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Franck: Les Beatitudes
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Franck: Les Beatitudes

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Composer
Cesar Franck
Artist
Gergely Madaras
Format
CD
Label
Fuga Libera
Released
Jan 12, 2024
Catalog #
FUG817
UPC
5400439008175

About

César Franck considered Les Béatitudes, for soloists, choir and orchestra, to be his greatest work. It was perhaps Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion that prompted him to begin a work in 1869 that too would be dominated by the voice of Christ. Franck worked on Les Béatitudes for ten years and created an original and deeply personal renewal of the oratorio form in 19th-century France. This is no simple musical depiction of a subject taken from the Gospel: Franck, a firm believer in the precepts of the Beatitudes, was here inspired to write a bold and personal work, driven by the ideal of justice that its music unforgettable portrays.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prologue - En ce temps-la, sur la terre (Chorus, Tenor) 04:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prologue - En ce temps-la, sur la terre (Chorus, Tenor)
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Artavazd Sargsyan
    Ensemble
    Hungarian National Chorus, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras
  3. 2 Beatitude No. 1. Bienheureux les pauvres d'esprit (Christ, Chorus) 12:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    Beatitude No. 1. Bienheureux les pauvres d'esprit (Christ, Chorus)
    Duration
    12:41
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    David Bizic
    Ensemble
    Hungarian National Chorus, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras
  4. 3 Beatitude No. 2. Bienheureux ceux qui sont doux (Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass, Baritone, Christ, Chorus) 10:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Beatitude No. 2. Bienheureux ceux qui sont doux (Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Bass, Baritone, Christ, Chorus)
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Anne-Catherine Gillet, Héloïse Mas, John Irvin, Artavazd Sargsyan, Patrick Bolleire, David Bizic
    Ensemble
    Hungarian National Chorus, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras
  5. 4 Beatitude No. 3. Bienheureux ceux qui pleurent, parce qu'ils seront consolés (L'Epouse, Un Orphelin, Une Mere, L'Epoux, Christ, Chorus) 17:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Beatitude No. 3. Bienheureux ceux qui pleurent, parce qu'ils seront consolés (L'Epouse, Un Orphelin, Une Mere, L'Epoux, Christ, Chorus)
    Duration
    17:23
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Anne-Catherine Gillet, Héloïse Mas, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, John Irvin, David Bizic
    Ensemble
    Hungarian National Chorus, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras
  6. 5 Beatitude No. 4. Bienheureux ceux qui ont faim et soif de la justice (Tenor, Christ) 11:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Beatitude No. 4. Bienheureux ceux qui ont faim et soif de la justice (Tenor, Christ)
    Duration
    11:20
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    John Irvin, David Bizic
    Ensemble
    Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras
  7. Disc 2
  8. 1 Beatitude No. 5. Heureux les miséricordieux (Tenor, L'Ange du Pardon, Christ, Chorus) 14:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    Beatitude No. 5. Heureux les miséricordieux (Tenor, L'Ange du Pardon, Christ, Chorus)
    Duration
    14:44
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Artavazd Sargsyan, Anne-Catherine Gillet, David Bizic
    Ensemble
    Hungarian National Chorus, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras
  9. 2 Beatitude No. 6. Bienheureux ceux qui ont le coeur pur (Pharisien 1, Pharisien 2, L'Ange de la mort, Pharisien 4, Christ, Chorus) 13:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    Beatitude No. 6. Bienheureux ceux qui ont le coeur pur (Pharisien 1, Pharisien 2, L'Ange de la mort, Pharisien 4, Christ, Chorus)
    Duration
    13:59
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    John Irvin, Artavazd Sargsyan, Patrick Bolleire, Yorck Felix Speer, David Bizic
    Ensemble
    Hungarian National Chorus, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras
  10. 3 Beatitude No. 7. Bienheureux les pacifiques … (Voix pacifique, Christ, La Foule) 14:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    Beatitude No. 7. Bienheureux les pacifiques … (Voix pacifique, Christ, La Foule)
    Duration
    14:27
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Anne-Catherine Gillet, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, John Irvin, Patrick Bolleire, Yorck Felix Speer, David Bizic
    Ensemble
    Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras
  11. 4 Beatitude No. 8. Bienheureux ceux qui souffrent persécution pour la justice (Mater dolorosa, Satan, Christ, Chorus) 20:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Beatitude No. 8. Bienheureux ceux qui souffrent persécution pour la justice (Mater dolorosa, Satan, Christ, Chorus)
    Duration
    20:26
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Héloïse Mas, Patrick Bolleire, David Bizic
    Ensemble
    Hungarian National Chorus, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège
    Conductor
    Gergely Madaras