De Grandval, Clemence
Stabat Mater
Clémence de Grandval (1828-1907) STABAT MATER Michel Piquemal Chur Vittoria d'le-de-France Anne Calloni, soprano Gaëlle Mallada, mezzo-soprano Bastien Rimondi, tenor Jiwon Song, baritone Zoé Hoybel, piano Christophe Henry, harmonium Clémence de Grandval is one of the important French composers of the second half of the nineteenth century, despite her two handicaps: having been born a woman and an aristocrat, which automatically classed her among the dilettanti. A composition pupil of Camille Saint-Saëns, she expressed herself with success in all the musical genres then in vogue, from the mélodie to opera. In 1881 the Académie des beaux-arts awarded her the Prix Rossini for her oratorio La Fille de Jaïre, and in 1890 it honoured her substantial chamber music with the Prix Chartier. Her Stabat was a success from its first performance in Paris in 1870 and remained in the repertoire of numerous churches and concert societies in Paris and the provinces for several decades. Michel Piquemal and the Chur régional Vittoria d'le-de-France here allow us to rediscover Clémence de Grandval's Stabat Mater in its world premiere recording.