. This recording presents a musical re-enactment of a religious service as might have been heard in such a setting. Les Boréades and six sopranos are conducted for the occasion by the French early-music specialist Hervé Niquet.

¶ François Cosset (v.1610-1664)

”Super Flumina Babylonis”

bonus 

¶ Guillaume Gabriel Nivers (1632-1714) : Motet

¶ Étienne Moulinié (1599-1676) : Cantique

¶ Pierre Bouteiller (v.1655-ap.1717) : Kyrie de la Missa

¶ Nicolas Clérambault (1676-1749) : Offertoire

¶ Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) : Élévation

¶ Jean-François Lalouette (1651-1728) : Motet 

¶ Anonyme (XIe siècle)

”Les Boréades Montreal”

Hervé Niquet, conductor and organ

Francis Colpron, recorders, traverso

Hélène Plouffe, violin

Susie Napper, viola da gamba

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