Faure: Requiem - Cantique de Jean Racine

The second Virgin Classics CD from the Orchestre de Paris under its new Music Director, Paavo Järvi, is entirely devoted to Fauré, with his Requiem as the centrepiece. The soloists are baritone Matthias Goerne and, singing the Pie Jesu usually assigned to a soprano, countertenor Philippe Jaroussky.

1. Messe de Requiem for soprano and baritone, mixed choir, organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. 48: I. Introït et Kyrie Orchestre de Paris 6:34
2. Messe de Requiem for soprano and baritone, mixed choir, organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. 48: II. Offertoire Matthias Goerne 8:46
3. Messe de Requiem for soprano and baritone, mixed choir, organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. 48: III. Sanctus Orchestre de Paris 3:09
4. Messe de Requiem for soprano and baritone, mixed choir, organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu Philippe Jaroussky 3:37
5. Messe de Requiem for soprano and baritone, mixed choir, organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. 48: V. Agnus Dei Orchestre de Paris 5:36
6. Messe de Requiem for soprano and baritone, mixed choir, organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. 48: VI. Libera me Matthias Goerne 4:32
7. Messe de Requiem for soprano and baritone, mixed choir, organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum Orchestre de Paris 3:27
8. Cantique de Jean Racine Op. 11 Orchestre de Paris 4:53
9. Elégie for cello and orchestra in C minor Op. 24 Eric Picard 6:29
10. Pavane for orchestra and mixed choir, Op. 50 Orchestre de Paris 5:39
11. Super flumina Babylonis, for mixed choir and orchestra Mathias Vidal 9:58