Sir Andrew Davis – Berlioz: L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130 (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sir Andrew Davis – Berlioz: L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:29:52 minutes | 1,42 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Chandos

Berlioz wrote his own text for L’Enfance du Christ, which he composed in 1853 and 1854. It was first performed at the Salle Herz, Paris on 10 December 1854, with Berlioz conducting. He described the work as a “Trilogie sacrée”. The first of its three sections depicts King Herod ordering the massacre of all newborn children in Judaea; the second shows Mary, Joseph, and Jesus setting out for Egypt to avoid the slaughter, having been warned by angels; and the final section portrays their arrival in the Egyptian town of Saïs where they are given refuge by a family of Ishmaelites. Berlioz was not religious as an adult but remained all his life susceptible to the beauty of the religious music that had enraptured him as a child.

Tracklist:

1-01. Andrew Staples – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – Dans la creche, en ce temps (01:46)
1-02. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – Marche nocturne (03:59)
1-03. Andrew Goodwin – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – Qui vient? (03:53)
1-04. Matthew Brook – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – Toujours ce reve! (07:03)
1-05. Shane Lowrencev – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – Seigneur! (00:39)
1-06. Matthew Brook – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – Les sages de Judee (03:06)
1-07. Matthew Brook – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – La voix dit vrai, seigneur (02:49)
1-08. Matthew Brook – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – Eh bien, par le fer qu’ils perissent (02:44)
1-09. Sasha Cooke – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – O mon cher fils (06:59)
1-10. Sasha Cooke – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1 ‘Le songe d’Herode’ – Joseph! Marie! Ecoutez-nous! (04:29)
1-11. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 2 ‘La fuite en Egypte’ – Overture (05:45)
1-12. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 2 ‘La fuite en Egypte’ – Il s’en va loin de la terre (04:34)
1-13. Andrew Staples – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 2 ‘La fuite en Egypte’ – Les pelerins etant venus (05:36)
2-14. Andrew Staples – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3 ‘L’arrivee a Sais’ – Depuis trois jours (03:26)
2-15. Sasha Cooke – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3 ‘L’arrivee a Sais’ – Dans cette ville immense (04:49)
2-16. Matthew Brook – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3 ‘L’arrivee a Sais’ – Entrez, pauvres Hebreux (04:09)
2-17. Matthew Brook – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3 ‘L’arrivee a Sais’ – Sur vos traits fatigues (03:07)
2-18. Prudence Davis – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3 ‘L’arrivee a Sais’ – Trio des Ismaelites (06:16)
2-19. Matthew Brook – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3 ‘L’arrivee a Sais’ – Vous pleurez, jeune mere (04:25)
2-20. Andrew Staples – L’enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3 ‘L’arrivee a Sais’ – Ce fut ainsi que par un infidele (10:13)

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