Michel Corboz
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Biography
Conductor Michel Corboz was born in Marsens, Switzerland on February 14, 1934. He is best known for his dedication to focusing his repertoire on four centuries of choral music. He attended Ãcole Normale in Fribourg, Switzerland where he studied vocal performance and composition. It was during this time that he became interested in conducting. In Lausanne, he became the director of church music in 1953, which lead to his interest in choruses and a cappella. He founded the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne in 1961 and began touring extensively and signing a deal with the Erato label. His catalog is comprised of over 100 releases including Monteverdi: Orfeo (1967), Bach: Messe en Si Mineur BWV 232 (1970), Puccini: Messa Di Gloria (Pour Soli, ChÅur Et Orchestre) (1974), Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (1987), Festival Michel Corboz 1995, and Gounod: Requiem & Messe Chorale (2011). In 1969, he led the Gulbenkian Chorus in Lisbon, Portugal, with whom he also recorded several albums. Michel Corboz was honored with many awards including Franceâs esteemed Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, The Great Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique (Portugal/1999), and the Prize of Critics (1995 and 1996/Argentina). Michel Corboz died on September 2, 2021, at the age of 87.
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Michel Corboz
Bach: Ode funèbre, BWV 198 & Cantates, BWV 11 "Oratorio de l'Ascension" & 187
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Michel Corboz
Monteverdi: Selva morale et lâÅuvre religieuse pour Saint-Marc de Venise, vol. 2
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Top Tracks
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- Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 19, Aria. "Schlafe, mein Liebster"
- Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206, Magnificat a 6: Sicut locutus est
- Nisi Dominus in G minor RV608~Cum dedeirt
- Lauda Jerusalem RV 609
- Monteverdi : Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610 : XXI "Deposuit potentes"
- Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 11, Rezitativ. "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend"
- Seniores populi, H. 117
- Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206, Magnificat a 7: Magnificat
- En gratulemur hodie, SV 302
- Monteverdi : Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610 : VI "Laetatus sum"
- Stabat Mater RV621~Cujus animam gementem
- Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206, Magnificat a 7: Suscepit Israel
- Te Deum, H. 146: IX. Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos (Transcr. Lambert)
- Beatus vir in C Major, RV 597: IX. Gloria patri by Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne
- Te Deum, H. 146: VI. Te ergo quaesumus (Transcr. Lambert)
- Messa, salmi concertate et letanie: No. 14, Lauda Jerusalem II, SV 203
- Monteverdi : Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610 : XV "Anima mea Dominum"
- Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 58, Rezitativ. "Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten"
- In Furore in C minor RV623~Miserationem Pater
- Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 52, Rezitativ. "Mein Liebster herrschet schon"
- Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: Invitatorium. "Deus, in adjutorium meum intende"
- Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 5: No. 47, Aria. "Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen"
- Gloria in D Major, RV 588: III. Laudamus te
- Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: Concerto. "Nigra sum"
