Requiem pour Louis Ier d'Espagne
In 1725, José de Torres honoured Louis I with his Misa de difuntos, blending French influences with the richness of Spanish Baroque. Francisco Corselli’s Dies Irae completes this tribute to Philip V. Alberto Miguélez Rouco brings these rare works vividly back to life at the Royal Chapel of Versailles.
FRANCISCO CORSELLI (1705-1778)
PROSA DE DIFUNTOS
JOSÉ DE NEBRA (1702-1768)
SINFONIA EN SOL MENOR
JOSÉ DE TORRES (1670-1738)
MISA DE DIFUNTOS PARA
LAS HONRAS DE LUIS I, REY DE ESPAÑA
De Negri · Subirana · Lawrence · Abadie
Los Elementos · Chœur de l’Opéra Royal
Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
Fabien Armengaud, artistic director - Lucile de Trémiolles, chorus master
Alberto Miguélez Rouco, conductor
In 1725, José de Torres crafts the narrative of the royal funerals of Spain's first Bourbon monarchs. At the heart of this tribute, the Misa de difuntos for Louis I, the first Bourbon born on Iberian soil, blends with exquisite fi nesse the echoes of Versailles with the exuberant splendour of Spanish Baroque. The offering is here completed by the monumental Dies Irae by Francisco Corselli, a Franco-Italian composer, to the glory of Philip V. Alberto Miguélez Rouco revives these rare works, bringing the music of the Real Capilla de Madrid to life in the Royal Chapel of Versailles !
Recorded from January 24th to 28th 2025 at the Royal Chapel of the Château de Versailles.
You may find the booklet, available in French and English, by clicking here.
You may find this recording on our online shop by clicking here.
- Genre Concert
- Period 18th century
- Collection La Chambre des Rois
- pieces Requiem pour Louis Ier d'Espagne
- Composer José de Torres
- Musical Ensemble Los Elementos · Choeur de l’Opéra Royal Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
- Conductor Alberto Miguélez Rouco
- Soloists De Negri · Subirana · Lawrence · Abadie
- Duration 69'39
FRANCISCO CORSELLI (1705-1778)
PROSA DE DIFUNTOS
JOSÉ DE NEBRA (1702-1768)
SINFONIA EN SOL MENOR
JOSÉ DE TORRES (1670-1738)
MISA DE DIFUNTOS PARA
LAS HONRAS DE LUIS I, REY DE ESPAÑA
De Negri · Subirana · Lawrence · Abadie
Los Elementos · Chœur de l’Opéra Royal
Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
Fabien Armengaud, artistic director - Lucile de Trémiolles, chorus master
Alberto Miguélez Rouco, conductor
In 1725, José de Torres crafts the narrative of the royal funerals of Spain's first Bourbon monarchs. At the heart of this tribute, the Misa de difuntos for Louis I, the first Bourbon born on Iberian soil, blends with exquisite fi nesse the echoes of Versailles with the exuberant splendour of Spanish Baroque. The offering is here completed by the monumental Dies Irae by Francisco Corselli, a Franco-Italian composer, to the glory of Philip V. Alberto Miguélez Rouco revives these rare works, bringing the music of the Real Capilla de Madrid to life in the Royal Chapel of Versailles !
Recorded from January 24th to 28th 2025 at the Royal Chapel of the Château de Versailles.
You may find the booklet, available in French and English, by clicking here.
You may find this recording on our online shop by clicking here.
- Genre Concert
- Period 18th century
- Collection La Chambre des Rois
- pieces Requiem pour Louis Ier d'Espagne
- Composer José de Torres
- Musical Ensemble Los Elementos · Choeur de l’Opéra Royal Les Pages du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
- Conductor Alberto Miguélez Rouco
- Soloists De Negri · Subirana · Lawrence · Abadie
- Duration 69'39
