La Monnaie Chorus - Foccroulle: Cassandra - An Opera on a Libretto by Matthew Jocelyn - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Le Prophete Act I - Prelude 'La Brise Est Muette' 2. Le Prophete Act I - 'Mon Coeur S'elance' 3. Le Prophete Act I - 'Fides, Ma Bonne Mere' 4. Le Prophete Act I - 'Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam' 5. Le Prophete Act I - 'Ainsi Ces Beaux Chateaux?' 6. Le Prophete Act I - 'O Roi Des Cieux' 7. Le Prophete Act I - 'Le Comte D'oberthal' 8. Le Prophete Act I - 'Un Jour, Dans Les Flots' 9. Le Prophete Act I - 'Eh Quoi! Tant de Candeur' 10. Le Prophete Act II - 'Valsons Toujours' 11. Le Prophete Act II - 'Ami, Quel Nuage' 12. Le Prophete Act II - 'Pour Berthe Moi Je Soupire' 13. Le Prophete Act II - 'Ils Partent, Grace Au Ciel' 14. Le Prophete Act II - 'Ah! Mon Fils, Sois Beni!' 15. Le Prophete Act II - 'O Fureur! Le Ciel' 16. Le Prophete Act II - 'Gemissant Sous Le Joug' 17. Le Prophete Act II - 'Ne Sais-Tu Pas Qu'en France' 18. Le Prophete Act II - 'Et la Couronne' 1. Le Prophete Act III - Entracte 'Du Sang! Du Sang!' 2. Le Prophete Act III - 'Aussi Nombreux Que Les Etoiles' 3. Le Prophete Act III - 'Voici la Fin Du Jour' 4. Le Prophete Act III - 'Voici Les Fermieres' 5. Le Prophete Act III - Ballet Valse 6. Le Prophete Act III - Ballet Pas de Redowa 7. Le Prophete Act III - Ballet Quadrille 8. Le Prophete Act III - Ballet Galop 9. Le Prophete Act III - 'Livrez-Vous Au Repos, Freres' 10. Le Prophete Act III - 'Sous Votre Banniere' 11. Le Prophete Act III - 'Pour Prendre Munster' 12. Le Prophete Act III - 'Mais Pourquoi Dans L'ombre' 13. Le Prophete Act III - 'Qu'on Le Mene Au Supplice' 14. Le Prophete Act III - 'Par Toi Munster Nous Fut Promis' 15. Le Prophete Act III - 'Qui Vous a Sans Mon Ordre' 16. Le Prophete Act III - 'Eternel, Dieu Sauveur' 17. Le Prophete Act III - 'Grand Prohete' 18. Le Prophete Act III - 'Roi Du Ciel Et Des Anges' 19.

LI R'vindje di l'Åbe is a choral and symphonic work inspired by the Walloon poems of Henri Simon (1856-1939), LI Mwért di l'Åbe (1909) and it's sequel LI R'vindje di l'Åbe (1926). The first poem describes the majesty of an ancient oak tree, king of the landscape and refuge for birds and men, but the tree is felled for it's commercial value, and it's collapse leaves 'a hole in the sky'. The second poem picks up the story where it left off the woodcutters cut up the wood, which gradually leaves it's homeland. The poem, both serious and caustic, highlights the cyclical nature of life and the inevitability of death, whether for trees or humans. Both texts are composed of 75 unrhymed alexandrines, carried by a subtle internal rhythm.Patrick Leterme's musical setting unfolds these two poems over a period of approximately 90 minutes, featuring a mixed choir of 20 singers and an orchestra, it pays tribute to the Walloon region and it's figures (trees, birds, farmers, craftsmen). The composition incorporates wood sounds (branches, saws, logs) and percussion, which take turns as orchestral sections and stage protagonists through performative InchWood InterludesInch, the project is accompanied by ethnomusicological and linguistic research on popular heritage, aiming to connect the spirit of the poems with contemporary orchestration.This book and CD set is an elegant edition featuring the original poems, their translations, illustrations, and reflective texts by various authors on the genesis of the project, the Walloon language, and the environmental dimension of Henri Simon's work. Album Tracks 1. R'vindje Di L'åbe (La Revanche de L'arbre), Poème Choral Et Symphonique-I. LI MWÉRT Di L'åbe. (Prolôgue) 2. R'vindje Di L'åbe (La Revanche de L'arbre), Poème Choral Et Symphonique-I. LI MWÉRT Di L'åbe. La, So L' CRÈSTÊ... (Scène de L'arbre) 3. R'vindje Di L'åbe (La Revanche

The original score of El Prometeo (Prometheus) is held in the Leopoldine Library in Vienna. It dates from 1669 and was written by Antonio Draghi, a composer who was also a singer, notably in the operas of Cavalli. For the first time in history, an Italian set a text in Spanish. The last act of El Prometeo has disappeared. But since the libretto of this act has survived, Leonardo García Alarcón decided to rewrite all the music for it. 'I immersed myself in Draghi's music in order to understand his style, his favorite intervals, the type of melody he composed and the type of basso continuo he was fond of, so as to try to produce a score that is worthy of him. So I hope that this third act will measure up to his music, his intentions and his creativity!' says the Argentinian conductor. Directing a brilliant cast (Fabio Trümpy, Mariana Flores, Giuseppina Bridelli, Scott Conner, Borja Quisa, Zachary Wilder, Ana Quintans), Leonardo García Alarcón brings this Baroque opera to life in Spanish, an opportunity to show his love for his mother tongue, 'a supremely musical language'!