Cantique de Jean Racine - Faure

Gabriel Faure's Cantique de Jean Racine.
Sung by the Cambridge Singers.

Faure wrote this piece when he has only 19(!), it won him a 1st place prize upon graduation and the words are a translation from Latin by Jean Racine during the 17th Century.

Scores from cpdl.org

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• Gabriel
• Faure
• Cantique
• Jean
• Racine
• Cambridge Singers
• choral
• choir
• music

[justie1220]

@scienceisknolwedge

I would disagree with the sentiment that it is slow. I feel that a song such as this should not be rushed through, but rather should be taken at a tempo that allows the listener to enjoy the richness of the chords and text. Of course, thats just my opinion.

[ripplyduck]

I've just visited heaven.

[Nonie46]

@musicamaxima I agree. We should always remember that the lyrics of the song is a supplication, which is like a prayer. Every word in the lyrics should be evenly given emphasis.

[musikmares]

Stupendo!!!!!

[musicamaxima]

I think the tempo is perfect. Rutter is the the Solti of choral music; his tempi always suit the music and his ensemble perfectly.

[raffymiro23]

so slow tempo xD

[lunndrew]

sonewhere between the two. I feel that this tempo is a little to slow and would benefit from just a slight increase. Of course depending on the acoustic of where it is sung, in a cavernous echoey cathedral then this tempo would sound glorious!

[scienceisknolwedge]

@MrSandu96 me two, I will post our version later. Is way faster

[MrSandu96]

@emncaity I agree, I'm in a choir and we sing it a bit faster.

[ReallyrRandomVideos]

I'm a boy, and i'm doing this SA. How awesome is that?!