Discover Gabriel Fauré's Le Cantique de Jean Racine, for choir 2 equal voices:
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In 1864, at the age of 19, Gabriel Fauré composed a vocal piece Le Cantique de Jean Racine (Opus 11). The text by Jean Racine (1639-1699) is a paraphrase of the hymn Consors paterni luminis attributed to Saint Ambrose and sung at the beginning of the matins (or vigils) of the ferie tierce (i.e. Tuesday).
This editions is SA + piano or organ version.
