Release Date: 01 September 2013
Label: Hanssler Cd / Hanssler Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 4010276024859
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Honegger
Description
In the series of great oratorios that Helmuth Rilling has devoted his life to recording, such a seminal work like Arthur Honegger's dramatic oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher", composed in 1935 is not missing. This 2011 recording shines with an outstanding team of both singers and choirs. They play a major role in the work's structure, commenting on the story and the experiences of Jeanne.The text comes from the French poet Paul Claudel. He and the composer were made for each other. They created a folk play, wherein the words and music stand equally side by side; the choir and rich colorful orchestrations are in perfect balance with the spoken word. It is always only a small step from medieval naivety to modern monumentalism, a step which Honegger makes masterfully and effectively."
Tracklisting
Maxim Brilinsky
Heidelberger Sinfoniker; Thomas Fey; Johannes Klumpp
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Robin Neck; Doriana Tchakarova
Mikhail Timoshenko; Elitsa Desseva
Kathrin Inbal-Bogensberger; Tatiana Liakh
Gaechinger Cantorey; Miriam Feuersinger; Alex Potter; Benedikt Kristjansson; Elisabeth Breuer; Juli
