REDEMPTION
GE NEUTEL / THE NETHERLANDS RADIO CHOIR & PHILHARMONIC / JEAN FOURNET
Componist: Franck
CD
1 disc(s) 31-07-2020
Vocaal / Koren
Verwachte levertijd (in NL): 1 - 3 werkdagen
| Staat: | Nieuw |
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| Extra info: | The Netherlands Radio Choir & Philharmonic/Fournet |
| Maatschappij: | Niet aangegeven |
| Label: | Brilliant classics |
| Barcode: | 5028421960029 |
| Suffix - prefix: | 96002 |
| Taal: | FR |
| Orkest: | THE NETHERLANDS RADIO CHOIR & PHILHARMONIC |
The Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Jean Fournet
César Franck described his Rédemption as a “Poème-symphonie”, a hybrid work in which choral parts and solo arias are interspersed with spoken recitative (often omitted in modern performances as they are in this recording) and including a purely orchestral section, the Morceau Symphonique.
The work, on a text by Édouard Blau, describes the state of the world before the coming of Christ, its transformation through the Christian message and subsequent decline when this is forgotten, with God’s message of forgiveness delivered by the Archangel at the conclusion. The musical language is of an elevated level, by turns serene and ecstatic, sustained by the highly individual and chromatic Franckian harmonies.This CD presents an excellent live recording from 1976 from the Dutch radio, featuring the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra conducted by Jean Fournet, its principal conductor and one of the greatest champions of French romantic music.
Franck, C:
Redemption
"In 1976 zette Jean Fournet met zijn Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, het Groot Omroepkoor en sopraan Gé Neutel in het Concertgebouw een meesterlijke uitvoering neer van Rédemption van César Franck. Het als symfonisch gedicht vermomde oratorium kent weinig goede cd-registraties. Daarom is het een meesterzet dat die enerverende live-uitvoering uit 1976 nu op cd staat. Nederlandse uitvoeringsgeschiedenis op zijn best."
Klassieke Zaken Magazine 4-2020
