Berlioz - L'enfance du Christ (LSO Live)
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Composer: Hector BerliozOrchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Yann Beuron
Performer: Karen Cargill
Performer: William Dazeley
Performer: Matthew Rose
Performer: Peter Rose
Performer: Tenebrae Choir
Performer: Colin Davis
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD, Import, Live
CD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Music Label: LSO
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Part 1. Prologue. Dans le cr?che, en ce temps
- Part 1. Scene 1. Marche Nocturne
- Part 1. Scene 2. Toujours ce r?ve!
- Part 1. Scene 4. Les sages de Jud?e
- Part 1. Scene 4. Les Devins font des ?volutions
- Part 1. Scene 4. La voix dit vrai, Seigneur
- Part 1. Scene 5. O mon cher fils
- Part 1. Scene 6. Joseph! Marie!
- Part 2. Ouverture
- Part 2. The Shepherds' Farewell to the Holy Family
- Part 2. The Holy Family at Rest
- Part 3. Depuis trois jours
- Part 3. Scene 1. Dans cette ville immense
- Part 3. Scene 2. Entrez, pauvres H?breux
- Part 3. Scene 2. Trio for two flutes and harp
- Part 3. Scene 2. Vous pleurez, jeune m?re
- Part 3. Epilogue. Ce fut ainsi que par un infid?le
- Part 3. Epilogue. O mon ?me
Music reviews of Berlioz - L'enfance du Christ (LSO Live)
Music Review: Davis's thrid recording of L'Enfance is as good as ever
Rating: 5 Stars
I began listening to this live L'Enfance du Christ without expecting it to better Colin Davis's two wonderful older recordings. But in his eightieth year he still holds his eminence as an instinctive Berlioz conductor (for someone so impeccably Frenchy, the composer's strongest champions have both been English -- Beecham and Davis). The earlier versions from 1961 and 1976 feature more famous singers than this new one, and I wouldn't want to do without Janet Baker as Mary from the second set or Peter Pears as the Narrator on the first. Nor does Davis set out to duplicate the freshness and drama of his initial performance.
Instead, he gives us a seasoned, quietly emotional reading that becomes deeper and more moving as it proceeds. Charles Munch held sway with his 1956 recording on RCA because of its impetuosity. Davis holds sway here with his authority. Tempos are fairly measured, but that's a superficial thing. What matters is that the music remains engrossing from beginning to end. The singers, even those without a French background, handle the language well (although the Mary and Joseph are comparatively weak singers), and the LSO, caught in wonderful sound, play with total conviction, perhaps more than on any previous version. The Amazon reviewer may have something here when he calls this autumnal reading the best of Davis's three recordings.
Description of Berlioz - L'enfance du Christ (LSO Live)
This is Colin Davis' third recording of Berlioz's great oratorio and it may be the best. Under his baton, the music flows without undue haste or stodgy piety. Berlioz was a consummate dramatist, even in this uncharacteristic work that often hearkens back to archaic musical forms to evoke the Biblical story. The singers are all outstanding, especially tenor Yann Beuron as the Narrator, whose pure tones and sincere delivery bring continuity to the tripartite structure. Karen Cargill as Mary and William Dazeley as Joseph bring welcome interpretive simplicity to their roles, while Matthew Rose and Peter Rose bring their ample bass instruments to such key roles such as Herod and the Householder. The LSO always plays at its best for Davis, and here it is a major attraction given the extensive orchestral sections of L'enfance du Christ. The LSO winds are especially dazzling, their "Marche Nocturne" section beautifully shaped and colored, and the remarkable inventiveness of the Part Three trio of two flutes and harp is fully brought to life. The Tenebrae Choir is as wonderful; its singing of the "Shepherd's Farewell" moving in its dignified elegance. --Dan DavisGeneral CDs
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