Name: David / Gens / Flemish Radio Choir / Brussels Phil: Herculanum [CD + Book]
Brand: David / Gens / Flemish Radio Choir / Brussels Phil
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Title: Herculanum [CD + Book]
Artist: David / Gens / Flemish Radio Choir / Brussels Phil
Label: Ediciones Singulares
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 9788460684398
Genre: Classical, Opera/Operetta

Félicien David was already famous through his 'ode-symphonie' Le Désert (1844) when his opera Herculanum was first staged at the Paris Opéra in 1859. This ambitious work, later to gain him entrance to the Opéra-Comique and the Institut de France, also played a part in earning him the Légion d'Honneur. Leaving behind the Middle Eastern inflections of his earlier scores, Herculanum is a remarkably strong composition (vast, intensely dramatic scenes), impressive in the diversity of it's style (including Verdian influences) and it's vocal variety (including the rare coloratura contralto voice often used by Rossini). There is also a fantastic vein, as made popular by Boieldieu (La Dame blanche, 1825) and Meyerbeer (Robert le Diable, 1831); but the supernatural is used here to serve an openly stated mysticism: the eruption of Vesuvius brings a spectacular, cataclysmic ending, signifying the decadence of the ancient world and the triumph of Christianity.

Tracks:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Gloire, Gloire À Toi
1.3 Oui, J'ai Passé Les Mers
1.4 Marche
1.5 Pour Célébrer Le Jour
1.6 Du Sang! Du Sang!
1.7 Dans Une Retraite Profonde
1.8 Votre Dieu, Votre Foi
1.9 Le Monde Est Conquis
1.10 Quels Sont Les Noms
1.11 Noble Hélios, en Ton Absence
1.12 Réponds!
1.13 Tout Est Soumis À Ma Puissance
1.14 Déesse Des Plaisirs
1.15 Buvons! Buvons Encore À la Reine
1.16 Les Convives Joyeux Boivent
1.17 Bois Ce Vin Que L'amour Donne
1.18 Hélios! Obéis
1.19 Dieu! Quel Monde Nouveau
1.20 A Toi, Reine Ou Déesse!
1.21 Je Veux Aimer Toujours
1.22 Malheur! Malheur!
1.23 Un Ange M'apparut
1.24 Rions de Ce Prophète
1.25 Prélude
1.26 Seuls Dans la Nuit
1.27 Roi Du Ciel
1.28 Gardes! Dispersez-La
1.29 Non, Je Ne Puis Souffrir
1.30 Toi Chrétien!
1.31 Oui, J'ai Menti
1.32 Me Voilà Libre Enfin
1.33 Je Veux Aimer Toujours
2.1 Ô Jour D'ivresse!
2.2 Ce Palais... Ce Festin
2.3 Ô Jour D'ivresse! (2)
2.4 Pas Des Muses
2.5 Hélios!... Il Est LÀ
2.6 Je Crois Au Dieu
2.7 Qu'on L'emmène
2.8 Suis-Là Donc
2.9 Parle, Réponds, Décide!
2.10 Hélios! Je T'appelle
2.11 Enfin Tu Crois À Ma Tendresse
2.12 Prélude
2.13 Oui, Satan Est Vainqueur
2.14 Le Proconsul!
2.15 Amis, Marchons!
2.16 Allez, Dans la Nuit Profonde
2.17 Dieu Ne M'a Pas Frappé
2.18 Oui, J'ai Mérité L'anathème
2.19 Ah! Malgré Moi, J'oublie
2.20 Mon Dieu! Ce Pardon Qu'il Demande
2.21 Viens! la Mort, Qui Nous Purifie
2.22 Ah! Malheur!
2.23 Ô Terreur!
2.24 Eh Bien! S'il Faut Que Dans Ce Jour

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