Henry Madin - Te deum Victoires Louis XV

Henry Madin (1698-1748)

Motet Diligam Te, Domine – HM 32

Te Deum – HM 28

Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)

Hymne A Solis Ortus

Anne Magouët Soprano

Robert Getchell Tenor

Alain Buet Bass

Les Cris de Paris

Geoffroy Jourdain Conductor

Stradivaria – Ensemble Baroque de Nantes

Daniel Cuiller Conductor

The reign of Louis XV saw long years of war on the borders of the Kingdom, notably the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748).

This royal military campaign was punctuated by some defeats, but mostly by dazzling victories, greeted throughout France by Te Deum in cathedrals and large parishes. The Chapelle Royale was obviously not to be outdone, and the official works of its Maîtres de Chapelle rang out at these moments of celebration.

Among them, Henry Madin (1698-1748), a native of Verdun, where he was a young Chapel Master at the Cathedral before occupying the same position in Tours and Rouen, joined the Chapelle Royale in Versailles in 1741 alongside Mondonville and Blanchard. His Te Deum of 1744, created to salute the capture of Fribourg, then given in 1745 for the surrender of Tournai, is the longest composed for the Versailles liturgy. Drums, trumpets, a large choir and a symphony celebrate the glory of the God of Battles, incarnated on earth by the Victorious King.

As a complement, the Motet Diligam Te Domine, which was very famous at the Concert Spirituel de Paris throughout the late 18th century.

Daniel Cuiller and his Ensemble Stradivaria, supported by the Chœur des Cris de Paris, bring these works back to life, after more than 250 years, for a recording in the Alpha - Versailles collection.