Here, the chamber choir Tenebrae excel themselves: wonder radiates from every securely focused, cleanly voiced chord. They’re the performance’s rock
– The Times
Berlioz: L’enfance du Christ
Described as a ‘sacred trilogy’, Berlioz’s oratorio L’enfance du Christ began as a short piece called Shepherds’ Farewell. It tells the story of the birth of Jesus and the journey of the Holy Family as they escape Bethlehem and head across Egypt to the city of Saïs. Unlike many of the composer’s more flamboyant works, it is an exquisite and gentle composition scored for relatively small forces.
Here, the chamber choir Tenebrae excel themselves: wonder radiates from every securely focused, cleanly voiced chord. They’re the performance’s rock
– The Times
- Release Date: 06 August 2007
- Record Label: LSO Live
- Catalogue Number: LSO0606
- Location of Recording: Barbican, London
- Total Running Time: 01:36:34
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| Buy | # | Title | Composer | Duration | Price | Listen |
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| 1 | Part I, Le Songe d'Hérode: prologue - Dans la crèche, en ce temps | Hector Berlioz | 01:53 | £ | Listen | |
| 2 | Part I, Le Songe d'Hérode: scene 1 - Marche Nocturne | Hector Berlioz | 08:25 | £ | Listen | |
| 3 | Part I, Le Songe d'Hérode: scenes 2 & 3 - Toujours ce rêve! | Hector Berlioz | 08:49 | £ | Listen | |
| 4 | Part I, Le Songe d'Hérode: scene 4 - Les sages de Judée | Hector Berlioz | 03:33 | £ | Listen | |
| 5 | Part I, Le Songe d'Hérode: scene 4 - Les Devins font des évolutions | Hector Berlioz | 01:28 | £ | Listen | |
| 6 | Part I, Le Songe d'Hérode: scene 4 - La voix dit vrai, Seigneur | Hector Berlioz | 04:11 | £ | Listen | |
| 7 | Part I, Le Songe d'Hérode: scene 5 - O mon cher fils | Hector Berlioz | 08:20 | £ | Listen | |
| 8 | Part I, Le Songe d'Hérode: scene 6 - Joseph! Marie! | Hector Berlioz | 04:21 | £ | Listen | |
| 9 | Part II, La Fuite en Égypte: Ouverture | Hector Berlioz | 06:25 | £ | Listen | |
| 10 | Part II, La Fuite en Égypte: L'adieu des Bergers a la Sainte Famille | Hector Berlioz | 04:32 | £ | Listen | |
| 11 | Part II, La Fuite en Égypte: Le Repos de la Sainte Famille | Hector Berlioz | 06:39 | £ | Listen | |
| 12 | Part III, L'Arrivée à Saïs: Depuis trois jours | Hector Berlioz | 03:33 | £ | Listen | |
| 13 | Part III, L'Arrivée à Saïs: scene 1 - Dans cette ville immense | Hector Berlioz | 05:25 | £ | Listen | |
| 14 | Part III, L'Arrivée à Saïs: scene 2 - Entrez, pauves Hébreux | Hector Berlioz | 07:36 | £ | Listen | |
| 15 | Part III, L'Arrivée à Saïs: scene 2 - Trio for two flutes and harp | Hector Berlioz | 06:23 | £ | Listen | |
| 16 | Part III, L'Arrivée à Saïs: scene 2 - Vous pleurez, jeune mère | Hector Berlioz | 04:27 | £ | Listen | |
| 17 | Part III, L'Arrivée à Saïs: epilogue - Ce fut ainsi que par un infidèle | Hector Berlioz | 03:08 | £ | Listen | |
| 18 | Part III, L'Arrivée à Saïs: epilogue - O mon âme | Hector Berlioz | 07:15 | £ | Listen |
Tenebrae are dramatically alert and glowing as stained glass, the angelic messages skin-prickling ethereal
– BBC Music Magazine
The Tenebrae Choir sings brilliantly at all dynamic levels and with absolute clarity.
– Classics Today
CDs of the Year, New York Times
Disc of the Year, Financial Times
Critics Choice 2008, American Record Guild
CDs of the Year, ClassicsToday.com
Disc of the Week, BBC Radio 3 CD Review