Description
Arthur Honegger: Jeanne D'Arc Au Bûcher - Marthe Keller, Georges Wilson, Chœur de Radio France, Orchestre National De France, Seiji Ozawa / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD, Box Set Stereo 1991 / 429 412-2
UPC 028942941229
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher (Joan of Arc at the Stake) is an oratorio by Arthur Honegger, originally commissioned by Ida Rubinstein. It was set to a libretto by Paul Claudel, and the work runs about 80 minutes.
It premiered on 12 May 1938 in Basel, with Rubinstein as Jeanne, and Jean Périer in the speaking role of Brother Dominique, with the Basel Boys Choir singing the children's chorus part, and Paul Sacher conducting.
The drama takes place during Joan of Arc's last minutes on the stake, with flashbacks to her trial and her younger days. Honegger entitled his work a dramatic oratorio, adding speaking roles and actors. The work has an important part for the ondes Martenot, an early electronic instrument (played at the premiere by its inventor Maurice Martenot).
Claudel's dramatic frame provided Honegger with a space – between heaven and earth, past and present – where he could mix styles from the popular to the sublime. A hybrid work: partly oratorio and partly opera, Honegger uses all his musical means, monody, harmony and counterpoint to build towards sculpted blocks of sound.
| Label: | Deutsche Grammophon – 429 412-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album, Stereo, Box Set
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1991 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern, Oratorio |
Tracklist:
| Jeanne D'Arc Au Bûcher, Dramatic Oratorio For Various Speakers & Vocal Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra, H99 | |||
| Prologue | |||
| 1 | "Ténèbres! Ténèbres!" | 3:39 | |
| 2 | "Il Eut Une Fille Appelée Jeanne!" | 2:59 | |
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Scène I: Les Voix Du Ciel |
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| 3 | Scène I: Les Voix Du Ciel | 1:57 | |
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Scène II: Le Livre |
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| 4 | "Jeanne! Jeanne! Jeanne!" | 3:28 | |
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Scène III: Les Voix De La Terre |
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| 5 | "Jeanne! Jeanne! Jeanne!" | 3:07 | |
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Scène IV: Jeanne Livrée Aux Bêtes |
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| 6 | "La Cour! Faites Silence!" | 3:08 | |
| 7 | "Qui Sont Les Assesseurs?" | 4:56 | |
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Scène V: Jeanne Au Peteau |
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| 8 | "Quel Est Ce Chien Qui Hurle Dans La Nuit?" | 3:12 | |
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Scène VI: Les Rois Ou L'Invention Du Jeu De Carties |
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| 9 | "Le Jeu De Cartes Comprend Quatre Rois" | 5:22 | |
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Scène VII: Catherine Et Marguerite |
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| 10 | "Quelles Sont Ces Cloches Dans La Nuit?" | 2:12 | |
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Scène VIII: Le Roi Qui Va-T-À Rheims |
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| 11 | "Voulez-Vous Manger Des Cesses?" | 4:16 | |
| 12 | "Aspiciens A Longe" | 5:06 | |
| 13 | "C'Est Moi Qui Ai Fait Cela!" | 1:25 | |
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Scène IX: L'Épée De Jeanne |
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| 14 | "Spera! Spira! Spera! Spira!" | 10:25 | |
| 15 | "Rouen! Rouen! Rouen!" | 2:30 | |
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Scène X: Trimazô |
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| 16 | "Un Petit Brin De Vot' Farine" | 0:47 | |
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Scène XI: Jeanne D'Arc En Flammes |
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| 17 | "J'Accepts Cette Flamme Pure" | 4:39 | |
| 18 | "Mère! Mère Au-Dessus De Moi!" | 5:57 |
- Chorus – Chœur de Radio France
- Composed By – Arthur Honegger
- Conductor – Seiji Ozawa
- Lyrics By [Poème De] – Paul Claudel
- Orchestra – Orchestre National De France
- Producer – Michel Bernard
- Vocals [Catherine] – Nathalie Stutzman
- Vocals [La Vierge] – Françoise Pollet
- Vocals [Marguerite] – Michèle Command
- Voice Actor [Frère Dominique] – Georges Wilson
- Voice Actor [Jeanne D'arc] – Marthe Keller
- Voice Actor [Le Récitant] – Pierre-Marie Escourrou
