Chant grégorien "De Profundis, des ténèbres à la lumière" - Biennale d'Autun

"De Profundis From darkness to light.
From darkness to light, from doubt to hope and from fear to trust, this programme takes us on a journey through the paradoxical emotions evoked by the thought of death. The cries of anguish and supplication carried by the men's voices are gradually joined by melodies evoking memories, the wish for a continuation elsewhere of what has been started here on earth, and the hope of a new-found peace.

Les Chantres de Paris summon up all the sensitivity of the work of Arvo Pärt, an Estonian composer born in 1935 whose music bears the imprint of Gregorian chant, plainsong and, more generally, early music. They invite us on a journey of initiation, taking us through the ritual of the Mass for the Dead, better known universally as the Requiem.

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