Hector Berlioz, Roger Norrington, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

L'Enfance du Christ

Trilogie sacrée op. 25/Sacred trilogy op. 25

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CD/ Track	Title	Duration
1.1	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 1: Le songe d'Herode: No. 1	01:59
1.2	L' Enfance du Christ Trilogie sacrée op. 25 part 1: Le songe d'Herode: Scène I No. 2 Marche nocturne	07:43
1.3	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 1: Le songe d'Herode: Scène II No. 3	01:09
1.4	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 1: Le songe d'Herode: Air d'Herode	06:26
1.5	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 1: Le songe d'Herode: Scène III	00:43
1.6	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 1: Le songe d'Herode: Scène IV No. 4	08:54
1.7	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 1: Le songe d'Herode: Scène V No. 5 Duo	07:20
1.8	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 1: Le songe d'Herode: Scène VI No. 6	04:24
1.9	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 2: La fuite en Égypte: No. 7	05:32
1.10	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 2: La fuite en Égypte: No. 8 L'adieu des bergers à la Saint Famille	03:19
1.11	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 2: La fuite en Égypte: No. 9 Le repos de la Saint Famille	05:25
2.1	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 3: L'arrivée à Sais: No. 10	03:08
2.2	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 3: L'arrivée à Sais: Scene I No. 11 duo	05:08
2.3	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 3: L'arrivée à Sais: Scene II No 12	07:04
2.4	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 3: L'arrivée à Sais: No. 13 Trio	06:22
2.5	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 3: L'arrivée à Sais: No. 14	04:29
2.6	The Childhood of Christ Sacred trilogy op. 25 part 3: L'arrivée à Sais: No. 15	12:04

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27,95 EUR

: SCM Hänssler
original title:: The childhood of Christ
Art.-No.:: 093.091.000
: Doppel-CD
Duration:: 1:30 hrs.
: April 2003
: *recommended retail price

Calculated Emotion?

The story of how „L ´Enfance du Christ“ by Hector Berlioz came to be is a strange one. The composition was neither planned nor commissioned by anyone, it grew of its own accord, from the inside out, so to speak.

With respect to the middle part of the oratorio, which was composed first, he wrote to his sister Adèle following a rehearsal in Leipzig, „It is truly good, it is naive and touching (don´t laugh!), and it recalls illuminated miniatures like those in ancient missals. Everyone says that I found quite appropriate coloring for this biblical legend, and all are urging me to continue the work...“

It is impossible not to hear the slightly aloof self-doubt stealing over this composer of avant-garde orchestral experiments in view of such musical simplicity. Following the premiere of the complete work, Berlioz made notes in his memoirs that sound like self-defense (against his better judgment?), „the subject naturally gave rise to music that was simple and for just this reason more appealing, not to mention the fact that people´s taste and intelligence have developed with the passing of time.I would have written exactly the same „L´Enfance du Christ“ twenty years ago...“