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Waters: Ça Ira / Terfel, Huang, Groves

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Details

Composer
WATERS, ROGER
Artist
Roger Waters
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Sep 27, 2005
Catalog #
S2K96439
UPC
827969643921

About

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
As the primary creative force in Pink Floyd after the departure of Syd Barrett in 1968, Rogers Waters helped turn that band into one of the most successful rock acts of the '70s with his dramatic sense of sonic and conceptual scale. After leaving Pink Floyd for a solo career in the '80s, Waters continued the epic themes he'd pioneered on albums like THE WALL, a trend that continued to 2005, when he released CA IRA, an opera set during the French Revolution.
Unlike THE WALL, CA IRA is not rock music. Instead, it draws inspiration from traditional opera; it is set to a full orchestra, and features impassioned performances from soprano Ying Huang, tenor Paul Groves, and baritone Bryn Terfel. Based on a libretto by Etienne and Nadine Roda-Gil about the brewing revolution against a tyrannical nobility, the work is ambitious and grandiose in true Waters fashion, and comes complete with a 60-page booklet and a DVD about the making of the opera.
REVIEWS:
Rolling Stone (No. 985, p.81) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...[I]t's hard not to be impressed somehow by Roger Waters' CA IRA..."

Tracklist 38 tracks

  1. 1 Act I: The Gathering Storm 01:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: The Gathering Storm
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  2. 2 Overture 04:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  3. 3 Act I: Scene 1: A Garden in Vienna 1765 00:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Scene 1: A Garden in Vienna 1765
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  4. 4 Act I: Scene 1: Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine 02:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Scene 1: Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  5. 5 Act I: Scene 2: Kings Sticks and Birds 02:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: Scene 2: Kings Sticks and Birds
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  6. 6 Act I: Scene 2: Honest Bird, Simple Bird 02:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Scene 2: Honest Bird, Simple Bird
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  7. 7 Act I: Scene 2: I Want to Be King 02:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: Scene 2: I Want to Be King
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  8. 8 Act I: Scene 2: Let Us Break All the Shields 01:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Scene 2: Let Us Break All the Shields
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  9. 9 Act I: Scene 3: The Grievances of the People 04:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Scene 3: The Grievances of the People
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  10. 10 Act I: Scene 4: France in Disarray 02:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Scene 4: France in Disarray
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  11. 11 Act I: Scene 4: To Laugh Is to Know How to Live 01:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I: Scene 4: To Laugh Is to Know How to Live
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  12. 12 Act I: Scene 4: Slavers, Landlords, Bigots at Your Door 03:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Scene 4: Slavers, Landlords, Bigots at Your Door
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  13. 13 Act I: Scene 5: The Fall of the Bastille 01:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I: Scene 5: The Fall of the Bastille
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  14. 14 Act I: Scene 5: To Freeze in the Dead of Night 02:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I: Scene 5: To Freeze in the Dead of Night
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  15. 15 Act I: Scene 5: So to the Streets in the Pouring Rain 04:17
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act I: Scene 5: So to the Streets in the Pouring Rain
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  16. 16 Act II: Scene 1: Dances and Marches 02:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II: Scene 1: Dances and Marches
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  17. 17 Act II: Scene 1: Now Hear Ye! 02:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II: Scene 1: Now Hear Ye!
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  18. 18 Act II: Scene 1: Flushed With Wine 04:31
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II: Scene 1: Flushed With Wine
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  19. 19 Act II: Scene 2: The Letter 01:39
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II: Scene 2: The Letter
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  20. 20 Act II: Scene 2: My Dear Cousin Bourbon of Spain 02:48
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II: Scene 2: My Dear Cousin Bourbon of Spain
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  21. 21 Act II: Scene 2: The Ship of State Is All at Sea 01:46
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act II: Scene 2: The Ship of State Is All at Sea
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  22. 22 Act II: Scene 3: Silver Sugar and Indigo 00:55
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act II: Scene 3: Silver Sugar and Indigo
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  23. 23 Act II: Scene 3: To The Windward Isles 04:50
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act II: Scene 3: To The Windward Isles
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  24. 24 Act II: Scene 4: The Papal Edict 01:17
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act II: Scene 4: The Papal Edict
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  25. 25 Act II: Scene 4: In Paris There's a Rumble Under the Ground 06:19
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act II: Scene 4: In Paris There's a Rumble Under the Ground
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  26. 26 Act III: Scene 1: The Fugitive King 02:12
    Track
    26
    Title
    Act III: Scene 1: The Fugitive King
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  27. 27 Act III: Scene 1: But the Marquis of Boulli Has a Trump Card Up His Sleeve 04:27
    Track
    27
    Title
    Act III: Scene 1: But the Marquis of Boulli Has a Trump Card Up His Sleeve
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  28. 28 Act III: Scene 1: To Take Your Hat Off 02:40
    Track
    28
    Title
    Act III: Scene 1: To Take Your Hat Off
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  29. 29 Act III: Scene 1: The Echoes Never Fade from That Fusillade 03:15
    Track
    29
    Title
    Act III: Scene 1: The Echoes Never Fade from That Fusillade
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  30. 30 Act III: Scene 2: The Commune de Paris 02:43
    Track
    30
    Title
    Act III: Scene 2: The Commune de Paris
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  31. 31 Act III: Scene 2: Vive la Commune de Paris 03:16
    Track
    31
    Title
    Act III: Scene 2: Vive la Commune de Paris
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  32. 32 Act III: Scene 2: The National Assembly Is Confused 02:41
    Track
    32
    Title
    Act III: Scene 2: The National Assembly Is Confused
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  33. 33 Act III: Scene 3: The Execution of Louis Capet 01:39
    Track
    33
    Title
    Act III: Scene 3: The Execution of Louis Capet
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  34. 34 Act III: Scene 3: Adieu Louis for You It's Over 03:45
    Track
    34
    Title
    Act III: Scene 3: Adieu Louis for You It's Over
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  35. 35 Act III: Scene 4: Marie Antoinette - The Last Night on Earth 01:36
    Track
    35
    Title
    Act III: Scene 4: Marie Antoinette - The Last Night on Earth
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  36. 36 Act III: Scene 4: Adieu My Good and Tender Sister 05:09
    Track
    36
    Title
    Act III: Scene 4: Adieu My Good and Tender Sister
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  37. 37 Act III: Scene 5: Liberty 02:51
    Track
    37
    Title
    Act III: Scene 5: Liberty
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth
  38. 38 Act III: Scene 5: And in the Bushes Where They Survive 06:52
    Track
    38
    Title
    Act III: Scene 5: And in the Bushes Where They Survive
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Roger Waters
    Conductor
    Rick Wentworth