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Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130
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Details
- Composer
- BERLIOZ, HECTOR
- Artist
- Davis
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- Chandos
- Released
- Mar 15, 2019
- Catalog #
- CHSA 5228(2)
- UPC
- 095115522820
About
Berlioz wrote his own text for L'Enfance du Christ, which he composed in 1853 and 1854. It was first performed at the Salle Herz, Paris on 10 December 1854, with Berlioz conducting. He described the work as a Trilogie sacrée. The first of it's three sections depicts King Herod ordering the massacre of all newborn children in Judaea; the second shows Mary, Joseph, and Jesus setting out for Egypt to avoid the slaughter, having been warned by angels; and the final section portrays their arrival in the Egyptian town of Saïs where they are given refuge by a family of Ishmaelites. Berlioz was not religious as an adult but remained all his life susceptible to the beauty of the religious music that had enraptured him as a child. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and MSO Chorus and an outstanding team of soloists in this Surround Sound SACD recording.
Tracklist 20 tracks
- Disc 1
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1 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Dans la crèche, en ce temps (Narrator) 01:46
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Dans la crèche, en ce temps (Narrator)
- Duration
- 01:46
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Andrew Staples
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
2 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 1: Marche nocturne 03:59
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 1: Marche nocturne
- Duration
- 03:59
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
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3 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 1: Qui vient (Centurion, Polydorus) 03:53
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 1: Qui vient (Centurion, Polydorus)
- Duration
- 03:53
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Andrew Goodwin, Shane Lowrencev
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
4 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 2: Toujours ce rêve - Ô misère des rois (Hérode) 07:03
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 2: Toujours ce rêve - Ô misère des rois (Hérode)
- Duration
- 07:03
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Matthew Brook
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
5 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 3: Seigneur! - Ah! c'est toi, Polydore (Polydorus, Hérode) 00:39
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 3: Seigneur! - Ah! c'est toi, Polydore (Polydorus, Hérode)
- Duration
- 00:39
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Shane Lowrencev, Matthew Brook
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
6 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 4: Les sages de Judée (Soothsayers, Hérode) 03:06
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 4: Les sages de Judée (Soothsayers, Hérode)
- Duration
- 03:06
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Matthew Brook
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
7 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 4: La voix dit vrai, Seigneur (Soothsayers, Hérode) 02:49
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 4: La voix dit vrai, Seigneur (Soothsayers, Hérode)
- Duration
- 02:49
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Matthew Brook
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
8 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 4: Eh bien, par le fer qu'ils périssent (Hérode, Soothsayers) 02:44
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 4: Eh bien, par le fer qu'ils périssent (Hérode, Soothsayers)
- Duration
- 02:44
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Matthew Brook
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
9 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 5: Ô mon cher fils (Marie, Joseph) 06:59
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 5: Ô mon cher fils (Marie, Joseph)
- Duration
- 06:59
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Sasha Cooke, Roderick Williams
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
10 Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 6: Joseph! Marie! Écoutez-nous! (Angels, Marie, Joseph) 04:20
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part I: Le songe d'Hérode: Scene 6: Joseph! Marie! Écoutez-nous! (Angels, Marie, Joseph)
- Duration
- 04:20
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Sasha Cooke, Roderick Williams
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
11 Part II: La Fuite en Égypte: Overture 05:44
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: La Fuite en Égypte: Overture
- Duration
- 05:44
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
12 Part II: La Fuite en Égypte: Scene 1: Il s'en va loin de la terre (The Shepherds' Farewell) (Chorus) 04:34
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part II: La Fuite en Égypte: Scene 1: Il s'en va loin de la terre (The Shepherds' Farewell) (Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:34
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
13 Part II: La Fuite en Égypte: Scene 1: Les pèlerins étant venus (Narrator, Angels) 05:36
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part II: La Fuite en Égypte: Scene 1: Les pèlerins étant venus (Narrator, Angels)
- Duration
- 05:36
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Andrew Staples
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
- Disc 2
-
1 Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Depuis trois jours (Narrator) 03:26
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Depuis trois jours (Narrator)
- Duration
- 03:26
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Andrew Staples
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
2 Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 1: Dans cette ville immense (Marie, Joseph, Chorus) 04:49
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 1: Dans cette ville immense (Marie, Joseph, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:49
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Sasha Cooke, Roderick Williams
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
3 Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 2: Entrez, pauvres Hébreux (Le Maître de maison, Ismaélites) 04:09
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 2: Entrez, pauvres Hébreux (Le Maître de maison, Ismaélites)
- Duration
- 04:09
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Matthew Brook
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
4 Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 2: Sur vos traits fatigués (Le Maître de maison, Joseph, Ismaélites) 03:07
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 2: Sur vos traits fatigués (Le Maître de maison, Joseph, Ismaélites)
- Duration
- 03:07
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Matthew Brook, Roderick Williams
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
5 Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 2: Trio des Ismaélites 06:16
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 2: Trio des Ismaélites
- Duration
- 06:16
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
6 Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 2: Vous pleurez, jeune mère (Le Maître de maison, Marie, Joseph, Ismaélites) 04:25
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 2: Vous pleurez, jeune mère (Le Maître de maison, Marie, Joseph, Ismaélites)
- Duration
- 04:25
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Matthew Brook, Sasha Cooke, Roderick Williams
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis
-
7 Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 3: Ce fut ainsi que par un infidèle (Narrator, Chorus) 10:13
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part III: L'arrivée à Saïs: Scene 3: Ce fut ainsi que par un infidèle (Narrator, Chorus)
- Duration
- 10:13
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Andrew Staples
- Ensemble
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Andrew Davis