Charles Levens (1689-1764) - Messe des morts (en fa majeur)
Performers: Ensemble Sagittarius; Michel Laplénie (conductor)
Further info: Charles Levens (1689-1764) - Te Deum
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French composer. He received early formation as a choirboy. He later
settled in Vannes before traveling to Toulouse where he took over the
post of 'maître de musique' of the Saint-Étienne Cathedral. Also there
he was under the musical direction of the city music schools. In 1738 he
was appointed 'maître de musique' of the Saint-André Cathedral in
Bordeaux in a post he held the rest of his life. His authority as
director of music was now based on a maturity as a teacher and composer,
a maturity evidenced not only by the esteem in which his patrons held
him but also by the influence of his notoriety as a musician and
theoretician. His output was exclusively sacred and most of his 'Grands
Motets' were performed in the Concert Spirituel in Paris.
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