Description
Honegger: Le Roi David - Eda-Pierre, Senn, Raffalli, Mesguich, Gaillard, Czech Philharmonic Chorus And Orchestra, Serge Baudo / Supraphon Audio CD 1988 Stereo, Box Set / 11 0132-2 231
UPC 8596911013229
Le Roi David was composed in Mézières, Switzerland, in 1921 by Arthur Honegger, as incidental music for a play in French by René Morax. It was called dramatic psalm, but has also been performed as oratorio, without staging. The plot, based on biblical narration, tells the story of King David, first a shepherd boy, his victories in battle, relationship to Saul, rise to power, adultery, mourning of his son's death, and finally his own death. The work has 27 musical movements consisting of voice solos, choruses, and instrumental interludes. A narrator unifies the work by providing spoken narration of the story of King David.
| Label: | Supraphon – 11 0132-2 231 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album, Box Set
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| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Released: |
1988 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern, Oratorio |
Tracklist:
| I. Díl / Part I | |||
| 1 | Indtroduction | ||
| 2 | Cantique Du Berger David | ||
| 3 | Psalm: Loué Soit Le Seigneur | ||
| 4 | Chant De Victoire | ||
| 5 | Cortège | ||
| 6 | Psalm: Ne Crains Rien | ||
| 7 | Psalm: Si J´Avais Des Ailes De Colombe | ||
| 8 | Cantique Des Prophètes | ||
| 9 | Psalm: Pitié De Moi, Mon Dieu | ||
| 10 | Le Camp De Saül | ||
| 11 | Psalm: L´Eternal Est Ma Lumiére Infinie | ||
| 12 | Incantation | ||
| 13 | Marche Des Philistins | ||
| 14 | Lamentations De Guilboa | ||
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II. Díl / Part II |
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| 15 | Cantique De Fête | ||
| 16 | La Danse Devant L'arche | ||
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III. Díl / Part III |
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| 17 | Cantique: De Mon Coeur Jaillit Un Cantique | ||
| 18 | Chant De La Servante | ||
| 19 | Psaume De Pénitence | ||
| 20 | Psalm: Je Fus Conçu Dans Le Péché | ||
| 21 | Psalm: Je Léve Mes Regards Vers La Montagne | ||
| 22 | La Chanson D'Ephraim | ||
| 23 | Marche Des Hébreux | ||
| 24 | Psalm: Je T´Aimerai, Seigneur, D'un Amour Tendre | ||
| 25 | Psalm: Dans Cet Effroi | ||
| 26 | Couronnement De Salomon | ||
| 27 | La Mort De David |
- Alto Vocals – Martha Senn (tracks: 2, 14, 18)
- Chorus – Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Kühn Children's Chorus (tracks: 27)
- Chorus Master – Jiří Chvála (tracks: 27), Lubomír Mátl
- Conductor – Serge Baudo
- Narrator – Daniel Mesguich
- Orchestra – The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
- Soprano Vocals – Christianne Eda-Pierre (tracks: 7, 14-16, 22, 27)
- Tenor Vocals – Tibere Raffalli (tracks: 6, 9, 21)
- Voice Actor [Recitation] – Annie Gaillard (tracks: 12)
- Words By – René Morax
