Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ

The singers are well suited to this repertoire. Yann Beuron is a fine tenor of wide compass and a light vibrato which suit oratorio work. Karen Cargill is a delightfully tender in O mon cher... — MusicWeb International, November 2020 More…

Release Date: 11th Sep 2020
Catalogue No: ALC1608
Label: Alto

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Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25

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Financial Times’ Disc of the Year; New York Times’ CDs of the Year

“Performance: ***** Recording: ***** ‘Beuron, probably today's finest lyric tenor, gives the performance an essential idiomatic core in his narration ... [Tenebrae are] dramatically alert and glowing as stained glass, the angelic messages skin-pricklingly ethereal.” (BBC Music Magazine) “[Sir Colin's] revisitation of this truly classic score is utterly and totally compelling.’ (International Record Review)

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November 2020

The singers are well suited to this repertoire. Yann Beuron is a fine tenor of wide compass and a light vibrato which suit oratorio work. Karen Cargill is a delightfully tender in O mon cher fils, and her powerful delivery of Dans cette ville immense gives energy to lift the scene. Berlioz wrote particularly low, sustained notes for the bass and the velvety-voiced Matthew Rose sings them and his difficult lines with ease. The Tenebrae choir provides excellent support.

Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ

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