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Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au Bucher / Cotillard, Gallais, Soustrot

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Composer
HONEGGER, ARTHUR
Artist
Le Clercmaria, Héraut I, Marion Cotillardjeanne D?Arcxavier Gallaisfrère Dominiqueyann Beuronporcus
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
May 26, 2015
Catalog #
ALPHA709
UPC
3760014197093

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Jeanne d’Arc au Bucher, written by the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger in 1938, is a fascinating oratorio. The text by Paul Claudel is constructed like a flashback, in which Joan looks back over her life just before she dies.

Marion Cotillard plays Joan with intensity and sincerity. The last moments of the martyr’s life, illustrated by the evocative and innovative music of Honegger, resound like a heartrending cry. With an exceptional cast of performers, this live recording offers a gripping new version of one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century music.

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REVIEWS:

Cotillard movingly captures Jeanne's wildly contrasting moods while Xavier Gallas is consoling yet determined in supporting her. Most impressive of all, though, are the searing choral contributions that are convincing in their heartfelt gallic fervor, from an oppressed people, via baying crowd to angelic host.

– BBC Music Magazine

Cotillard marvelously captures Jeanne's innocence, toughness and terrifying doubts; Gallais is compassionate, tender, and at times tellingly fierce. The impact is immeasurably heightened on DVD by our being able to see both the sorrowing beauty of Gallais's face and the extraordinary way Cotillard's eyes let us know exactly what is going on in Jeanne's mind and soul.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Prologue 07:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prologue
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  2. 2 Les voix du ciel (The voice from heaven) 02:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Les voix du ciel (The voice from heaven)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  3. 3 Le livre (The book) 03:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    Le livre (The book)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Marion Cotillard, Xavier Gallais
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  4. 4 Les voix de la terre (The voices of the earth) 03:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Les voix de la terre (The voices of the earth)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Marion Cotillard, Xavier Gallais
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  5. 5 Jeanne livree aux betes (Joan given up to the beasts) 08:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    Jeanne livree aux betes (Joan given up to the beasts)
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Carles Romero Vidal, Pep Planas, Yann Beuron
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  6. 6 Jeanne au poteau (Joan at the stake) 03:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Jeanne au poteau (Joan at the stake)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Marion Cotillard, Xavier Gallais
    Ensemble
    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  7. 7 Les rois ou l'invention du jeu de cartes (The kings or the invention of the game of cards) 05:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Les rois ou l'invention du jeu de cartes (The kings or the invention of the game of cards)
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Yann Beuron, Eric Martin-Bonnet, Marion Cotillard, Carles Romero Vidal, Pep Planas
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  8. 8 Catherine et Marguerite (Catherine and Margaret) 02:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    Catherine et Marguerite (Catherine and Margaret)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Marion Cotillard, Xavier Gallais, Aude Extremo, Marta Almajano
    Ensemble
    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  9. 9 Le roi qui va-t-a rheims (The king set out for rheims) 11:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    Le roi qui va-t-a rheims (The king set out for rheims)
    Duration
    11:59
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Eric Martin-Bonnet, Anna Moreno-Lasalle, Yann Beuron, Carles Romero Vidal
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  10. 10 L'epee de Jeanne (The sword of Joan) 14:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    L'epee de Jeanne (The sword of Joan)
    Duration
    14:34
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Marta Almajano, Marion Cotillard, Xavier Gallais, Aude Extremo
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  11. 11 Trimazo 00:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    Trimazo
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Marion Cotillard
    Ensemble
    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot
  12. 12 Jeanne d'arc en flammes (The burning of Joan of arc) 10:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    Jeanne d'arc en flammes (The burning of Joan of arc)
    Duration
    10:53
    Composer
    Arthur Honegger
    Performer
    Maria Hinojosa, Marion Cotillard, Pep Planas, Marta Almajano, Aude Extremo
    Ensemble
    Cor Lieder Càmera, Cor Madrigal, Vivaldi Choir - Young Singers from Catalunya, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Soustrot