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Messe Solennelle
Various composers

Messe Solennelle

David Goode

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212020623
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Catalog number: SIGCD 206
Releasedate: 01-06-10
http://www.signumrecords.com/products/booklets/SIGCD206booklet.pdf
Eton College Chapel Choir perform an enchanting selection of 20th Century French Choral and Organ music. As well as music by composers who were at the heart of French musical life in Paris, such as Olivier Messiaen and Francis Poulenc, this album features works by lesser-known composers such as Déodat de Severac and Pierre Villette. The choir’s history can be charted back to the founding of Eton in 1441 by Henry VI. The present day choir is comprised of Eton students (with the occasional master), about half of whom have been choristers at cathedrals or chapels before they come to Eton for their secondary education.