Claude-Bénigne BALBASTRE: Christmas tunes
Claude-Bénigne Balbastre (1724-1799)
Pauline Koundouno-Chabert,
Saint-Félix Lauragais basilica Organ
“Disc of the week” France Musique, November 2014
Rated 4 by Diapason
Claude BALBASTRE (1724‐1799), composer and organist at the time of Louis XV, composed magnificent Baroque Noëls at the organ, celebrating the feast of the Nativity with an elegance full of wit and wonder. Under Pauline Koundouno-Chabert’s fingers, they resonate magnificently on the organ of Saint-Félix-Lauragais.
1 - Prélude et fugue 6'23
2 - A la venue de Noël 5'30
3 - Duo 1'08
4 - Joseph est bien marié 4'51
5 - Fugue 4'17
6 - Or nous dites Marie 2'17
7 - Laissez paître vos bêtes 3'00
8 - Duo 4'10
9 - Où s’en vont ces gais bergers 5'51
10 - Grand jeux 3'46
11 - Il est un petit l’ange 6'29
12 - Trio 4'25
13 - Quand Jésus naquit à Noël 6'07
14 - Air 2'18
15 - Tous les bourgeois de Châtres 3'50
16 - Duo 2'04
17 - Votre bonté Grand Dieu 8'51
Media
• “The tempered characters of each part, just as the phrasing details, reinvigorate this music… Saint-Félix organ adds to the global spirit thanks to its round reeds, swift to talk” Xavier Bisaro, Diapason, March 2018
Reference
PSAL028