Jean Gilles - Requiem (1704)

Jean Gilles (8 January 1668 – 5 February 1705) was a French composer, born at Tarascon. Requiem (c. 1704) First performance was at composer’s own funeral February 6, 1705 I Introit (0:00) a. Requiem (1:39) b. Te decet hynus (5:13) c. Requiem (reprise) (8:25) II Kyrie (12:08) III Graduel (14:24) a. In memoriam (16:36) IV Offertoire (18:11) a. Sed signifer (22:21) b. Hostias (23:48) V Sanctus (26:06) a. Benedictus (27:23) VI Agnus Dei (29:09) VII Communion (33:26) Dessus - soprano; Véronique Gens Haute contre -alto; Jean-Paul Fouchécourt Taille haute - tenor; Hervé Lamy Basse-taille - baritone; Peter Harvey Basse-contre - bass; Jean-Louis Paya Violin I & II, viola and Basso continuo Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Hervé Niquet After receiving his musical training as a choirboy at the Cathedral of Saint-Sauveur at Aix-en-Provence, Gilles succeeded his teacher Guillaume Poi