John Rutter & The Cambridge Singers's video: Yver vous n estes qu un villain - Claude Debussy John Rutter The Cambridge Singers

'Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans: 3. Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain' From the album Cambridge Singers A Cappella Composer Claude Debussy Conductor John Rutter Choir The Cambridge Singers https://smarturl.it/CambSingersACappella Find more of the catalogue and curated playlists by subscribing to the channel: http://bit.ly/2uQMe9P Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnruttermusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnmrutter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnrutter.composer/ Website: https://www.johnrutter.com Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans ‘Caplet, vous n’êtes qu’un vilain’, comme disait Charles d’Orléans en parlant de L’Yver’– thus Debussy wrote in a letter to his friend Andre Caplet in 1908, some evidence, perhaps, that France’s great fifteenth-century poet was in his thoughts. In the same year he wrote the second of the Trois chansons, Nos. 1 and 3 having been written earlier, in 1898. They were published as a set in 1909, Debussy himself conducting the première in Paris. A minor puzzle has always surrounded the solo in No. 2: the published edition (presumably overseen by the composer) assigns it to a contralto, whereas the manuscript designates it for tenor, more appropriately since the speaker is clearly male. The three pieces make a varied and successful set; as with Ravel, we can only regret that Debussy wrote no more for unaccompanied choir. Cambridge Singers A Cappella This album explores the great wealth of music written for unaccompanied choir in England, France and Germany during the Romantic era and into the twentieth century. The pure, distilled beauty of the a cappella medium inspired the composers heard on this album to some of their most poetic and delightful compositions. John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1981) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols. Contact info@collegium.co.uk