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PSAUMES DE DAVID
Alienor CD AL 1041 / Cassette AL 441
This recording (produced in 1992) is the first of Esther Lamandier's two recordings of Mme. Haïk-Vantoura's
work, and the second in her series of recordings of early sacred chants. (The first, produced in 1989, was Chants chrétiens araméens, Alienor CD AL
1034: a recording of early Aramaic Christian chants.) Mme. Lamandier, a Jewish woman of striking features and ethereal
voice, is well-known in France as a performer of early music. |
This recording is the second longest in the series, with no less than 26 tracks (25 in the cassette version, which
lacks Psalm 138). Contrary to what the title might indicate, not all the Psalms featured are "of David";
some Psalms of Moses, Asaph, and the Sons of Korah, as well as a number of anonymous Psalms, are featured as well.
Mme. Lamandier accompanies herself with her Gothic harp in performance.
The interpretations are by turns energetic (Psalm 113), touching (Psalm 104)
and even brilliant (such as that of Psalm 97). The intervals and triads
that return from the walls of the Abbey of Mont St. Michel are beautiful and even awe-inspiring as well.
A brief excerpt from this recording has recently been featured in the film The Gospel of John by Visual
Bible International (2003). Psalm 93:3a (buried almost beyond recognition in orchestral and synthesizer effects)
accompanies the appearance of two angels at Jesus' tomb (John 20:19). |
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N.B.:
This recording is now
available via
online order from the
Official Web
Site of Esther
Lamandier (e-mail) or via postal order. The cost is 22
euros including postage (see the Web site for ordering details).
It is also available online from
Jewish Music - JMD
in the UK
(see search results: "Vantoura"
and "Esther
Lamandier"). This recording is currently
available from Alapage.com
in France (scroll down the following pages for lists of
Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura's and
Esther Lamandier's recordings).
Several new CDs and CD-ROMs, plus
Latinized Hebrew-English booklets for some of the original
recordings, are available from
King David's Harp, Inc. (e-mail). You may download and print
this order form in order to obtain these recordings
and CD-ROMs
(see this page). You will need the free Adobe Acrobat
Reader to read and print these files (click on the button on the above left). |
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LIST OF TRACKS:
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Psalm 93 ("The LORD
reigns; with majesty he is clothed...") |
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Psalm 57 ("Be
merciful to me, O God...") |
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Psalm 48 ("Great is
the LORD and greatly to be praised...") |
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Psalm 13 ("How long,
O LORD, will you forget me forever?...") |
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Psalm 113 ("Halleluyah!
Praise, O servants of the LORD...") |
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Psalm 115 ("Not unto
us, O LORD, not unto us...") |
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Psalm 4 ("Answer me
when I call, O God...") |
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Psalm 129 ("Sorely
have they afflicted me from my youth...") |
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Psalm 90 ("A prayer of Moses, the man of God...") |
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Psalm 99 ("The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble...") |
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Psalm 43 ("Vindicate me, O God...") |
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Psalm 150 ("Halleluyah! Praise God in his sanctuary...") |
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Psalm 16 ("Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge...") |
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Psalm 104 ("Bless the
LORD, O my soul...") |
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Psalm 91 ("He who
dwells in the shelter of the Most High...") |
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Psalm 142 ("I cry
with my voice to the LORD...") |
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Psalm 80 ("A
Testimony of Asaph...Give ear, O Shepherd...") |
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Psalm 123 ("To you I
lift up my eyes...") |
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Psalm 138 ("I thank
you with my whole heart...") |
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Psalm 97 ("The LORD
reigns; let the earth rejoice...") |
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Psalm 23 ("The Lord
is my shepherd...") |
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Psalm 134 ("Behold! Bless the LORD...") |
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Psalm 133 ("Behold, how good and how pleasant...") |
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Psalm 29 ("Ascribe to the LORD, O sons of God...") |
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Psalm 131 ("O LORD, my heart is not haughty...") |
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Psalm 148 ("Halleluyah! Praise the LORD from the heavens...") |
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LIST OF TRACKS (CASSETTE):
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Psalm 93 ("The LORD reigns; with majesty he is clothed...") |
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Psalm 57 ("Be merciful to me, O God...") |
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Psalm 48 ("Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised...") |
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Psalm 13 ("How long, O LORD, will you forget me forever?...") |
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Psalm 113 ("Halleluyah! Praise, O servants of the LORD...") |
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Psalm 115 ("Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us...") |
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Psalm 4 ("Answer me when I call, O God...") |
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Psalm 129 ("Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth...") |
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Psalm 90 ("A prayer of Moses, the man of God...") |
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Psalm 99 ("The LORD reigns; let the peoples tremble...") |
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Psalm 43 ("Vindicate me, O God...") |
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Psalm 150 ("Halleluyah! Praise God in his sanctuary...") |
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Psalm 16 ("Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge...") |
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Psalm 104 ("Bless the LORD, O my soul...") |
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Psalm 91 ("He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High...") |
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Psalm 142 ("I cry with my voice to the LORD...") |
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Psalm 80 ("A Testimony of Asaph...Give ear, O Shepherd...") |
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Psalm 123 ("To you I lift up my eyes...") |
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Psalm 97 ("The LORD reigns; let the earth rejoice...") |
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Psalm 23 ("The Lord is my shepherd...") |
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Psalm 134 ("Behold! Bless the LORD...") |
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Psalm 133 ("Behold, how good and how pleasant...") |
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Psalm 29 ("Ascribe to the LORD, O sons of God...") |
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Psalm 131 ("O LORD, my heart is not haughty...") |
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Psalm 148 ("Halleluyah! Praise the LORD from the heavens...") |
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Updated November 05, 2008 |
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