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Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

Judith Chemla, Jean-Claude Drouot, Christian Gonon, Adrien Gamba-Gontard, Claire de Sévigné, Christine Goerke, Judit Kutasi, Jean-Noël Briend, Steven Humes

Rotterdam Symphony Chorus, Netherlands Children’s Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Stéphane Denève

Denève’s spacious pacing is to the work’s advantage in many places…The tension of the final scene at the stake builds steadily, with superb French enunciation from both Dutch choruses and polished... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2019 More…

Release Date: 28th Jun 2019
Catalogue No: 1433701851
Label: RCO Live
Length: 79 minutes

International Classical Music Awards

2020

Winner - Choral

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Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher, H. 99

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Royal ConcertgebouwOrchestra, Steven Humes (bass), Jean-Claude Drouot (actor), Adrien Gamba-Gontard (actor), Jean-Noël Briend (tenor), Christian Gonon (actor), Judit Kutasi (mezzo-soprano), Christine Goerke (soprano), Claire de Sévigné (soprano), Judith Chemla (actor)
Wilma ten Wolde, Wiecher Mandemaker, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Symphony Chorus, Netherlands Children's Choir
Stéphane Denève

I. Prologue

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II. Les Voix du Ciel

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III. Le Livre

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IV. Les Voix de la Terre

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V. Jeanne livrée aux bêtes

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VI. Jeanne au poteau

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VII. Les Rois ou L'invention du jeu de cartes

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VIII. Catherine et Marguerite

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IX. Le Roi qui va-t-à-Rheims

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X. L'Épée de Jeanne

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XI. Trimazô

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XII. Jeanne d'Arc en flammes

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Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher is one of the most inventive oratorios ever composed, constantly flitting between styles and colours. It follows the historic French heroine in the hours leading up to her execution. Indeed, the run-up to her death sentence is reconstructed as if in a crime novel. Paul Claudel's lively libretto contrasts Jeanne with an assorted lot of strange and wonderful characters. More than enough reason for Honegger to open up a colourful paintbox: the work features a succession of choral passages infused with spirituality, cubist-like blocks of sound and even bits of material reminiscent of the music hall. This is grist to conductor Stéphane Denève's mill, who is a leading authority on French music and a regular guest with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; together with two choirs and a variety of soloists and actors, he realized a compelling and moving Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher.

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October 2019

Denève’s spacious pacing is to the work’s advantage in many places…The tension of the final scene at the stake builds steadily, with superb French enunciation from both Dutch choruses and polished contributions from the solo singers…For an audio-only Jeanne d’Arc, look no further.

Opera Now October 2019

It requires large forces, all balanced superbly by conductor Stéphane Denève. Jeanne is a spoken role, taken here by French actress Judith Chemla, heartbreaking in her youth and certitude. She is ably partnered by Jean-Claude Drouot as Frère Dominique, another non-singing role. The large cast is excellent, as are orchestra and chorus.

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