L’Enfance du Christ

~ Release by Berlioz; Alastair Miles, Jean Rigby, Gerald Finley, John Aler, Gwynne Howell, Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 1: « Dans la crèche, en ce temps » (Le Récitant)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
tenor vocals [Le Récitant]:
John Aler (tenor) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie, prologue « Dans la crèche, en ce temps » (Le Récitant) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz2:09
2L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 1: Marche nocturne…
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
partial recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 1. Marche nocturne « Qui vient ? » (Un centurion, Polydorus) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz4:28
3L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 1: « Qui vient ? » (Un centurion, Polydorus)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals [Polydorus]:
Robert Poulton (operatic baritone) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
tenor vocals [Centurion]:
Peter Evans (tenor) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
partial recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 1. Marche nocturne « Qui vient ? » (Un centurion, Polydorus) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz1:13
4L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 1: … Marche nocturne
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
partial recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 1. Marche nocturne « Qui vient ? » (Un centurion, Polydorus) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz2:45
5L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 2: Air d’Hérode « Toujours ce rêve ! encore cet enfant » (Hérode)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
bass vocals [Hérode]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 2. Air d’Hérode « Toujours ce rêve ! encore cet enfant » (Hérode) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz9:26
6L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 3: « Seigneur ! » (Polydorus, Hérode)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals [Polydorus]:
Robert Poulton (operatic baritone) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
bass vocals [Hérode]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 3. Récit « Seigneur ! » (Polydorus, Hérode) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz0:42
7L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 4: Hérode et les devins « Les sages de Judée » (Les Devins, Hérode)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
bass vocals [Hérode]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
choir vocals:
Corydon Singers (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
partial recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 4. Hérode et les devins « Les sages de Judée » (Les Devins, Hérode) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz3:38
8L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 4: Les Devins font des évolutions cabalistiques
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
partial recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 4. Hérode et les devins « Les sages de Judée » (Les Devins, Hérode) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz1:31
9L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 4: « La voix dit vrai, seigneur » (Les Devins, Hérode)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
bass vocals [Hérode]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
choir vocals:
Corydon Singers (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
partial recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 4. Hérode et les devins « Les sages de Judée » (Les Devins, Hérode) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz1:30
10L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 4: « Eh bien ! eh bien ! par le fer qu’ils périssent ! » (Hérode, Les Devins)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
bass vocals [Hérode]:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
choir vocals:
Corydon Singers (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
partial recording of:
L’Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 4. Hérode et les devins « Les sages de Judée » (Les Devins, Hérode) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz2:50
11L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 5: L’Étable de Bethléem « Ô mon cher fils » (La Vierge Marie, Joseph)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals [Joseph]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals [La Vierge Marie]:
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 5. L’Étable de Bethléem « Ô mon cher fils » (La Vierge Marie, Joseph) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz8:53
12L’Enfance du Christ: Première partie, Le Songe d’Hérode: Scène 6: « Joseph ! Marie ! » (Chœur d’anges, La Vierge Marie, Joseph)
recording engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer)
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
baritone vocals [Joseph]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals [La Vierge Marie]:
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
orchestra:
Corydon Orchestra (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
conductor:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie, scène 6. Chœur d'anges « Joseph ! Marie ! Écoutez‐nous » (Chœur d’anges, La Vierge Marie, Joseph) (from 1994-10-02 until 1994-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Hector Berlioz4:52
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photography:Clive Barda (photographer)
Suzie E. Maeder (photographer)
Jack Mitchell (photographer)
liner notes:Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers)
David Trendell
liner notes translator:Catherine Loridan
Angela Ritter (liner notes translator)
executive producer:Nick Flower
Joanna Gamble (alto vocalist and producer)
design:Terry Shannon (designer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8648207 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000003004 [info]
discography entry:https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66991/2 [info]