Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ - Paul McCreesh

 

Hector BERLIOZ

(1803 - 1869)

L'enfance du Christ

oratorio in 3 parts, op. 25 (Paris, 1854)

libretto: Hector Berlioz

Frances Gregory (La vierge Marie), mezzo-soprano

Thomas Walker (Le Récitant), tenor

Paweł Zdebski (Centurion), tenor

Neal Davies (Hérode), bass-baritone

Ashley Riches (Joseph), bass-baritone

Florian Störtz (Le père de famille), bass-baritone

Michał Pytlewski (Polydorus), bass

NFM Choir

Wrocław Philharmonic

DIR: PAUL McCREESH

recorded: Dec 20, 2024, National Forum of Music, Wrocław

modern instruments, period style

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libretto (F/E) included [pdf]

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(01) Part 1 [42'40"]

(02) Part 2 [15'45"]

(03) Part 3 [39'53"]

Picture: Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt (Edward Long, 1883)

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L'enfance du Christ

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Frances Gregory

Thomas Walker

Paweł Zdebski

Neal Davies

Ashley Riches

Florian Störtz

NFM Choir

Wrocław Philharmonic

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Berlioz: Les Troyens - Dinis Sousa

 

Hector BERLIOZ

(1803 - 1869)

Les Troyens

opera in 5 acts (Paris, 1863)

libretto: Hector Berlioz (after Virgil, Aeneid)

Adèle Charvet, soprano (Ascagne)

Rebecca Evans, soprano (Hécube)

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano (Cassandre)

Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano (Didon)

Beth Taylor, contralto (Anna)

Laurence Kilsby, tenor (Hylas, Iopas)

Graham Neal, tenor (Helenus)

Michael Spyres, tenor (Énée)

Sam Evans, baritone (Un Soldat)

Lionel Lhote, baritone (Chorèbe)

Ashley Riches, bass-baritone (Panthée)

Alex Rosen, bass (Hector, Narbal, Sentinelle II)

The Monteverdi Choir

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

DIR.: DINIS SOUSA

recorded: Sept 3, 2023, Royal Albert Hall, London

[BBC Proms 2023]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: RTBF (Brussels) (digital radio) (stream)

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(01) act 1 [59'42"]

(02) act 2 [24'01"]

(03) act 3 [46'27"]

(04) act 4 [53'14"]

(05) act 5 [51'33"]

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Les Troyens

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Adèle Charvet

Rebecca Evans

Alice Coote

Paula Murrihy

Beth Taylor

Laurence Kilsby

Graham Neal

Michael Spyres

Sam Evans

Lionel Lhote

Ashley Riches

Alex Rosen

Monteverdi Choir

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

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Purcell & Handel - The English Concert (Kristian Bezuidenhout)

 

Henry PURCELL

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George Frideric HANDEL

Anna Dennis, Miriam Allan, soprano

James Hall, alto

David de Winter, tenor

Matthew Brook, Ashley Riches, bass

The English Concert

DIR.: KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT

recorded: Oct 22, 2021, Wigmore Hall, London

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: BBC Radio 3 (digital radio)

recorded with harddisc recorder

George Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)

Concerto grosso in d minor, op. 6,10 (HWV 328) [14'15"]

Henry PURCELL (1659-1695)

(02) Why, why are all the muses mute? 

(Welcome song for King James II) (Z 343) [27'09"]

The Gordion Knot Untied (Z 597): 

(03) overture [02'29"]

King Arthur (Z 628): 

(04) [Act II] hornpipe [00'41"]

The Old Bachelor (Z. 607): 

(05) slow air [01'31"]

The Virtuous Wife (Z 611): 

(06) first act tune [01'09"]

King Arthur (Z 628): 

(07) How Blessed are Shepherds [01'29"]

Timon of Athens (Z 632): 

(08) curtain tune [02'56"]

George Frideric HANDEL

(09) My song shall be alway (Chandos Anthem No. 7) (HWV 252) [21'27"]

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Anna Dennis

Miriam Allan

James Hall

David de Winter

Matthew Brook

Ashley Riches

The English Concert

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Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto - Christophe Rousset

 

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Giulio Cesare in Egitto

opera in 3 acts (version 1725)

Karina Gauvin, soprano (Cleopatra)

Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano (Sesto)

Eve-Maud Hubeaux, mezzo-soprano (Cornelia)

Christopher Lowrey, alto (Giulio Cesare)

Kacper Szelazek, alto (Tolomeo)

Ashley Riches, bass (Achilla)

Les Talens Lyriques

DIR.: CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET

recorded: Sept 20, 2019, Ateneul Român, Bucharest

[International Festival George Enescu 2019]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: BBC Radio 3 (digital radio)

recorded with harddisc recorder

(01) act 1 [78'46"]

(02) act 2 (1) [27'25"]

(03) act 2 (2) [27'28"]

(04) act 3 [51'24"]

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Karina Gauvin

Ann Hallenberg

Eve-Maude Hubeaux

Christopher Lowrey

Kacper Szelazek

Ashley Riches

Les Talens Lyriques

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Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini - John Eliot Gardiner

Hector BERLIOZ

(1803 - 1869)

Benvenuto Cellini

opera in 2 acts (1838)

libretto: Léon de Wally, Henri Auguste Barbier

Sophia Burgos, soprano (Teresa)
Adèle Charvet, mezzo-soprano (Ascanio)
Vincent Delhoume, tenor (Francesco)
Michael Spyres, tenor (Benvenuto Cellini)
Lionel Lhote, baritone (Fieramosca)
Maurizio Muraro, baritone (Balducci)
Tareq Nazmi, bass (Le Pape Clément VII)
Ashley Riches, bass (Bernardino)

   Monteverdi Choir

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

DIR.: JOHN ELIOT GARDINER

recorded: Sept 2, 2019, Royal Albert Hall, London
[Proms 2019]

period instruments
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source: BBC Radio 3 (digital radio)

act 1

(01) tableau 1 [45'13"]
(02) tableau 2 [46'11"]

act 2

(03) tableau 1 [38'05"]
(04) tableau 2 [41'56"]

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Sophia Burgos

Adèle Charvet
Vincent Delhoume
Michael Spyres
Lionel Lhote
Maurizio Muraro
Tareq Nazmi
Ashley Riches

 Monteverdi Choir & ORR

John Eliot Gardiner

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