Jean Françaix (1912-1997): Oratorio fantastique en trois parties pour 4 soli, choeurs mixtes et deux orchestres (
1939).
I. Prologo
II.
Prima parte [01:27]
III. Seconda parte [23:30]
IV. Terza parte [39:39]
[0:00]
Prologue - Il est etait, il vient (
Chorus,
St. John)
Part
I
[1:29]
Letter to the 7
Churches:
Jean, mon Apotre bien aime (Christ)
[6:20] A
Vision of God's
Throne: Dans, le
Ciel quatre Animaux (Chorus)
[8:25]
Manifestation of the
Lion -The
Lamb Receives the
Book of the 7 Seals:
Qui peut derouler le livre (Chorus, St. John, 4 Soloists)
[12:27]
Opening Of
The Book Of The 7 Seals:
Breaking of the
First Four Seals - The 4
Riders: Et je vis l'Agneau ouvrir les sept sceaux (St. John, Chorus)
[15:40] Opening of the Book of the 7 Seals: Breaking of the
Fifth Seal: Quand Il ouvrit le cinquieme sceau (St. John, Chorus,
Bass)
[18:13] Opening of the Book of the 7 Seals: Breaking of the
Sixth Seal: Au sixieme sceau, le
Soleil devint noir comme (Chorus, 4 Soloists)
[22:36] Opening of the Book of the 7 Seals: Breaking of the
Seventh Seal: Lorsqu'll eut ouvert le septieme sceau (St. John)
Part II
[23:35]
Vision of the 7
Trumpets:
The Angels with the Trumpets and the
Angel with the Censer: Je vis les sept
Agnes (St. John, 4 Soloists, Chorus)
[25:21] Vision of the 7 Trumpets:
The First Four Trumpets:
De la grele et du feu meles de sang (Chorus)
[26:05] Vision of the 7 Trumpets:
The Last Three Trumpets: Malheur a ceux qui habitent sur terre (St. John)
[26:32] Opening of the
Bottomless Pit
[27:58]
Invasion of the Locusts: Des sauterelles sautent du puits (4 Soloists)
[29:52] Invasion of the
200 Million Horsemen:
Deux cents millions de cavaliers (Chorus)
[31:08] The 2
Witnesses:
Mais Dieu enverra ses deux temoins (
Tenor, Bass, Chorus,
Soprano,
Alto)
Part III
[39:46] Vision of the
Woman and the
Dragon: Une grande vision apparut au ciel (Soprano, Bass, Chorus)
[41:53]
The Battle of
Michael with the Dragon:
Michel ey ses
Anges combattent avec le Dragon (Chorus, Bass)
[42:53] The Battle of Michael With the Dragon:
The Beast of the Sea: Une bete monte de la Mer (4 Soloists)
[44:56] The Battle of Michael with the Dragon:
The Best of the
Earth:
La Bete de la Terre monte (4 Soloists)
[46:55] The Battle of Michael with the Dragon:
Babylon The
Harlot: Une Courtisane est assise (Contralto, Christ, Chorus, Bass)
[50:35] The Battle of Michael with the Dragon:
The Millennium: Sur des
Trones, Ils s'assirent (Soprano, Chorus)
[53:33] The Battle of Michael with the Dragon: Gog And
Magog: Une fois que seront acheves les mille ans (Chorus, 4 Soloists)
[56:15] The Battle of Michael with the Dragon: The
Celestial Jerusalem: La Jerusalem Sainte (Chorus)
[59:05]
Epilogue: Il est, Il etait, Il vent (Chorus, St. John)
Eva Lind, Soprano
Waltraud Hoffmann-Mucher, Contralto
Kurt Azesberger, Tenore
Robert Holzer, Basso.
Herbert Bolterauer, Orgel
St. Jacobi-Kantorei
Göttingen
Jeunesse-Chor
Linz
Göttinger Symphonieorchester diretta da
Christian Simonis.
Recorded live at
Brucknerhaus Linz,
1997.
Cover image: "
La Bestia del
Mare" da L'Arazzo dell'Apocalisse (
XIV sec
.).
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- published: 01 Apr 2013
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