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François-Auguste Gevaert was born in 1828 and died in December 1908: an opportunity to celebrate the centenary of a lesser-known historical figure. Musical director of the Opéra de Paris before the Franco- Prussian war, he became the director of the Brussels Conservatoire and chapel master to King Léopold II in 1871. Until his death, Gevaert dominated the Belgian musical scene, attracting famous teachers and pupils, from Isaac Albeniz to Eugène Ysaÿe, including Paul Gilson and Arnold Dolmetsch.The widespread influence of his theoretical work, references for 19th century musicology, contributed to drive his own compositions into oblivion. His Christmas harmonisations are, however, admirable pieces of harmonic and contrapuntal craftsmanship and his Grand'Messe de Noël Puer Natus est nobis, written shortly before his death for basilica Notre-Dame de la Treille in Lille, is a masterpiece.
Francois-Auguste Gevaert: Christmas Mass, "Puer Natus Est Nobis"
I. Kyrie
II. Gloria
III. Credo
IV. Sanctus
V. Agnus
Francois-Auguste Gevaert: Le sommeil de l'enfant Jesus
Le sommeil de l'enfant Jesus
Francois-Auguste Gevaert: Voisin, d'ou venait ce grand bruit
Voisin, d'ou venait ce grand bruit
Francois-Auguste Gevaert: Noel pastoral de 1750, "La charmante etoile"
Noel pastoral de 1750, "La charmante etoile"
Francois-Auguste Gevaert: Chanson joyeuse de Noel, "Le petit Jesus"